in Johannesburg led by Bill Bennot. As Vice President of His People International, Bennot maintained ties with former Maranatha ministers such as Rice Broocks. His People began cooperating with Every Nation in 1996, and unity talks around this time as well. The addition of His People to the EN stable greatly increased EN's footprint in Europe and Africa. Bennot is no longer affiliated with Every Nation. Responses to criticism Morton Blackwell, former special assistant to President Reagan (who formed Students for America to lobby for President Reagan's policies on campuses) claimed that he hadn't seen anything in Maranatha's doctrine "outside the Christian tradition." Ralph Reed, later to become famous as the president of the Christian Coalition, said that he thought Maranatha got "a bum rap" from its critics. Notable members Notable people to emerge from Maranatha include: Gregory Dickow, pastor of Life Changers International Church, based in Chicago Reggie White A. C. Green Debbye Turner, former Miss America Paul Wylie Terry Crews was briefly involved in the organization as a student at Western Michigan University, but left. Affiliated organizations Maranatha Campus Ministries, International Champions for Christ See also Every Nation References External links Full text of Churches That Abuse, Ronald Enroth. Posted with author's permission. Maranatha Christian Ministries is addressed in Chapters 5 and 7 Former Christian denominations Christian organizations established in 1971 Pentecostal denominations in North America Pentecostal denominations established in the 20th century Christian new religious movements 1971 establishments in Florida 1990 disestablishments in Florida