Champions For Christ - CFC Timeline

CFC Timeline

• 1985—Champions for Christ established as a ministry of Maranatha (was not separately incorporated)

• October, 1986—“Champions for Christ” is used in commerce for the first time, according to records filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office. “Champions for Christ” logo is registered as a trademark of Maranatha Christian Churches, Inc.

• November 28, 1990—The now defunct Maranatha Christian Churches, Inc. transfers the entire interest and goodwill of the Champions for Christ name and logo to Word of Life Church, Midland, TX (later renamed Mid Cities Christian Church). This is the church where Rice Broocks was then based.

• 1996 (n.d.)—Champions for Christ is an active University of Minnesota ministry operating out of the Minneapolis Maranatha Christian Fellowship church pastored by Bruce Harpel.

• November 22, 1996—Champions for Christ refiles the old Maranatha-owned CFC logo and the typed name, “Champions for Christ” with the US Patent and Trademark Office, claiming 10/1986 as the first use in commerce, thus claiming CFC’s Maranatha history.

• 1998 - Darrell Green speaks as a Champions for Christ board member on the PBS program, Religion & Ethics.