About Us
God’s True Love Outreach Ministries is an non-denominational, Bible-centered church, Pentecostal in nature that follows the Apostolic doctrine.Church should be a pleasant, enjoyable, teachable experience, therefore…
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Our Leaders
Apostle Jonathan L. Swain
Pastor, God’s True Love Outreach Ministries
From the humble beginnings of six souls, we started prayer in his apartment on the north side of Chicago. Through prayers JLS ministries were born. After one year of prayer and evangelising, God’s True Love Outreach Ministries came into manifestation. SInce then, the Lord has been kind to us and the Lord has elevated him from level to level and glory to glory in new dimensions of His power, grace and anointing and now he operates in the office of the Apostle.
As an apostolic father, Apostle Swain’s mission is healing, and equipping men and women from around the world to walk in their God-given purpose and fulfill destiny, going into the highways to compelling men to come into the knowledge of the Father, assisting in building the kingdom of God.
Apostle Swain is married to the lovely Stella Windom-Swain. He has one adult daughter: Tawanna Shantae, and two grandchildren: DeJuan and Davion, many spiritual sons and daughters, God kids and family.
Apostle Swain is a man with an indomitable spirit, a keen understanding of the Word of God and a great passion for the people of God. He is clear on his mission and has been steadfast in his quest to stay on the wall in that regard. As a master’s prepared healthcare professional, the Lord has given him a mandate to not only win souls for Christ, but to also equip all with the power to be healed in the mind, body and Spirit.
Apostle Swain loves the Word of God, the Will of God and the People of God. He has travelled internationally into Africa, and South America to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ to people who don’t know the truth. Apostle Swain is the senior leader of God’s True Love Outreach Ministries in Chicago, Illinois, a multi-generational ministry which represents the five-fold ministry gifts with a focus on the apostolic, the prophetic, activating spiritual gifts, spiritual warfare and deliverance. As a senior pastor, his passion to see others used by God to their greatest potential.
Lady Stella as she is affectionately called, was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, the the third of six children born of the late Pastor Alfred Windom and Evangelist Georgia Windom. Stella was brought up in holiness at the Faith Temple Church of God in Christ under the leadership of Bishop H. W. Goldsberry.
From a young age, Stella was exposed to gospel music. Her gift for singing allowed her to sing with many choirs – both in the church and within the community. She has a great love for music and through her work and passion in the music industry, has the opportunity to work with many gospel artists as well as promoting their music as well.
Having an affinity to help people, especially women, Stella is the Founder of the not-for-profit corporation S.T.A.R.S. (Surviving Through Adverse Ridiculous Situations). For S.T.A.R.S. mission is to empower men and women to overcome life’s adversities through the power of prayer, counseling and education. It is important for that we be helpers one to another and that is certainly what Lady Stella is setting out to accomplish. You will often find her talking and sharing the good news of Jesus to all that will listen. Lady Stella is also an authorized life coach and counselor, providing classes to people going through various situations of life, in order to assist them with healing and progress. Her passion for bringing healing to persons who have been broken and damaged caused Stella to become an author, writing her first book author the book “The Cry of Little Boys”. This book chronicles the life and struggle of her older brother.
Stella is the wife of Apostle Jonathan L. Swain and serves as the First Lady of God’s True Love Outreach Ministries (“The Love”) in Chicago, Illinois. Affectionately known as “The Fragrance ” of our house by church parishioners of God’s True Love Outreach Ministries. Stella humbly leads the women of GTLOM with strength and honor – charging them to be prayerful and resourceful, always giving honor to God. Stella has a heart for intercession and can alway be found praying with the saints, to see them set free an delivdered from bodage. Stella’s is best known for her kind, easy-going and direct demeanor. When asked what she is most grateful for, she consistently says “Being saved and having peace!”
Lady Estella Swain
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Our Core Values
LORDSHIP
The Bible says in Revelation 19:16 that Jesus is “King of kings and Lord of lords.” We believe that wholehearted submission to His will is the starting point of the Christian faith and the foundation of all spiritual growth.
DISCIPLESHIP
God has called every believer in Matthew 28:19-20 to make disciples. Hence, one of our primary focuses at GTLOM is to help people build their lives, both spiritually and relationally.
SPIRITUAL FAMILY
The Bible makes it clear that God builds through family, both natural and spiritual. God has called all believers to be a part of a healthy spiritual family.
LEADERSHIP
The Bible says in 2 Timothy 2:2 that we are to teach and train others who will, in turn, train others. God has given each and every believer gifts and talents and calls us to impart into others.
EVANGELISM
John 3:16 clearly tells us that God loves people sacrificially. God’s heart is to reach those who don’t know Him. We are passionate about doing the same.
COMPASSION
Matthew 9:36 shows that Jesus saw people and was moved with compassion for them, and we want to have that same compassion and love for others. We seek to extend the grace and mercy of God to those both near and far.
Values
BRIDGING CULTURES
Part of our philosophy at God’s True Love Outreach Ministries is to build on our heritage of believers, not abandon it. At God’s True Love Outreach Ministries, we embrace the idea of being “multicultural, multigenerational ministry, multidimensional in our services. People from all walks of life can feel welcome at our house.. “We desire for every person to understand that they belong, regardless of the church background.” As we encounter God, we believe in Him and behave according to His word. We do not believe God is looking for reasons to exclude people. His nature is to include people. The best common ground we all have is that we believe in Jesus the Christ, believe in what He did for us, and love Him with everything within us. This part of our vision is best demonstrated in our worship services.
MAKING DISCIPLES
Jesus’ command was for us to “go and make disciples.” Our passion at God’s True Love Outreach Ministries is not only to make believers, but also to make disciples. We want to see people become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ. We live out this value in a variety of ways; New Believers class, Foundational class, Evangelism class, New Members Class, God’s True Love Outreach Ministries plus practical teaching through our weekly services.
BUILDING FAMILIES
Building families remains one of the top priorities at God’s True Love Outreach Ministries. We believe a strong church is measured by the strength of the families that form it. At God’s True Love Outreach Ministries , we offer a number of ministries geared towards strengthening families and the relationships between families to be pillars of strength in God’s Kingdom and for His people.
TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES
Transforming communities is another focus of our spiritual family. We transform our communities by exercising goodness, generosity, and love to those outside of the church through local and global missions. We also embody this value by planting churches. Whether we plant a seed in our community, seeing transformation in our local neighborhood, as well as our desire is to build wells in Africa, as well plant a God’s True Love Outreach campus globally to see their local assemblies and areas transformed.