Our Mission:
Christ Covenant Coalition is a community of Christian leaders, churches and organizations committed to building authentic Christ-honoring relationships that transform individuals, families, and society.

Here is some more information to define and distinguish Christ Covenant Coalition:

Our Mission/The Cultural Commission

• We preach the Gospel of the Kingdom of God as part of the Cultural Commission in Genesis 1:28 and Matthew 28:19.
• We work for a biblical reformation of society as well as promoting revival in the church
• We encourage believers to serve humanity representing Christ in every aspect of society.
• We are a community-centric movement in the tradition of St. Patrick and the Celtic Church.

Local Church Government

• We believe in the functionality of the fivefold ministries.
  • We believe that God still sends the Body of Christ ministry gifts today according to the teaching set forth in Ephesians 4:11.
• We believe in the set-one principle.
  • We believe God sets forth in the church first apostles then prophets according to 1 Corinthians 12, and that the “set-one” has final say as the first among equals in a team of elders that oversee a local church and/or network of churches.
  • We believe in setting in deacons according to Acts 6 so the physical needs of the people of God are met.
• We believe in the autonomy of local church governments
  • We do not believe that a denomination should have control over local church government or property.
  • We believe that every set-one should have apostolic oversight but that the local church should have the local oversight of their eldership.

Apostolic Advancement for the Kingdom of God

• We endeavor to release and empower apostolic elders and leaders in every city to network churches and marketplace leaders for kingdom influence.
  • According to 2 Corinthians 10:1-12 God gives certain people spheres of apostolic authority in a region.
  • We endeavor to recognize and empower such leaders so we can replicate a continual process of networking churches for kingdom purposes under apostolic leaders we recognize and affiliate with.
• We will work for the unity of the Body of Christ in any city and nation for the furtherance of the Kingdom of God.
  • We believe there are leaders and ministers in every Christian denomination that we can partner with in the Kingdom of God.
• We value covenant among like-minded church and marketplace ministers of the Kingdom of God.
  • We endeavor not only to gather ministers and leaders together but to covenant with them and commit ourselves to their personal and ministerial success for the furtherance of the Kingdom of God.
• We will train world-class leaders in both the church and marketplace.
  • To plant churches.
  • To form apostolic networks in regions.
  • To become world-class civic leaders in politics, law, economics, education, family policy, and society in general.
• Leadership Community Clusters
  • We will launch Leadership Community Clusters in various regions of our nation and beyond. There will also be internet leadership clusters for those not in geographic proximity to a cluster of CCC members.
  • The Transformational Leadership community is comprised of established and emerging leaders who are committed to a process of building authentic relationships with the goal of maximizing corporate and personal purpose.
  • The Core Values upon which our relationships are built are:

1. Covenant
2. Personal accountability
3. Integrity
4. Walking in the light
5. Spiritual renewal
6. Ministerial and theological growth
7. Emotional and physical health
8. The integration of spiritual disciplines

What We Believe

• We believe in biblical inerrancy.
  • We believe in the full, plenary inspiration of Scripture regarding every facet of life including salvation, science, and history. This is not to say that the Bible speaks explicitly in matters other than salvation but that the Bible is relevant according to Genesis 1:28 to every realm of life.
• We believe in the historic church creeds of Nicaea, Chalcedon, Ephesus, and Athanasius.
  • Although not equal in weight and inspiration to the Holy Scriptures, we believe in these creeds insofar as they reflect biblical writings and doctrine.
• We respect the writings of the historic church fathers.
  • Although not equal in weight to biblical books, the writings of the church fathers should be studied because the Holy Spirit has been building His church for the past two thousand years.
  • We believe in the values of the contemporary Lausanne Covenant. (The Lausanne Covenant is a 1974 Christian religious manifesto promoting active world-wide Christian evangelism. One of the most influential documents in modern Evangelical Christianity, it was written and adopted by 2,300 evangelicals at the International Congress on World Evangelization in Lausanne, Switzerland, from which it takes its name.)
  • We believe salvation only comes through faith in Jesus as Lord resulting in regeneration by the Holy Spirit.
    • Although we respect other religions and believe in freedom of choice regarding religion, we believe that the Christian faith as laid out in the New Testament reveals the only true way of salvation, which is through a person exercising faith in the shed blood of Christ Jesus who vicariously suffered on the cross for the sins of many, who then died, was buried, and rose from the dead three days later as the only Redeemer, Lord, and Savior who reconciled believers back to the Father by the remission of their sins. 
    • We believe those who reject the free gift of eternal life in Christ Jesus will live eternally in a place called Hades, and be eternally separated from the presence of God the Father and His saints.
  • We have a Trinitarian view of the Godhead.
    • We affirm the biblical teaching, hidden in the First Testament but revealed in the Second Testament, of the Godhead being made up of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
  • We reject evolution and believe the cosmos was created by God.
    • Genesis 1:1 and John 1:1-3.
  • We believe in eternal damnation for those who die without Christ.
    • John 3:16-19.
  • We believe the righteous will reign with Christ forever over the universe and inhabit the New Heaven and New Earth for all eternity.
    • Revelation 21, 22.

