Eagle Mountain International Church

{{Short description|Church in Texas, United States}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Eagle Mountain International Church
| formation = 1986
| image = Outside of EMIC.jpg
| caption = Eagle Mountain International Church Building
| headquarters = 14355 Morris Dido Newark Rd, Newark, TX 76071
| leader_title = Senior Pastor
| leader_name = George Pearsons
| leader_title2 = Senior Pastor
| leader_name2 = Terri Copeland Pearsons
| affiliations = [[Word of Faith]]
| website = {{url|https://www.emic.org}}
}}
'''Eagle Mountain International Church''' is an [[Evangelicalism in the United States|evangelical]] [[Nondenominational Christianity|nondenominational]] church in [[Newark, Texas|Newark]], [[Tarrant County, Texas|Tarrant County]], [[Texas]] in the United States. It was founded in 1986 by the evangelist [[Kenneth Copeland]], and the senior [[pastor]]s are George and Terri Copeland Pearsons, Copeland's son-in-law and daughter.

== History ==
The church was founded in 1986 by Kenneth Copeland as Eagle Mountain Church. In 1993, the church was renamed to Eagle Mountain International Church and in 1998, following rapid growth, moved to its current location in [[Fort Worth, Texas]], on a 33-acre property that was once the [[Marine Corps Air Station Eagle Mountain Lake]] (MCAS Eagle Mountain Lake), a [[United States Marine Corps]] air station.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.airfields-freeman.com/TX/Airfields_TX_FtWorth_NW.htm#eaglemtn|last=Freeman|first=Paul|website=Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: 85/60Texas - Northwestern Fort Worth area|title = Eagle Mountain Lake Marine Corps Air Station (4TA2), Pecan Acres, TX|date = }}</ref> The station's airfield is now an airport, run by Kenneth Copeland Ministries as [[Kenneth Copeland Airport]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=MCAS Eagle Mountain Lake, Fort Worth, TX - Marine Unit Directory - Together We Served |url=https://marines.togetherweserved.com/usmc/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=PublicUnit&type=Unit&ID=20048 |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=marines.togetherweserved.com}}</ref>

The church broadcasts internationally through Kenneth Copeland Ministries and the [[Victory Channel]]. Membership averages 1,250 in its weekly services,{{citation needed|date=July 2022}} which are broadcast online and on the Victory Channel. The church also operates a private [[Bible college]] called Kenneth Copeland Bible College.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kenneth Copeland Bible College {{!}} Transworld Accrediting Commission International |url=https://www.transworldaccrediting.com/schools/kenneth-copeland-bible-college |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=www.transworldaccrediting.com}}</ref> The church ministers to the community through its nursing home ministry, hospital ministry, prison ministry, and ministry to military families.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Cashion |first=Ty |date=2006 |title=The New Frontier: A Contemporary History of Fort Worth and Tarrant County |journal=Historical Publishing Network}}</ref>

The church has hosted many guest speakers such as [[Heidi Baker]] of Iris Global, [[Jesse Duplantis]], and Rick Renner.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Henneberry |first=Pastor Peter |date=2023-02-08 |title=Guest Speaker: Heidi Baker |url=https://www.emic.org/blog/heidib/ |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=Eagle Mountain International Church}}</ref> 

Eagle Mountain International Church owns Kenneth Copeland's house. In 2021 the ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'' reported that the house, valued at $7 million, qualified for tax-free status under a Texas statute that classifies the house as a [[parsonage]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investigations/unfair-burden/article/kenneth-copeland-wealth-pastor-tax-free-mansion-16662283.php|title=Kenneth Copeland is the wealthiest pastor in America. So why does he live in a tax-free Texas mansion?|date= December 15, 2021|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]}}</ref>

During the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|2022 Russia invasion of Ukraine]], Eagle Mountain International Church donated $6.7 million to bring Ukrainian Jewish refugees to Israel by partnering with [[Keren Hayesod]]–UIA (United Israel Appeal), and the [[Jewish Agency for Israel]].<ref>{{Cite web |first= Deb |last=Silverthorn |date=2022-04-06 |title=Tarrant County church brings Ukrainian Jews to Israel |url=https://tjpnews.com/tarrant-county-church-brings-ukrainian-jews-to-israel/ |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=Texas Jewish Post |language=en-US}}</ref>

In June 2022, EMIC was one of six large Dallas/Fort Worth Churches along with [[Gateway Church (Texas)|Gateway Church]], [[Fellowship Church]], and [[Prestonwood Baptist Church]] that celebrated the ending of [[Roe v. Wade|Roe v Wade]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brindley |first=Emily |date=June 28, 2022 |title=How North Texas evangelicals celebrated Supreme Court abortion ruling as ‘Biblical’ |url=https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article262921023.html}}</ref>

On October 7, 2023, EMIC hosted a special prayer meeting for Israel after the news of the [[Hamas]] attack on [[Israel]] broke globally. EMIC has a history of ministry in and for Israel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ericapartida |date=2023-10-07 |title=A Special Prayer Meeting for Israel |url=https://victorynews.govictory.com/2023/10/07/a-special-prayer-meeting-for-israel/ |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=Victory News |language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==

* [https://www.emic.org Eagle Mountain International Church]
* [https://www.kcbiblecollege.org Kenneth Copeland Bible College]

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[[Category:Churches in Tarrant County, Texas]]
[[Category:Churches completed in 1986]]