God's House of All Nations
About
It was in the year of 1958 that Mother Bessie Botto, founder and overseer,began establishing a work for the Lord. Receiving instructions from God, she was led to rent a movie theatre at 411 E. 43rd St., Chicago, Il which was suitable for a church. After obtaining a lease from Dazey Realty for $175.00 a month in January, 1959 and she appointed her oldest son Charles Leon Little as Pastor and her youngest son Elgin Emmerson Little and Superintendent of Sunday School. As the Lord caused the church to multiply, Elder Charles began his own work in1971 establishing God's House for All Nations and Bro. Elgin became Pastor of God's House of All Nations where Mother continued as founder and overseer. God's House of All Nations extended into the basement of Mother's home where many young people were freed of many problems from all walks of life-dope addictions cured, healing the sick of all manner of diseases and many miracles were wrought..
The church moved to Bishop Batey's Hyde Park Bible Church and then to a unique partnership with Elder Lester Bell, Jr. at Christ Deliverance Church. In 1978, the church purchased from the Saint Germaine Society the present properties of 8409-11 and 8435 S. Stony Island. God's House of All Nations was located on the 8409-11 property and The All Nations Developmental Center was directly across from the church at 8435 S. Stony Island. The Center
was for children ages 3-5 and established between the period of 1979 through 2005.
Following the death of Bishop Elgin Little, II in 1996, Dr. LaVel F. Hardy became Pastor of God's House of All Nations. Building upon the legacies of her grandmother and father, and moving forward with the vision that God has imparted to her, Dr. Hardy has managed the construction of an over two million dollar church and multi purpose facility (that was planned by her father) and was completed in June, 1999.
Under the leadership of Dr. Hardy, the membership has grown from 235 to over 2,000, and inclusive to her vast laboring in the ministry of Jesus Christ, several ministries have begun to evolve - (over 25 ministries): All Nations Institute, Sunday School, Nurses Board, Music Department, Ushers, Hospitality Committee, Pearls of Wisdom (Women's Department), Children's Department, Dance Ministry: Little Ladies of Praise, Expression of Praise, Nu Nations Women of Praise, God Squad, and Trinity; Culinary Department, Above and
Beyond Life Bookstore, Connexion, Fragrance of Praise; Care Ministry (Outreach Ministry), New Members, Heart to Heart, 100 Club; Ministers, Deacons, Security, Men of Valor (Men's Department)