Abiding Truth Ministries, “A church with its finger on the Pulse”, was conceptualized during the summer of 1992; then formalized and incorporated a few months later in September of the same year.  The opening Sunday service occurred on October 4^th, 1992 at our starting location in the home Pastors Azuma and Cheryl Beckam, a 27’x14’ residential storefront in the Overbrook section of Philadelphia.  Our first worship service included 19 members and 65 people in attendance.

After 3 ½ years with 45 to 50 members, it became necessary for us to acquire more space; hence our move in June of 1996 to the South Philadelphia YMCA, 1724 Christian Street. The Lord continued to sovereignly move when ten months later, with increased membership we were prompted to make yet another move to our present location at 57th Street & Washington Avenue in the Southwest section of Philadelphia. After six years of leasing from the Presbytery of Philadelphia, we were blessed to make settlement on both buildings on June 24, 2003.

Soon after this purchase, Abiding Truth Ministries began immediate face lifting projects; beginning with the replacement of pads for sanctuary pews

upgraded lighting, addition of general office area, beautiful lounge in the lower level, hospitality room, renovated gym, game room equipped with ping pong and pool tables, and most recently a pulpit enlargement and new conference room.

Over the years, ATM has sponsored or hosted community-related programs and events such as the Yet Center, under former Mayor Wilson Goode, which was a community after school reading program; the Green Tree Learning Center under Senator Anthony Williams, and within the past nine years we’ve housed two Cyber Charter Schools, The Achievement House and CCA, the Commonwealth Charter Cyber School.  ATM has been blessed to sponsor Nutrition, health fairs and food banks for the community reaching 100s of families, along with recently working with the 18^th District Police Department in an effort to reduce violence in our area. We’ve been blessed to be part of the network of churches serving along with the Chosen 300 Ministries led by Pastor Brian Jenkins.

The proliferation of our Timely Word Publications has allowed multiplied thousands of our innovative and socially relevant evangelism tracts to be produced and received by people across all 50 States, parts of Europe and Israel. We have given tracts to the late Georgie Woods, former 76’ers player and Coach Mo’ Cheeks, Nate of Boyz II Men”, Malik Yoba, MC Hammer, Bradford Marsalis and one of our tracts was personally given to Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam by our Pastor.

Within our tenure, two son churches were formed by founding members, Pastor Leamon Austin, Transformation Christian Center in Virginia Beach, VA and the late Pastor Azuma Beckam of Genesis Ministries in Runnemede, NJ.

As ATM remains available to the purposes of God, stays spiritually directed and socially connected we will continue to abound in the calling by which we have been uniquely established by His grace.  FAITHFUL IS OUR GOD!!!