ABOUT US

HISTORY AND OVERVIEW

Since its beginnings in 1996, The Dwelling Place Ministries (TDPM) has resolved to be instrumental in advancing the Kingdom of God in the lives of the residents of urban centers throughout our nation by improving education in the lives of our children as a way of exposing them to the love of God and improving their access and opportunity to quality education. This we believe, advances more than their just urban children’s socio-economic status in society, which would be a noble and worthy cause in and of itself; this however provides them with a semblance of the very goodness of God that He desires would draw all humanity to Himself and to repentance. The Dwelling Place Ministries (TDPM) has designed its ministry to have extended and prolonged influence in the lives of the families and children in urban communities by ministering to the whole family and the whole child.

The Dwelling Place Ministries (TDPM) began its first church plant in Lake View Terrace California and grew into a vibrant church and ministry that expanded to Inglewood, California where it presently oversees a coalition of other non-profit corporations that operate a full rubric of ministries and educational institutions designed to address and confront some of the greatest challenges facing urban communities. The Dwelling Place Ministries (TDPM) has answered the call of God that compels us to be salt and light and to focus our ministry efforts on the least of these, the most innocent and most vulnerable in our community; our children and the fulfillment of their God-given potential. We believe:

That real ministry is the practical outgrowth of God’s people taking His Word seriously and applying it to the context of their lives, the communities they’re called to serve and the time and world in which they’re called to live in.

That the Church is created by God to be more than just a name and an address within the community, but the Church is empowered to be the difference that God uses to reflect His goodness, grace and glory (His love) to draw the community to Himself, and to fail to act on behalf of those who can’t act on behalf of themselves would be unbiblical and unconscionable.

That the Church’s greatest and primary mission is to serve Jesus as it serves and supports the needs of those in its Jerusalem, (its City) and to do otherwise would be to disobey Him, ignore Him or just pretend that the need doesn’t exist.

THE DWELLING PLACE MINISTRIES AND ONE CHURCH COALITION

The Dwelling Place Ministries (TDPM) and ONE Church Coalition (OCC) of churches and community-based organizations is designed to end the debilitating and pervasive influences that impact the spiritual, socio-emotional, and academic development of poor children and families in marginalized communities.

TDPM and OCC is a coalition of urban churches and urban leaders that are focused on creating ministries and programs that grow holy, healthy and whole people, families, and communities that reflect and reveal the image of God and are committed to advancing His Kingdom.

OUR PASTOR

DR. CARLETON AND CATHERENE LINCOLN

In ministry for over 36 years.
33 years as a Foursquare Minister.
Church Planter and Senior Pastor of Crenshaw-Imperial Foursquare Church, The Dwelling Place Ministries, for 22 years.
Founder and CEO of Children of Promise Schools and ONE Church Coalition, a coalition of urban churches and community-based non-profits and educational institutions that advocate for quality education on behalf of children who live in underserved communities.

Dr. Carleton Lincoln has been involved in education and ministry for over 36 years and as Founder and CEO of Children of Promise Schools and Senior Pastor of The Dwelling Place Ministries, he and his wife Catherene have created and led a coalition of urban churches and community-based non-profits and educational institutions that advocate for quality education on behalf of children who live in underserved communities. These community-based organizations are designed to end the debilitating influences that impact the socio-emotional and academic development of poor children in marginalized communities. The community-based organizations are Life Change Community Services Inc. and Children of Promise Schools, Inc., a consortium of several schools and organizations (e.g. Children of Promise Child Development Center, Children of Promise Early Learning Center, Children of Promise Preparatory Academy Charter School, Children of Promise Legacy Leadership Institute) and Children of Promise Foundation, Inc.

Dr. Lincoln, his church, The Dwelling Place Ministries, and Children of Promise Schools and other community-based organizations are helping the city of Inglewood and Los Angeles, its children and their families to overcome the impact of long-term educational inequities and destructive socio-economic conditions that potentially create low literacy and high poverty rates.

Dr. Carleton Lincoln has a Doctorate of Education and Masters of Education from Fielding Graduate University, with concentrations in Charter School Development and Education. He also has a Masters of Divinity with concentrations in Multi-cultural Ministries from Fuller Theological Seminary and a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Southern Illinois University.

Dr. Lincoln and his wife have two children, a son-in-law, and three grandchildren.

OUR PEOPLE

OUR PLACE

THE DWELLING PLACE WORSHIP CENTER

3130 W 111th Pl

Inglewood, CA 90303