Evangelist Elias & Sandra Koteita
Coming January 22nd 2012 @ 1:30PM
One Service Only
Dr. Elias Koteita, was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon. His father and mother sent him to the Baptist Mission's, English School for Boys of Beirut, so that he could learn both English and the Bible. He was named Elias which means: Prophet of God , which is what he became some years later.
With God's favor upon his life he founded Elijah's Missions, (a ministry for Arabs). In 1969 he came to America and attended Cerritos College where he rec'd an Associate of Arts degree in Political Science in 1973. Also in 1973 he had a profound personal experience with the Lord that changed his life's plans and changed his major to theology and in 1979 earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Southern CA Community Bible College where he later taught. It was there that he met his wife Sandra and they both graduated with honorary Doctorate degrees.
Elias, his wife Sandra and their 3 children moved to Santa Barbara, in 1982 where they began pastoring. In 1985 The Church of His Cross of Santa Barbara, Inc. was established and is the parent corporation , from which Elijah's Missions was birthed. He is still today the CEO of that corporation. Elijah's Missions has funded and conducted many conferences in Egypt, Lebanon and the Middle East since 2002, for the pastors and church leaders of those areas. They are housed and fed for 4 days/3nights free of charge and taught and given the materials and tools they need to further the gospel.
The Koteita's have traveled to over 20 countries ministering the gospel of Christ, while serving as a prophetic team and as presbyters. In addition, Elias and Sandra are the apostles to other Christian ministers in CA, NY, PA, Egypt and Lebanon.
They now reside in Sunbury PA where he is one of the professors of Kingdom Life School of Ministry located in Hershey PA. God continues to use them both to do His service. Elias is fluent in English, Arabic, French and Spanish.