  Our Social Values

  • We believe in traditional marriage between one man and one woman.
    • Our organization will resist all legal and ecclesial attempts to legitimize alternative forms of marriage outside of the biblical norm found in Genesis 2 when Adam and Eve, as one man and one woman, became one flesh as husband and wife.
  • We believe in the sanctity of life for both the born and the unborn.
  • We believe societal justice has to do with providing every person--irrespective of ethnicity and religion--an equal opportunity to create wealth.
  • We believe the church should create non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for the purpose of empowering the poor and disenfranchised of society.
  • We believe parents are primarily responsible for the education of their children.
  • We believe in freedom of speech and religion.
  • We believe civic leaders derive their authority from God primarily to protect the unalienable rights endowed to all human beings from their Creator.

Covenant Council of Christ Covenant Coalition

Greater New York Covenant Council

• Bishop Ronald Bailey
• Bishop Hector Bonano
• Pastor Carlton Brown
• Bishop Roderick Caesar
• Pastor Walt Healy
• Pastor Robert Johansson
• Apostle Luciano Padilla
• Dr. Marcus Roberts

National Covenant Council

• Apostle John P. Kelly
• Pastor Bob Phillips

Function of Covenant Council

To serve the President in the oversight of CCC by being available for counsel, meetings, and functioning in any leadership capacity necessary, especially pertaining to the macro-direction of the organization.

They will advise the Presiding Bishop of CCC in regards to mapping out the direction, policies, and goals of the organization.

The Covenant Council will have no legal or ecclesial authority over Christ Covenant Coalition, but will serve in an advisory role to the general overseer (Joseph Mattera).

Apostolic/Regional Leadership

• Apostle George Bakalov
• Pastor Dennis Bambino
• Pastor Jeff Beacham
• Pastor Raul Burgos
• Pastor Robert Cassara
• Bishop Frank Duprée
• Pastor Michel Faulkner
• Pastor Steve Hannett
• Pastor Gary Hartley
• Apostle Walt Healy
• Apostle Victor Nazario
• Pastor John Picarello
• Pastor Damian Smeragliuolo

Function of Apostolic/Regional Leadership

The function of the Apostolic/Regional Leadership of CCC is to serve the President and Covenant Council in regards to mapping out policies, direction, and the goals of the organization, especially in regards to practically detailing the aforementioned items.

These are leaders with leadership gifting, in regards to ministering to other pastors and understanding the kingdom of God, that will represent CCC in their region and/or network.

Leadership Team

These are those who serve the Presiding Bishop by heading up a major component of the organization, e.g. Education and Biblical Worldview, Administration, Missions, Marketplace Outreach, Church Planting, or serve in a major advisory capacity, etc. They are involved in the general leadership meetings with the Covenant Council and Regional Leadership, and are seasoned regional leaders who represent and spread the influence of CCC. (There can be many of these in a given region because they are identified more by the component they facilitate than by representing CCC in a given area.)

All members of the Covenant Council and Regional Leadership are part of the Leadership Team, but not all on the Leadership Team are on the Covenant Council or Regional Leadership.

Affiliated with CCC

The following regional & national networks and ministerial associations are affiliating with CCC to blanket the Greater New York region and the nations with a multi-generational movement based on unity, covenantal relationships, and biblical reformation. The networks in the Greater New York region alone represent approximately 150-200 churches!

17:22 Coalition
Led by Pastor Dennis Bambino
Region: Nassau and Suffolk Counties, Long Island, NY
Phone: 516-454-6471

Christian Leaders in Covenant of Greater Elizabeth, New Jersey
Led by Pastor Gary Hartley
Region: Elizabeth, New Jersey and Contiguous Municipalities
Phone: 908-289-6322

FaithNet USA
Led by Pastor Walter Healy
Region: New Jersey and the USA
www.faithnetusa.net

Harlem Ministers Fellowship
Led by Rev. Michel Faulkner
Headquarters: New York, NY
Phone: 646-290-7443

Harvest Breakthrough Network International
Founder and Overseeing Apostle: George Bakalov
Region: Central and Eastern Europe
www.gohbn.com

Metro Apostolic Network
Presiding Apostle: Frank Duprée
Region: Newark, New Jersey Region and Beyond
www.MetroApostolicNetwork.com

Restoration International Ministries
Led by Apostle Victor Nazario
Headquarters: Bronx, New York
Phone: 718-829-5306

Other specialized networks affiliated with CCC include:

City Action Coalition International
Led by Bishop Joseph Mattera
www.cityactioncoalitioninternational.org

New York City Intercessors
Led by Rev. Jody L. Wood
Region: New York and Beyond
www.nycintercessors.net