Pastors Danney and Melissa Checotah are the Founders and Lead Pastors of Checotah Ministries based in North West San Antonio/Helotes, TX area. They started their church ministry after 6 years of training and assisting their Pastors in Lake Elsinore, CA in the early 1990s later receiving ordination through The United Council of Christian Churches in Las Angeles. With their 3 children and several military friends and families while stationed in Tucson, AZ, they formed a Bible Study group that grew to a small church. Pastor Danney was licensed and ordained through Faith Christian Fellowship, Tulsa, OK as an active member of the organization prior to leaving Tucson. Checotah Ministries was officially founded and received its 501c(3) classification. After 4 years they relocated to Atlanta, GA continuing to evangelize, teach and preach in various churches in the metro area additionally,Pastor Melissa completed Rhema Bible School. Four years later the family relocated to Germany for 6 years of cultural experience and study. Now retired from the military they are enjoying being in one location, pastoring a local body of believers and growing an extended family of believers.
Their driving passion is teaching the un-compromised full Gospel of Jesus Christ in a way people can relate and understand the Word of God not meant to be complicated. They aspire to reach their community, city and world with pragmatic teaching, Holy Spirit inspired messages and prayer, praise and thanksgiving. They’ve been happily married since 1986. Together they were water baptized and filled with the Holy Spirit in 1988 in Anchorage Alaska. Together they proclaim the Word of God.
Their driving passion is teaching the un-compromised full Gospel of Jesus Christ in a way people can relate and understand the Word of God not meant to be complicated. They aspire to reach their community, city and world with pragmatic teaching, Holy Spirit inspired messages and prayer, praise and thanksgiving. They’ve been happily married since 1986. Together they were water baptized and filled with the Holy Spirit in 1988 in Anchorage Alaska. Together they proclaim the Word of God.
