E412 Ministries launched as a non-profit in August, 2008. The ministry’s name evokes Ephesians 4:12, which calls us “for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ.” This compelling verse forms the vision of this new ministry; our vocation is to be “equippers.” It is our prayer that, through the power of the Holy Spirit, our teaching will encourage and re-energize disciples of Christ, both lay and ordained, to evangelize and disciple others to answer Christ’s call to “go and make disciples of all the nations” (Matthew 28:19a). We hope our efforts will create a multiplying effect to build His Kingdom.

Our Story:

While attending the New Wineskins Conference in the Spring of 2007, Carol and Clark Smith received a call to missions and full-time ministry. They have since sold their business and put their home on the market. Though they are still in a “tent packing” stage, as Abraham was called by God in Genesis 12 to pack up and go before he knew where the Lord was leading him, they are actively working on missions to build Christ’s Kingdom.

After preparing themselves through bible study, short-term mission leaders training, education in healing prayer, leading a team of 31 parishioners on a short term mission to build homes in Juarez with Gateway Mission Training and attending the GAFCON conference in Jerusalem, they incorporated E412 Ministries.

Carol Rogers Smith serves on the board of the American Anglican Council. Clark Smith serves on the boards of SOMA and SAMS.

Our Logo:

The logo for E412 was designed as a gift from graphic artist Anissa Manzo, a member of Christ Church, Savannah just before she left for South Korea. Anissa is in South Korea teaching English as a second language but her expressed purpose is to share the Gospel. The boat was a sign of the early church as seen in pictographs. Many designs and references to our worship spaces use nautical terms, such as nave. Certainly the Gospel should be housed in a moveable vessel. The red banner depicts the gift of the Holy Spirit from the day of Pentecost.