hiː fˈaʊndᵻd mˈiːd mˈɪnɪstɹiz nˈaʊ mˈaʊntɪntˌɑːp mˈɪnɪstɹiz wˈɜːldwaɪd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ, hiː ɹᵻloʊkˈeɪɾᵻd hɪz mˈɪnɪstɹi fɹʌm sˈaʊθ dɐkˈoʊɾə ænd ˌɪndiːˈænə tə lˈeɪk sˈɪɾi, flˈɔːɹɪdə.
He founded Meade Ministries (now Mountaintop Ministries Worldwide) in 1984, he relocated his ministry from South Dakota and Indiana to Lake City, Florida.