Our History

Steve Murrell, Rice Broocks, & Phil Bonasso

Every Nation was established in 1994 when Rice Broocks, Phil Bonasso and Steve Murrell joined their ministries together to pursue the mission of church planting, campus ministry and world missions.

Previously known as Morning Star International, the ministry was renamed Every Nation Churches and Ministries in 2004 to better reflect the ministry’s vision to plant a church in “Every Nation in Our Generation.”

Since its beginnings, Every Nation has been making disciples, planting churches and training leaders. One of the primary vehicles for this is Every Nation Leadership Institute – a two-year Bible School designed to train every member of the local church to be a minister. Additionally, our Every Nation Schools of Ministry provide avenues for men and women to be trained for full-time vocational ministry as pastors, church planters, campus ministers and/or cross-cultural missionaries.

The three primary emphases in Every Nation are church planting, campus ministry and world missions. Since 1994, Every Nation has planted churches on six continents, including churches in some of the countries historically most resistant to the Gospel, including: Iran, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Mongolia and China. During this time, ministries such as His People Christian Churches, Grace Bible Ministries International, and Chapel of Glory Churches have become a part of the Every Nation family of churches in our shared vision to reach the nations. 

In 2007-2008, Every Nation established more than 60 new church plants, including Tokyo, Japan; Kiev, Ukraine; Berlin, Germany; and Monterrey, Mexico and currently has churches and outreaches in 61 nations around the world.