ABOUT US

  Cherokee Redemptive Ministries Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit ministry that ministers to the spiritual, physical and material needs of the Native American people. The ministry focus at this time is primarily on children and senior citizens. As opportunities arise, it will include other age groups. Our area of ministry is the Cherokee Reservation in Cherokee, N.C. The ministry is governed by a board of directors and is an all volunteer ministry. No monetary compensation is paid to anyone involved in the ministry. Therefore, 100% of all donations that the ministry receives go to the Lord’s work. All donations given to the ministry are tax deductible.

 We believe that as Native American people, we do not have to give up our Native culture and heritage in order to become Christians and serve our Creator. We believe that all things that the Creator made are good. We do not worship trees, rivers, animals or anything else that He made. We worship only the Creator and His son Jesus. We worship the Creator and not His creation. We respect all life and believe that all life is sacred because it was given by the Creator. We strive to incorporate into our worship those parts of our culture and heritage that will bring glory to Creator. We use our native drums, rattles and flutes in our worship. We want to bring glory to the Creator in everything that we do.

 Ministry founders, David and Sandra Sherrill, are descendants of both the Cherokee and Powhatan Nations and are enrolled members of the Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama.  (Roll Numbers 32259 and 32260)  The Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama is one of 5 state recognized Cherokee Tribes in the United States. The Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama is recognized by the State of Alabama and has representatives on the Alabama Indian Affairs Commission. Echota Cherokee Tribal Lands are on Lacon Mountain in Cullman County, Alabama. David is a direct descendant of both Chief Powhatan and Matoaka who was also called Pocahontas.

Sandra is a retired corporate officer having retired after 30 years with a large electrical contractor. David is a retired Navy Chief Petty Officer having retired after 23 years of service. He also retired after nearly 20 years of service in the trucking industry. David is an ordained minister. He holds a B.A. in Biblical Studies, an M.A. in Biblical Studies and Doctorates in both Biblical Studies and Theology. Sandra and David have a son and a daughter and three grandchildren.

David is on the volunteer chaplain staff at the Cherokee Indian Hospital, and he and Sandra are the chaplains at the Tsali Care Center in Cherokee.  It is only through the prayers and contributions of our ministry partners that we can accomplish what God has ordained to be done in our area of ministry.  We would ask that you prayerfully consider becoming a partner in the ministry that God has given us to oversee.  All donations to Cherokee Redemptive Ministries, Inc. are Tax deductible by authority of Section 170 (b) (1) (a) of IRS code.  Tax ID# 04-3827714 Cherokee Redemptive Ministries, Inc.