Editing Rick Joyner (section)

== Morningstar Ministries ==
Joyner was born in [[Raleigh, North Carolina]],<ref name=negativity>{{cite news|title=Negativity Scene:Bias Affected Ruling, Leader Says|publisher=Winston-Salem Journal|date=September 7, 1999|author=Stolberg, Mary |page=A1}}</ref> and grew up in [[Richmond, Virginia]].<ref name=prophecy/> With his wife, Julie, he founded MorningStar Ministries in [[Jackson, Mississippi]], in 1985.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newreleasetoday.com/authordetail.php?aut_id=876|title = Rick Joyner Author Profile &#124; Biography and Bibliography &#124; NewReleaseToday}}</ref>

By the mid-1990s Joyner was president of MorningStar Publications, located at that time in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]].<ref name = ChapmanCO940602>{{cite news|title=NFL Star Will Bring Message of Hope|publisher=The Charlotte Observer|date=June 2, 1994|page=1A|author=Chapman, Dan}}</ref>

By 1994, Joyner appeared in news reports<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1994/06/19/bible-built/|title = Bible Built}}</ref> regarding his participation in plans to build a biblical theme park, in particular, with [[Reggie White]], who had been unsuccessful in his attempts to purchase the Heritage USA theme park property.<ref>{{cite news|title=Reggie White Envisions Religious Theme Park Near Charlotte|publisher=The Charlotte Observer|date=February 7, 1999|author=Chandler, Charles|page=1H}}</ref>

The ministry hosts multiple conferences annually, with Christians from across the country and globe attending.

In 1997 Joyner purchased 320 acres of land in [[Wilkes County, North Carolina]], near [[Moravian Falls, North Carolina|Moravian Falls]] and moved the headquarters of MorningStar there from Charlotte.<ref name=prophecy>{{cite news|title=Ministry Based on Prophecy Sees Place in Wilkes County|publisher=Winston-Salem Journal|date=December 20, 1997|author=Railey, John|page=B9}}</ref>

In 2004 MorningStar purchased part of the [[Heritage USA]] complex (originally established by [[Jim Bakker]] and [[PTL Satellite Network|PTL]] in [[Fort Mill, South Carolina|Fort Mill]], [[South Carolina]]) for $1.6 million.<ref name=former>{{cite news|title=Former PTL Land Goes to Ministry|publisher=The Charlotte Observer|date=September 29, 2004|author=Tribble, Sarah Jane |page=1Y}}</ref>  The complex has been renamed Heritage International Ministries Conference Center.<ref>{{cite web | author = HIMCC Staff | date = December 25, 2016 | title = Heritage | location = Fort Mill, SC | publisher = Heritage International Ministries Conference Center (HIMCC) | url = http://www.heritageconferencecenter.org/about_us/ | work = HeritageConferenceCenter.org | access-date = 25 December 2016 | archive-date = 10 January 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170110061100/http://www.heritageconferencecenter.org/about_us/ | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Heritage+International+Ministries+Conference+Center/@35.0604132,-80.912073,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x95aee40d1105862a!8m2!3d35.0604132!4d-80.912073|title = Heritage Conference Center · 375 Star Light Dr, Fort Mill, SC 29715}}</ref> Joyner also promotes the Kingdom Business Association which is located in the same complex.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kbabiz.com/about-us/|title = About Us}}</ref>

Christ's Mandate for Missions (CMM) merged with MorningStar Missions in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eaglemissions.org/about/morningstar-missions/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326214533/http://eaglemissions.org/about/morningstar-missions/ |archive-date=2012-03-26 |title=MorningStar & CMM {{!}} EagleMissions}}</ref>