1. How did Marilyn & Sarah Ministries get started?
Nearly 50 years ago, Marilyn Hickey responded to God’s call on her life to “cover the earth with His Word” (Isaiah 11:9). At the time, Marilyn couldn’t imagine what that would mean, and how God would send her around the globe teaching the Bible and building bridges with people of all cultures and religious backgrounds, especially Muslims. Over the past several decades, the Lord has continually opened doors of opportunity for Marilyn in 140 countries.
From humble beginnings to the international organization known today as Marilyn & Sarah Ministries, Marilyn and Sarah share a calling for bringing people into relationship with Jesus Christ, helping those in need, and taking the gospel to the nations.
2. What does Marilyn & Sarah Ministries do?
Marilyn & Sarah Ministries is a Bible teaching ministry led by Marilyn Hickey and her daughter, Sarah Bowling. They work together to fulfill their mission of “Covering the earth with the Word while connecting every one with the heart of God” as they teach the Bible and minister healing and victory all over the world. They have helped millions of individuals overcome setbacks, receive healing, and reach their full potential in Christ.
Marilyn is also a highly sought after international public speaker. She has taken the message of healing and hope to over 140 countries. Her events have broken records in several countries for the largest public meetings ever held in some of the most hard-to-reach countries. Marilyn has had audiences with government leaders and heads of state all over the world.
Sarah is also an internationally recognized speaker and humanitarian who founded Saving Moses, a global humanitarian organization saving babies (five and under) by meeting the most urgent and intense survival needs where help is least available. She is a discerning Bible teacher, and her insights equip her to deliver authentic messages wherever she speaks, empowering people to connect to the Holy Spirit in their everyday living.
Marilyn & Sarah Ministries sends a clear message of love, hope, and healing to people around the world through Bible teaching, international healing meetings, group ministry tours, as well as conferences for pastors and leaders. Marilyn and Sarah also have produced nearly 1,500 CD and DVD teaching and more than 110 published books (in 27 languages). Their daily television program, Today with Marilyn & Sarah, is a worldwide program broadcast in 130 countries with a potential audience of 2.2 billion households worldwide.
3. What is Saving Moses?
Saving Moses’ heart is to rescue the lives of children 5 years and younger by assisting with physical, medical, food and water needs. God has given a vision to Sarah Bowling and Saving Moses to impact Africa and Asia, ministering and rescuing the forgotten and overlooked. Sarah knows the future of these continents depends on the lives of these children.
In Asia, babies and young toddlers are raised in an environment where their mothers know only one way of life—prostitution. In 2012 Saving Moses’ opened its first-ever “NightCare” facility that allows young children to come to a safe place to eat and receive not only healthy food, but a healthy environment that extends the love of Jesus, while their mothers work. Children are given food, a bath, new clothes, playtime, story time, and a good night’s sleep.
Through their malnutrition program, Saving Moses provides nutritional supplements and therapeutic milk in countries where the infant mortality rate is high. This means that lots of babies are dying within the first year of their lives. The cause for malnutrition in each country varies but usually is a result of poor health infrastructure and lack of food security.
Through BirthAid, they provide community-based education and skilled birth attendants in high conflict areas and rural sub-Saharan Africa where the neonatal mortality rate is high due to lack of birth education and low access to healthcare.
4. What is Encounter Church and how is it connected to Marilyn & Sarah Ministries?
Encounter Church is a non-denominational local church in the Centennial, Colorado area that was founded by Wally and Marilyn Hickey in 1960, known at the time as Full Gospel Chapel. Pastor Wally preached and led worship, while Pastor Marilyn taught Sunday school and home Bible studies.
Today, Encounter Church is a diverse community of people seeking God together and sharing Jesus in love to our city and world. The congregation enjoys the instruction and encouragement from Lead Pastors Reece and Sarah Bowling or occasionally world evangelist Marilyn Hickey.
5. Are Marilyn and Sarah ordained ministers?
Dr. Hickey was ordained under Word to the World College, Kenneth Copeland and Oral Roberts and holds various respectable degrees of education:
Bachelor of Arts in Collective Foreign Languages, University of Northern Colorado, 1953 Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Oral Roberts University, 1986
Sarah Bowling was ordained by Marilyn Hickey Ministries and holds degrees from: Bachelor of Arts in German, Oral Roberts University, 1990
Master of Arts in Modern History, University of Missouri, 1995
6. What is Marilyn Hickey’s connection to Muslims and Muslim countries?
Marilyn & Sarah Ministries is a bridge builder for people of all cultures and religious backgrounds, including Muslims and Muslim countries.
Because the suffering of mankind from poverty, violence, racism, and deficiency is counteractive to the philosophy of a bridge, Marilyn & Sarah Ministries is predominately focused on positively affecting negative circumstances in countries across the globe. At the heart of the organization lies the desire to connect people of all cultures, backgrounds, and religious beliefs with understanding, education, and humanitarian acts in order to benefit mankind.
