A Man on a Mission

Lauren Henry


A Man on a Mission

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Saving one life at a time is what Mike Adkins a pastor of Grace Fellowship Church has been trying to accomplish since he became a pastor 15 years ago. Adkins came to Valencia Community College Wednesday, March 16, to talk about his goals he had accomplished in the past and the ones he wants to reach in the future.

“Meet needs so that hearts are open,” said Adkins is the direction he is trying to go in, by forming the Grace Fellowship Church in 2003 and five years later teaming up with the Destiny Foundation, and also by creating the Easter at Eloa event for Easter, Adkins is succeeding in his mission to open hearts.

Adkins who is also the leader of the Easter at Eola event which got recognize this year by three different news channels for handing out 500 bags of groceries, for their acts of kindness by reaching out to the working poor, and also by restocking the clinics with media supplies.


“Instead of giving a hand out we give a hand up.” said Adkins.

Adkins’s has stated that Grace Fellowship Church is open to everyone including non Christians, he also included that his church is a non political church as well, “you can change the law but you can’t change what's in their hearts” said Adkins.

Grace Fellowship Church stated on their website that they have a heart for the poor both here and the world, Adkins has proven that by working with the church to help Rwanda by bringing clean water and help rebuild wells. Adkins stated “the problem is not clean water it’s the access to clean water.”

Adkins has stated that his next main goal is to reach out to women and kids, the single and abused who need the help or a place to stay for protection. Adkins said he would like to set up shelters where the women can be protected from their abusers.

“My mission is to help people take their next step towards Christ,” Adkins stated was his main purpose for doing what does for the people.