The Man and The Ministry
Michael Eaddy, Pastor of the People’s Church of the Harvest Church of God in Christ, has extended a wholistic ministry in Chicago, IL for over 44 years. Initiating and developing programs and services to meet the needs of youth, adults and suffering humanity. His community commitment continues as a member of the Chicago Police Board, Commissioner of the Illinois Medical District (IMD) and board member of the Coalition of Religious Leaders of Metropolitan Chicago.
Pastor Eaddy serves as President of the People’s Community Development Association of Chicago, Inc. (PCDAC), fulfilling community and economic development covenants, having extended an Ex-offender Re-entry program, providing employment training and opportunities with Life Skills training to 4400+ participants over the years, which have successfully completed the program, providing mentoring and youth employment opportunities to at risk youth, In addition, he 1s an affordable housing developer, and has constructed the Harvest Homes Apartments, thirty-six (36) units of affordable rental housing(i.e. 2,3,and 4 bedrooms) with a construction and development budget of $13.5 million dollars and currently prepared to construct Harvest Homes II, a Thirty-Two (32) Million dollar budget venture – 50 additional units of new affordable rental housing, along with the Harvest Food Hall to be home for 4 Food Vendors, fitness center, as well as 10 single family townhomes for purchase. Through both evangelistic and para-church ministries, thousands have been compelled to turn to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. His leadership has produced 14 pastors and hundreds of other ministry workers, being sent out from the ministry, impacting their communities and the world.
He is the elected Chairman of the General Council of Pastors and Elders of the Church of God in Christ providing leadership to 12,000+ pastors and over 43,000 elders internationally. He was cited by the Board of Regents of the St. Thomas Christian College & Theological Seminary with the conferral of an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity and a second Doctorate of Divinity conferred by the Charles Harrison Mason College Doctorate of Divinity program. He has been anointed with an exceptional ability to teach the unadulterated Word of God empowering people to reach their fullest potential and realize their life purpose.
He is married to Lady Christine Eaddy for 49 years, they together have 4 accomplished adult children and 8 gifted grandchildren.