our church history

Free Worship Ministries International is an emerging multicultural and multigenerational church in the Southern Maryland region, where we believe that God is moving in the Prophetic, Miraculous and Deliverance. After many years of serving and Music Ministry in various local churches and running from the calling of God to preach and teach God's Word, Rev. Dr. John L. Tillery, Jr. Surrendered to the will of God and launched free Worship Ministries International in the Southern Maryland area. Along with his life and ministry partner Co-Pastor Katina Tillery, their two kingdom purpose children DeAndre and Jianna, Charter Members Deacon Doremain & Assoc. Shelley Willett and the late Deacon Clement & Missionary Tia Washington met and prayed Weekly together for God's direction for the ministry. and on Sunday, August 14, 2016, FW held their first service at the Southern Community Center in Lusby, MD Open parentheses Calvert County) at 10 AM with over 80 people in attendance. In June 2019, Free Worship moved from Calvert County to St. Mary's County holding services for five years at 21800 N. Shangri-La Dr. #8 and now at our current location 21,600 Great Mills Road #20, Lexington Park, MD since March 31, 2024. With such a bold leap of faith, many souls have been saved and filled with the Holy Ghost, over 80 people have partnered with the ministry, many preachers have been birthed and ordained under the ministry, thousands have been fed throughout the years through our food pantry Ministry, clothed through our clothing pantry ministry, providing Shelter, sleeping bags and lantern fuel for the homeless in our community Book bags and school supplies for School children, thanksgiving dinner and Christmas fellowship parties whip the local seniors, annual Christmas fellowship with The Ark of Calvert County, leading prayer for the Calvert County Commissioners monthly meetings, giving away hundreds of turkey baskets during the holidays and so much more to impact the southern Maryland area. Free Worship Ministries is a thriving church with an abundance of love to share with gods people and a desire to build up gods kingdom through various evangelism proponents of the ministry. We praise God for what he has done for us and through us and we are excited, because the best is yet to come.