Welcome to the E.L. Branch Ministries YouTube channel! Rev. Dr. Edward L. Branch is a native of Chicago! He relocated to Detroit in 1975 and served the New Jerusalem Baptist Church as assistant pastor, then became associate minister of the New Bethel Baptist Church in 1976 under the late Rev. C.L. Franklin. In 1977 he was called as pastor of the Third New Hope Baptist Church where he served for forty-two years, retiring December 31, 2019. Pastor Branch's ministry has reached more than twenty countries on five continents. He boldly embraces Luke 4:18 as his personal mission statement: "The Spirit of The Lord is upon me for he has anointed me to preach the gospel..." His ministry is one of justice and liberation for all people. Pastor Branch is committed to making the wounded whole.