ARIM History

Welcome to Anointed Remnant International Ministries (ARIM)! We are a Church of God denomination located in Prattville, Alabama with Elders, Ministers, and Deacons located nationally and internationally to carryout the Great Commission.

As Christians, we believe that Jesus Christ is our Savior and Lord and that our submission to His Lordship is the foundation of the Church. We believe that it is God's will for each Christian to know the Lord personally and to have a daily relationship with Him. We share a common dedication to study the Bible, pray passionately, deeply worship God, and maintain a devotional lifestyle. We also believe that strong family relationships, with God as the center, lead to a vibrant church community. Visitors are always Welcome and shown Love at ARIM.

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During the fall of 2002 while faithfully serving as Elders on the ministerial staff of New Way Praise & Worship International Church in Miami, Florida; Pastor & Co-Pastor Bradley clearly heard the voice of God divinely directing the conception and birth of ARIM. The Army active duty couple were entering the last year of a three-year tour assignment with orders to Korea and return assignment to Birmingham, Alabama.
God placed Co-Pastor Gwen Bradley at her home church New Jericho Missionary Baptist in a capacity to pray for and ministry to his people, simultaneously placing Pastor W. Bradley in a capacity to establish and serve as Assistant Pastor of a Multicultural Gospel Church in Korea.
God’s divine church placement of Pastor & Co-Pastor served as the pre-knowledge base for ARIM. Upon the completion of Pastor W. Bradley’s Korea assignment he return to the Prattville/Millbrook area the Pastoral Couple immediately (5 days later) established the Anointed Remnant Ministry Bible Study conducted on July 28th 2004 in the LaQuinta Hotel Prattville, Alabama.
The Bible Study was conducted at the LaQuinta Hotel for seven weeks until Hurricane Ivan struck the Alabama cost, causing the hotel facility to be used for post Hurricane support. Three weeks later God provide a location (3375 HWY 14 Fountain Plaza) to conduct the First Sunday Worship service on October 10th 2004.

* During this First Year of ministry God empowered ARIM to experience, implement and complete the following:

• Implemented a flourishing weekly 5: 00 AM Tuesday Morning Prayer
• Provide Thanksgiving Food Boxes for 5 families
• Provide Family & Children Clothing/Cost Support during Christmas
• Implement a ministry wide 40 Day Fast while reading and completing the Purpose Driven Life Book
• Completed a four month study/reading of the biblically based book “Breaking Strongholds on the African American Family”
• Conducted a Multi-Congregational support Baptism at East Memorial Baptist Church
• Conduct a 4 week biblical study, question and answer session on the movie “The Passion of Christ”
• Conduct two (5:00 AM & 10:30 AM) Resurrection Sunday Services with an Offsite Breakfast Fellowship
• Implement a quarterly Bible Team: challenge, fun, food and fellowship night
• Complete a comprehensive study of the Book of Acts
• Implement a Ministry Night at the Theater Program
• Conducted a study of the biblically based book “Approval Addiction”
• Conducted a Discipleship Training Study

* Two months into ARIM’s Second Year God opened a door for the ministry to relocate and return to West Prattville (1302 Hwy 31North) a stand-alone larger facility. Also, during this second year God graciously empowered ARIM to improve every established ministry, implement new ministries and complete the following:

• Conducted a second Ministry Offsite Planning Seminar (Dec 2005)
• Designated as National Day of Prayer Coordinators for the State of Alabama
• Designated as Coordinators of the Alabama’s Governor’s Prayer Team
• Established a early morning second worship service “The Furnace Ministry” (January 2006)
• Coordinated Community Prayer held in the City Council Chambers
• Served on National Day Of Prayer Planning Team for the City of Prattville
• Established several youth ministries (KOPP, Extreme Generation and A Praise Dance Team)
• Implemented a 16 week Strategic Prayer Training Course
• Coordinated a community “Threshing Floor Home Book Study” prior to attending the Threshing Floor Conference.
• Implemented Rick Warrens six week “Community Transformation” topical study
• Implemented a six week biblical study on “ Spiritual Gifts”
• Licensed and/or Ordained two Ministers, three Deacons and three Elders within the USA and 27 Internationally (Korea, Germany, Belgium, Japan and Canada)
• Facilitated a eight week biblical study on “Family Finance” with Crown Ministry by author Larry Burkett
• Implemented a Transportation Support Ministry
• Conducted several Ministry at the Movies/Cinema fellowships
• Conducted an outreach Super Bowl fellowship
• Conducted a four month topical study on the “Tabernacle”
• Conducted two congregational clothing drives for youth support profit
• Establish a second Ministers, Deacons and Ministry of Helps 14 month Training Course
• Established a Fourth Sunday Youth fellowship offsite breakfast

ARIM entered the third year (JAN 2007) under a God’s given annual theme of “ Living In The Word with Authority and Power” Colossians 3:1-17. During the third year God set in motion a rapidly increase within the ARIM congregation population, increasing it from 118 to 239. In October 2007 ARIM united under the Church of God denomination and purchased a 485 seat; 13,500 sq.ft church facility (1353 Reed Street). ARIM has continued the successful servant work as outlined in the previous ministry years. The above accomplishments only outline a few of the task, which God has so graciously enabled ARIM to birth, implement and/or complete.

