Prophet Mark Vereen is a native of New Haven, CT . He was raised in a Christian environment that produced a man of integrity, great influence and vision. At the young impressionable age of 12, Pastor Vereen accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his personal Savior. After much prayer and seeking the Lord, he became the Founder and Pastor of The Center of Hope Life Changing Church (Home of Hope Christian Ministries) in Richmond, VA.

Apostle Lawrence Braggs along with his wife, Delois J. Braggs, is currently the International Interdenominational overseer of a fellowship of Churches, which was simply God's method of promoting him to purpose. This ministry of nineteen years has allowed him to journey through many schools of higher learning, being educated through the school of "hard knocks", as well as institutions of the Colossan-arts, inspiring authors, seminars, motivational speakers and many others means.