Marilyn and Sarah’s passion to share God’s great love and truth often lead them to difficult places, including Muslim nations and lands oppressed by communism, cruel dictators, poverty, disaster, and disease. Marilyn has been working with various political, religious, and ethnic groups in Pakistan for nearly two decades building bridges of friendship and cooperation with all religions and races of the Muslim, Hindu, and Christian faith. Her 2016 trip turned out to be one of the most successful in Marilyn’s 40-plus year history of international ministry when over one million people attended her healing meeting in Pakistan.
7. Is there spiritual and financial oversight for Marilyn & Sarah Ministries?
Marilyn & Sarah Ministries is governed by an independently controlled Board of Directors who exercise both spiritual and financial oversight. For example, the Board of Directors’ review and approve an annual budget, and monitor monthly performance against the budget. As part of its oversight function, the board annually retains an outside accounting firm to perform an annual independent audit of the ministry financial statements.
8. Are Marilyn Hickey and Sarah Bowling affiliated with a denomination?
Marilyn and Sarah are Christian Bible teachers and are not affiliated with any specific religious denomination. They consider themselves bridge builders to all people, cultures, backgrounds, and religious beliefs.
9. What is a Marilyn & Sarah Ministries partner?
As a ministry Partner, you join with us, committing to a monthly gift of support for the mission God has given us. We pray for our Partners every day and our ministry staff joins us weekly to pray for your needs. We also ask our Partners to stand with us in prayer on a regular basis, and when urgent needs arise.
We believe by becoming a Partner with Marilyn & Sarah Ministries, you will share and benefit with us in three significant ways: bringing God’s miracles and healing to the sick, experience a deep love for the Bible, and a passion to take the gospel to the nations.
10. Why does Marilyn & Sarah Ministries ask for donations and what does Marilyn & Sarah Ministries do with the donations?
In 1976, God gave Marilyn a verse of Scripture that defined her mission: “The earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea” (Isaiah 11:9). From humble beginnings to the international organization known today as Marilyn & Sarah Ministries, it’s always been about reaching souls, helping people, and seeing nations impacted for Jesus.
Together, with the support of their friends and Partners, Marilyn and Sarah are impacting thousands of lives with the reality, compassion, and power of God’s Word through our daily television program, Today with Marilyn & Sarah, Bible teachings, international healing meetings, online resources, and print publications. Here are just a few things our friends and Partners have helped Marilyn and Sarah accomplish in their call to cover the earth with the Word while connecting every one to the heart of God:
- Traveled to over 140 countries, hosted 55 group tours, and more than 40 International Meetings. Marilyn currently teaches at international healing meetings using pre-recorded and live video technology.
- Held Pakistan’s largest religious gathering ever in 2016: 1 million attended (including 300 Imams), and hundreds of thousands gave their lives to Christ.
- Reach 130 countries though TV and media (with a potential audience of 2.2 billion households worldwide).
- Partner with Christian ministries that have Bible schools in Ukraine and Bangladesh.
- Send Bibles, teaching materials, and books to pastors and missionaries in other countries.
- Partner in teaching resources and book translation efforts.
- Support humanitarian relief efforts across the globe.
11. Where can I watch Today with Marilyn & Sarah?
Click here to view where Today with Marilyn & Sarah can be seen in your area.
12. Where can I find Marilyn Hickey & Sarah Bowling resources?
Our Store on our website contains all of Marilyn’s & Sarah’s previous and current resources for you including CD’s, DVD’s, Bible Study resources, Booklets and Books for purchase, as well as free downloads. Each resource contains a brief description for your review. You may also call our Customer Service Department toll free at 1-888-637-4545 for any resource questions you have.
13. What is the best way to get in touch with Marilyn and/or Sarah?
The best way to get in touch with Marilyn & Sarah is through our contact information either by mail or by phone:
Phone: (888) 637-4545
Fax: (303) 770-2752
Customer Service / Resources
TOLL-FREE 1-888-637-4545
Customer Service Email
[email protected]
Administrative Offices:
Marilyn & Sarah Ministries
6825 South Galena Street
Suite #300
Centennial, Colorado 80112
15. How do I put in a request for Marilyn Hickey or Sarah Bowling to speak at my church?
If you would like to invite Marilyn or Sarah to speak at your event, please submit a written invitation detailing the type of event, date options, expected attendance and any other pertinent details regarding expectations that would assist in their consideration.
We will make every effort to respond within two weeks of invitation receipt. Feel free to email invitations below.
For Marilyn:
Email Patsy Rosales at [email protected] or call 303-770-0400, ext#233 for more information.
Mailing address:
Patsy Rosales
Marilyn & Sarah Ministries
6825 South Galena Street
Suite #300
Centennial, Colorado 80112
For Sarah:
Email Tanya Yaremkiv at [email protected] or call 303-770-0400, ext#216 for more information.
Mailing address:
Tanya Yaremkiv
Marilyn & Sarah Ministries
6825 South Galena Street
Suite #300
Centennial, Colorado 80112