Bishop Dr.Willie L. Bradley, Jr

Bishop Bradley is a retired United States Army active duty Lieutenant Colonel currently serving as Assistant Principal for Prattville High School. During his 21-year tenure of military service, God has ordered his steps to serve as directed by the Holy Spirit in the following leadership positions: A founding member of the Heidelberg Germany Gospel Church; Lay Pastor- Pioneer Gospel Church Hanua, Germany; Assistant Pastor- Multicultural Gospel Ministry Taegu, Korea and numerous Executive Administrative positions.  He established and implemented various prospectuses across Southwest Asia, South America, Korea, Germany, Holland and the United States inclusive of Motivational Bible-Training/Studies; Men & Women Leadership Empowerment Seminars; Youth of Purpose and Family Love Workshops.  

Bishop Bradley presently serves as the Co-National Area Leader for the Nation Day of Prayer Southeast Region (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands) while interceding as the State of Alabama Governor’s Prayer Team Co-Leader.  

His ministry crosses all racial, denominational, cultural, age and gender lines.  “Bishop W”, as his congregation affectionately refers to him, was ordained to the position of Bishop by the National Church of God in June of 2008, with his initial licensing and ordination by the historically documented First Missionary Baptist Church of Leavenworth, Kansas.  He holds the following degrees: BS in Psychology/Human Service, Masters of Administration, Masters of Strategic Military Operations/Plans, and a Doctorate of Divinity. 

Bishop W. Bradley is married to Pastor (Co-Founder) Gwendolyn M. Bradley, wherein God has entrusted with three loving children: Adrian, Andreas, Andria Joy and one grandson, Aiden.  He gives all Praise to God for his many blessings.  

Prophetess Dr. Gwendolyn M. Bradley

Gwendolyn M. Bradley, a native of Prattville, Alabama, is a woman of faith and a vessel willing to press into the Throne Room of God through prayer and fasting.  Her anointing in the area of prayer is evident by the evoking presence of the Holy Spirit.  She humbly operates in her God given gifts as intercessor, prophetess, evangelist, teacher and pastor.  Pastor Bradley challenges the Body of Christ to tap into the promises of God through fervent and consistent prayer.   Her ministry crosses racial, denominational, cultural, and generational and gender lines.

Prophetess Bradley is a graduate of Huntingdon College with a B.S. in Accounting.  Immediately after graduation she married Army Officer Willie Bradley and the couple began to travel the world together . 

 During her 21 year tenure of military family service God has ordered her steps to serve in a variety of ministry settings including: Founding member of the Heidelberg, Germany Gospel Church; Protestant Women of the Chapel European Executive Council and Founder of several (USA and Europe) Intercessory Prayer and Women’s Ministries.  Pastor Bradley was licensed and ordained in Leavenworth, Kansas at the historic First Baptist Church under the leadership of Dr’s Donald and Lois Sprague.

Prophetess Bradley is an International Conference Key-note Speaker, conducting city-wide conferences in Seoul and Teague Korea.  She served as the prayer coordinator for Central Alabama Prayer Leaders Network, National Day of Prayer Coordinator for the State of Alabama and The Governor’s Prayer Team Coordinator for the State of Alabama. She also serves as an intercessor for and with the city officials of the City of Prattville, Alabama. Her dedication to the ministry of prayer has been featured on radio and Trinity Broadcasting Network TV.   Serving Jesus is her passion and desire. 

She is the Co-founder and Co-pastor of Anointed Remnant International Church of God in Prattville, Alabama, where God so graciously established the ministry to “Lovingly embrace God's people in their present position and lead them to Jesus desired perfect position". The ministry provides accountability to leaders in Korea, Canada, Germany, Belgium and Japan.

Prophetess Bradley resides in Prattville, Alabama with her husband Bishop (Lieutenant Colonel- Ret.) Willie Bradley, US Army. Their ministry is local, national and international. They have three beautiful children: Adrian, Andreas and Andria-Joy, and one grandchild, Aiden.