Dr. Bill Hamon
Dr. Bill Hamon is the founder of Christian International Ministries. A prophet for over 60 years, he has prophesied to more than 75,000 people and provided training for over 500,000 in prophetic ministry. He has authored seven major books, specializing in the restoration of the Church and what to expect next on God’s agenda.
Dr. Bill Hamon is respected by church leaders around the world as the senior leader of the prophetic/apostolic company God is raising up in these last days. Dr. Hamon was recently featured by Charisma Magazine as one of the 40 people who radically changed the Church. He serves as bishop to over 900 ministers and churches in the United States as well as over 3,000 ministries overseas via Christian International’s headquarters around the world.
Dr. Hamon resides in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. He has three children, eleven grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren.
The Journey
The Call
After Bill Hamon’s salvation at the age of 16 in Boswell, Oklahoma, he had a great desire to become a minister for God.
1954
He attended Bible College in Portland, Oregon and became the pastor of a small church in Washington state in 1954 at age 19.
1964
In 1964, Bill and his wife, Evelyn, and their three young children moved to San Antonio, Texas where Bill was asked to be a teacher at a Bible college.
The Beginning
During the last twenty-six years, hundreds of Cl Extensions have been established in local churches around the world. Over 8,000 students have enrolled in Cl Off-Campus Bible College Courses with over 820 graduates. For 30 years, CI has developed quality college courses in 10 different majors.
1967
Dr. Bill Hamon founds Christian International School of Theology.
1970
The first CI Extension Colleges were established.
1979
God challenges Dr. Hamon to add the “School of the Holy Spirit” to the CI ministry. This “school” served as a “classroom ministry” to teach, train and activate individuals in the gifts of the Holy Spirit. In addition, special Holy Spirit emphasis conferences and seminars were held throughout the year at nearby hotel/resort facilities to meet the registration demands.
1980
Christian International forms its first ministerial association, Christian International Ministerial Association (CIMA).
1983
Dr. Bill Hamon receives the revelation that God was going to raise up a great end-time company of prophets to restore the ministries of the prophet and the apostle. He wrote the first in a series of three books on prophets and the prophetic ministry. God began giving Dr. Hamon both a vision and a burden for calling forth, activating, and maturing that great company of prophets. CIMA was changed to Christian International Network of Prophetic Ministries (CI NPM) with the purpose of fulfilling that vision. CI NPM grew nationwide with scores of ministers and churches. Hundreds of prophets and prophetic ministers were called forth and activated into prophetic ministry.
1988
At the International Gathering of Apostles and Prophets conference, the Lord comes upon Dr. Bill Hamon and he begins to travail. Dr Hamon knows he is experiencing ‘birthing pains’ and that night the Prophetic Movement is birthed and restored to the Body of Christ.
1991
Apostles begin to be recognized, along with the prophets, as foundational ministries of the Church. The Apostolic Movement is in its embryonic stages.
1992
With the birthing of the Apostolic, an understanding of oversight and accountability begins to be a strong desire. The networking together of ministers and churches for relationship, oversight, and accountability will add a new dimension of covering for those relating to CI NPM. Christian International Apostolic Network (CIAN) is formed to meet that need.