Enhanced VolunteerVoice of Calvary Ministries (VOCM) was founded in 1975 by Dr. John M. Perkins. VOCM takes as its mission the words that Jesus quoted at the inauguration of His earthly ministry when he read from Isaiah 61:1-2:
“The spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners, and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” (Luke 4:18-19)
We believe that the good news which Jesus proclaims includes spiritual transformation, but also includes reaching one’s full potential economically, physically, and socially so that one does not remain poor. Beyond that, we believe that transformed individuals should work to transform their communities. Verse 4 of Isaiah 61 from which Jesus reads says: