On Monday April 25 at 7:30 pm, Bishop Walter S. Hanchell will be honoured during the 26th church anniversary of People's Assembly, which will be held at Living Waters Kingdom Ministries on Warren Street. Pastor Leonardo A. Allen, Jr., newly installed Senior Pastor, will host the meeting and Apostle Raymond Wells is slated to preach the message. A number of dignitaries, ministers and a cross section of society are ecpected to be in attendance.

Bishop Hanchell is in recovery from a life-threatening double cancer diagnosis last year that almost took his life. He endured a nine hour procedure that removed half of his stomach and a cancer mass off his kidney. His recovery has been very difficult as a result of the affects of the surgery and chemotherapy treatments. Doctors in America gave the Bishop six months to live and the prognosis was not good.

After a recent checkup and extensive tests, the doctors confirmed that there was no trace of cancer in his body. This is nothing short of a modern day miracle. The prayers of the nation and the grace and mercy of God along with unwavering faith, have resulted in the healing Bishop Hanchell and we all give God thanks, praise and glory for His mighty power and marvellous work in using the medical doctors.

WALTER STAFFORD HANCHELL has been a caring leader who has uplifted and inspired thousands of Bahamians for over forty years. He is a fearless advocate for justice and the rights of the poor and oppressed and has dedicated his life to ministering to the homeless, downtrodden and disenfranchised.

Bishop Hanchell is a man of tremendous faith and has overcome numerous battles in his ministry and personal life. He is a testimony of the goodness and fsithfulness of the Most High God.

Bishop Walter S. Hanchell has roots in Crooked Island and the Turks and Caicos Islands. He was born and raised in Nassau Bahamas and is the Founder and President of Great Commission Ministries International, a global mission organization that plants churches, orphanages, homeless shelters, feeding centres and various ministries around the world. Bishop Hanchell also serves as the General Overseer of People’s Assembly Fellowship of Churches, with branches in South-East Asia, Africa and the Caribbean.

Bishop Walter S. Hanchell is a revivalist, an Apostle to the nations, a Gatekeeper to the city and a Preacher of Righteousness. He has a passion for lost souls and founded the National Soulwinners Network, whose major goal is to establish branches in every nation around the world. Bishop Hanchell also organized the Bahamas College of Bishops and presently serves as the First Vice Chairman.

Bishop Walter Hanchell is a recipient of the Order of Merit Award, which was presented at the historic first annual Bahamas National Honours Ceremony by the Governor General on National Heroes Day 2018. Bishop Hanchell also won the 2018 Bahamas Icon Award for Humanitarian efforts. He is the recipient of numerous awards including the JCN Civil Society Award, The Lighthouse Award for Humanitarianism, the Lifetime Achievement Award for Outreach, The Global Vision Award and The National Men’s Award for Christian Ministry and Social Development.

Bishop Hanchell serves as the Chairman of “Citizens For Justice Bahamas”, an organization that fights for the rights of victims of injustice and for persons oppressed and voiceless.

The Bishop founded “The Children’s Club” that reaches out to underprivileged and at-risk children and teenagers. He is a conference speaker and has conducted many seminars in Evangelism and Leadership for Pastors and Church Leaders around the world. “Live to Give Bahamas” was organized by Bishop Hanchell to empower our youth and young entrepreneurs with anti-crime and anti-poverty initiatives through education and financial aid. Plans are in place to assist underprivileged men and women in acquiring homes and starting small businesses.

A missionary at heart, Bishop Hanchell has led numerous mission trips to various countries including Kenya, Ghana, India, Tanzania, Nigeria, Bangladesh, The Turks and Caicos Islands, Jamaica, The Dominican Republic and Cuba. He has trained many persons in Evangelism and World Missions. Bishop Hanchell is a graduate of St. Augustine’s College and the Haggai Institute in Singapore.

A nationalist, Bishop Hanchell has served on a number of Governmental and Civic Boards. He was appointed as a Justice of the Peace and a Marriage Officer by the Government of the Bahamas.

Bishop Hanchell has been an encouragement and inspiration to persons near and far and has been given the opportunity to complete his God-given assignment, which is to construct a 100 bed, three million dollar homeless shelter, which will ease the burden on families suffering without a roof over their heads.

His favourite scripture is Luke 1:37, "For with God, nothing shall be impossible". Bishop Hanchell's mandate for ministry comes from Psalms 82:3, which says, "Defend the poor and the fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy".

The Bishop is married to Elder Minalee Hanchell, his partner in ministry and is the proud father of four children: Bishop Dr. Tejado Hanchell, Dr. Tamalia Gibson, Damon and Ruben. An avid sports fan, he enjoys boxing, basketball and track and field.