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Pastor Ronnie Trice

Background​

  • Status: Deceased, now in heaven
  • Location: Previously Liberty, TX and Mount Belview, TX
  • Role: Spiritual father and mentor to Apostle Delmar Coward Jr.
  • Ministry Legacy: Founded multiple churches and mentored numerous ministers
  • Character: Known for racial unity and generous heart

Ministry Leadership​

Church Properties and Vision​

  • Hillside Church: Owned and pastored large dome church in Mount Belview (3,000-4,000 seat auditorium)
  • Cornerstone Church: Started ministry in Liberty, TX (formerly called Maranatha Mount Beat)
  • Property Generosity: Gave away church property worth millions to Pastor Mike Glazner when God directed
  • Multi-Location Ministry: Operated churches in multiple Texas locations

Tent Revival Ministry​

  • Camp Meetings: Conducted outdoor tent meetings on Liberty property
  • Prophetic Ministry: Hosted ministers who operated in prophetic gifts
  • Community Outreach: Reached beyond traditional church walls through outdoor meetings

Relationship with Apostle Delmar​

Initial Prophetic Encounter​

First connection through tent meeting where visiting Louisiana minister prophesied over Delmar's parents:

Prophetic Word Over Parents:

"Your son will preach the gospel all over the world. Don't be concerned with him. He will preach the gospel all over the world. The world is going to know who your son is."

Young Delmar's Reaction: Initially dismissed as "false prophet" since he was fighting and not preaching at the time.

Spiritual Fathering Relationship​

Became Apostle Delmar's spiritual father after he left Baptist church:

Church Integration:

"When I left the Baptist church, God told me to leave... we went to Maranatha and boy would it was like so good. It was so good."

Personal Mentorship: Brought Delmar to his home, included him in ministry activities, and provided personal guidance.

Racial Unity Teaching​

Provided crucial teaching on church unity beyond racial divisions:

Unity Vision:

"Number one, the church of God is not a color. This is not a white church. This is God's church... All I've been hearing is black and white. Black and white. And he now here I'm hearing a man say, 'The church has never been a color.'"

Impact: This teaching fundamentally shifted Delmar's perspective on ministry and church unity.

Ministry Development and Ordination​

First Ordination​

  • Ordination Authority: Provided Apostle Delmar's first formal ordination into ministry
  • Recognition: Promoted and advanced Delmar's ministry calling
  • Documentation: Ordination certificate still preserved by Apostle Delmar

Anointing Impartation​

Participated in crucial anointing experience:

Fire Impartation:

"One day I felt the anointing fire in my hands and I came up to her and said, 'Manie Smith'... I told him about the my hands were burning and he prayed in the Holy Ghost and just grabbed my hands. Man, that was like a birth right there into something new."

Ministry Direction Guidance​

Provided crucial guidance on ministry focus:

Thrust of Ministry Question:

"What is the thrust of your ministry? Is it singing or is it going to be preaching?"

Divine Answer: Led to Apostle receiving Psalms 149:6 - "Let the high praise of God be in your mouth and a two-edged sword in your hand" - establishing both music and preaching as ministry focus.

Character and Leadership Style​

Generous Heart​

  • Property Giving: Gave away valuable church property when God directed
  • Minister Development: Invested personally in developing young ministers
  • Racial Reconciliation: Actively worked against racial division in church

Spiritual Authority​

  • Prophetic Recognition: Recognized and nurtured apostolic calling in Delmar
  • Anointing Flow: Operated in anointing that could impart spiritual gifts
  • Kingdom Vision: Understood church as God's house, not racial institution

Personal Investment​

  • Home Hospitality: Regularly invited Delmar to his home
  • Individual Attention: Provided personal mentorship beyond public ministry
  • Long-term Commitment: Maintained relationship throughout Delmar's development

Legacy and Impact​

Apostolic Development​

Crucial role in developing one of the most powerful apostolic ministries of the modern era:

Foundation Building: Provided spiritual foundation and early ministry training for Apostle Delmar Unity Teaching: Established racial unity principles that became core to Encounter Church Anointing Transfer: Participated in supernatural impartation that launched apostolic ministry

Church Multiplication​

  • Multiple Locations: Established churches in various Texas locations
  • Leadership Development: Trained and ordained multiple ministers
  • Property Stewardship: Demonstrated kingdom approach to property and resources

Prophetic Fulfillment​

The Louisiana minister's prophecy over Delmar's parents has been fulfilled through:

  • Global Ministry: Apostle Delmar now ministers internationally
  • World Recognition: Ministry documented and known worldwide
  • Gospel Preaching: Thousands converted annually through the ministry

Key Insights and Quotes​

"The church of God is not a color. This is not a white church. This is God's church."

"What is the thrust of your ministry? Is it singing or is it going to be preaching?"

Pastor Ronnie Trice represents the crucial role of spiritual fathers in developing apostolic ministry. His investment in young Delmar Coward Jr., combined with his vision for racial unity and generous heart, helped shape one of the most powerful supernatural ministries of the modern era. His legacy continues through the thousands of lives transformed through Encounter Church and the global revival movement it represents.