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Sunday Worship 11:00 AM CST Bible Study Wednesdays, 6:30–7:30 PM

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About us

Our Mission

Israel Metropolitan Church aims to advance the Kingdom of God, through building Biblically based families by  providing sound Biblical teaching, relevant worship experiences, community development and intentional love for  every facet of the family that will help them develop and increase their faith in Jesus Christ.

OUR PASTOR

Rev. Octavious Wilson

Rev. Octavious R. Wilson was born and raised on Chicago’s south side. In 2011 he received his BS degree in Business Administration from Colorado Technical University. In 2017,Rev. Wilson earned a Master’s of Divinity from Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary located on the campus of Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. 

Rev. Wilson was raised at Carter Temple Christian Methodist Episcopal church where he was a member all of his life. He began ministry as a 
young adult bible study teacher in 2008 and soon after accepted his call to preach in 2009. Rev. Wilson was licensed in 2010 and ordained a local Deacon in 2011. At the Annual Conference in 2012, he was appointed one of the assistant ministers at Carter Temple under the leadership of Rev. Allen Page, III. While at Carter he was also appointed to be Youth Pastor and passionately engaged in creating ministry for the youth. He made it his mission to build the Kingdom of God through them, as they are the future of the church.  
 
Rev. Wilson has since been appointed Pastor of the Grace Deliverance CME in Bloomington, IL and served from 2017 until 2020. In January 2019 he was elevated to be the Pastor of the Israel Metropolitan CME Church where he now serves. He is an invited revivalist, preacher and teacher of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and is excited about serving the lost, brokenhearted and the forgotten in the community while spreading the Good news that all are loved and excepted by Christ.
 
In 2012 Rev. Octavious Wilson married the woman of his dreams, Mrs. Elisa J. Wilson. In his spare time he enjoys reading, exercising, and spending time with family. Rev. Wilson inspires to be a beacon of light for this next generation and share the love of God to all he can reach.  
His prayer is that God’s Kingdom will come and His will be done on Earth as it is in heaven.

OUR MINISTRIES

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Men’s Ministry

This ministry focuses on our men

Matrons

This ministry focuses on our women

Flawed But Useful (FBU) Ministry

This ministry focused on young adults

Kids Club

This ministry focuses on our children & youth

Young at Heart (Seniors)

This ministry focused on our senior citizens.

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