The Vision Revealed Set My Church in Order:  Pastor Bonner carried out the vision of his illustrious father in the gospel, the late Bishop R.C. Lawson, the Founder of the Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ.  The vision, Set My Church In Order was a divine order from God to Bishop Lawson.  Bishop Bonner believes that the vision that Bishop Lawson had for Washington, D.C. was similar to the vision that he had for the Church of Our Lord Jesus Christthat it would reach to all continents of the world.  It would put in place, the doctrinal issues that are vital to the church as it was established from the day of Pentecost.

Fulfillment:  Pastor Bonner came to Washington, D.C. to establish a church as part of the fulfillment of the vision to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ back into the Washington, D.C. area, after men who had been pastoring and represented the Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Washington, D.C. area seceded from the organization and became independent churches.  Pastor Bonner made the decision that Refuge Temple Church would become the Mother Church of Washington, D.C. and would not secede from the organization as the other two churches.  Pastor Bonner had a talk with the Lord and the Lord made him to understand that the safest way to do this was to buy and deed the land in the name of the Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Inc., and they will hold the deed forever.

The New Vision:  Refuge Temple Church of Washington, D.C. isnt just a church, it is a Pentecostal miracle.  Pastor Bonner made the decision that this church would become the Mother Church of Washington, D.C. The Church chosen by Jesus Christ for the blessing of multitudes.   Bishop Bonner is committed to Washington, D.C., to see to it that the Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ becomes one of the top churches in the Washington Metropolitan area.  The Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ has the highest Gospel and Doctrinal standard in the world.  Refuge Temple Church of Washington, D.C. has gone to new heights in the Lord and will go to even greater heights in years to come.  God has miraculously brought this great work to pass through Pastor Bonner by demonstrating that this is only the beginning for the continuous winning of souls for His kingdom in the Washington, D.C. area.  We thank God for our Assistant Pastor, Elder William Michael Fields who came to Refuge Temple, Washington, D.C. in 1993.  He is fondly known as the Preaching Machine.  Elder Fields has been a tremendous blessing to the people of God in the absence of our Pastor.

We would like to give thanks to God for our Pastor, Bishop William Lee Bonner and his love for God and for the people.  He freely sacrifices himself for the winning of souls, as he nurtures them and makes sure they are spiritually fed.  The key to enhancing all five of Bishop Bonners churches and all of the churches in the  COOLJC organization spiritually is through the fulfillment of the Holy Year Vision declared by our Pastor from August 2005 through August 2007 by fasting twice a week, Wednesdays and Fridays (see website: www.COOLJCONLINE.com).  The glory of God is consistently magnified in all of his works.