Who We Are Page

My name is Kerrigan Skelly and I am the founder of PinPoint Evangelism. Simply put, I am a former Pastor who God called out of the Pastorate to be a full-time Evangelist. You may ask yourself, "What is an Evangelist?" Well, Ephesians 4:11-12 tells us exactly what an Evangelist is. It says, “And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ;” Contrary to popular belief, Evangelists are not people who are specially gifted and called by God to do all the evangelizing for the Church of Jesus Christ. Evangelists are those who “equip the saints for the work of service.” They are those who teach the Body of Christ, the Church, how to evangelize Biblically. And that is the 1/2 of the ministry that God has called my family and I to.

The second 1/2 of our calling is boldly reaching out to the lost everywhere we go. We go to college campuses, bar/club districts, parades, festivals and other public places where there are large groups of people who need to hear the Gospel. Reaching out to the lost with the Gospel is the calling and duty of every Christian. The Great Commission makes it very clear that all Christians are called to evangelize the lost. Are you seeking to save that which is lost? Are you taking your part in the Great Commission like God has commanded you to? If you aren’t and you desire to learn how to take part in the Great Commission, then click on the "Our Seminar" or the "Contact Us" Link to the left and we will be honored to teach you how to evangelize simply, effectively, Biblically, the way Jesus did. Below you will find my individual testimony of how I became a Christian and how God called me out of the Pastorate to be a full-time Evangelist.

I was raised in a non-Christian home. While I was growing up, my mother usually took me to Church at least on the holidays. From when I was eight years old until I was twelve years old, she took me just about every Sunday. She did her best to raise me the way she knew how: to be a moral and law abiding citizen. When I became a teenager, I found "better things" to do as a young person. I would still go to Church on the holidays at times, but I was no Christian. When I went into the military after high school, God began to work in my life. I remember a young Christian man trying to have a Bible Study with me when I was in A.I.T. (Advanced Individual Training) in the Army. I stayed with it for a short period of time and then lost interest because I still loved my sin. As I moved to my permanent station at Ft. Bragg, NC, God continued to work in my life. By the Grace of God, a Christian Supervisor was put over me. He began witnessing to me and I began going to Church on Sundays. I also met someone back home in Maryland who would take me to Church when I visited. God was working in my life in many different ways, but I still resisted Him. I knew I was on my way to Hell because of my sins, but thought I had "plenty" of time for "religious things" later on. It wasn’t until a tragedy happened in my life that I was awakened to the fragileness of life. It wasn’t until my Grandmother died that I realized I could die at anytime. God has power over life and death and God could demand me to give an account of my life at any time He chose. As far as anyone knew, my Grandmother was in good health. Then, while visiting my mother in Maryland, she went into a coma. About two weeks later she died. What God spoke to my heart through my grandmother dying was this: "What would happen to you if I took your life in the same way that I took your Grandmother's?" I knew I was on my way to Hell and I knew a change needed to happen in my life. Shortly after she died, I was lying in my bed one night and decided to give my life to Jesus Christ. That night, before I went to sleep, I repented of my sins and put my faith in Jesus Christ. I surrendered ALL to Him and I haven't been the same since. God removed from me my heart of stone and gave me a heart of flesh. He put His Holy Spirit in me which gave me new desires, desires to do what He wanted me to do instead of what I wanted to do.

I immediately felt a call to Christian ministry. I ran from my call for a year or so and then I finally gave in. I started out by going to school part-time, while working on the side, until God provided a way for me to go to school full-time. Since I have become a Christian, I have been a Youth Pastor, a Sunday School Teacher, a Worship Leader for Youth and Adults, a J.O.Y. Group Pastor of College/Career age people, an Associate Pastor and a Senior Pastor. I have always had a hunger and desire to see the lost saved. Unfortunately, at the beginning of my Christian life, I had zeal without knowledge. In order to become a better witness, I began studying about evangelism and revivals. When I read about revivals I got very excited. I got excited because of how much God worked amongst His people and how many lost sinners got saved. Then around Christmas 2003, I picked up a book called Revival’s Golden Key (which is now called Way Of The Master ). I looked at the back and saw that it was written by a strange looking New Zealander named Ray Comfort. I had no idea who this guy was, so I almost didn’t buy it. Then I looked at the commendations on the back of the book and there were many by people I respected, so I decided to buy it. I read all the way through the book in no time, but it wasn’t about what I expected it to be about. It was about Evangelism. I began putting the principles that I learned from that book into action and was very pleased with the evangelistic encounters I had. Then I discovered The Great News Network through Ray Comfort’s website . I signed up for Evangelism Boot Camp #3 which was in Dallas in October 2004. I witnessed to more people in the first day of Evangelism Boot Camp then I had in the whole year of 2003. I came back from Boot Camp on fire for God and haven’t been the same since. I lost much of the fear that I had when witnessing and God made me much bolder to reach the lost for Him. Now I witness to just about every person that I possibly can. I strive to always be a nobody telling anybody about a somebody who came to save everybody! I thank God for the ministry of Ray Comfort (Living Waters) and The Great News Network! It was back in October 2004 that God began to make it very clear to me that He was calling me to be an Evangelist. It just wasn’t the right time yet. But it was less then a year later that God called me out of the Pastorate to full-time Evangelism. So, my wife, my two kids and I stepped out in faith, sold most of our possessions and moved East to North Carolina, where God led us to start PinPoint Evangelism. God has blessed us richly for being obedient to His call on our life.

I was born again by God's grace on August 1, 1996. I realized the life of sin I was leading was condemning me before God's throne. Knowing how much I had offended God, I cried out for His forgiveness for hours. I heard the rejoicing in heaven over my salvation as I trusted in Christ as my Lord and Savior. I called all my family to tell them I had believed in Jesus and was saved, before I really understood what that meant. Of all my family, my sister was the only one thrilled with my news. Of course, she was already saved by God's mercy, so she was thankful. Soon after I got saved, I met my beautiful bride to be, Leonida, in a discipleship class. After a six month courtship, we were married.

I retired from the U.S. Navy in May 2001 and returned with my wife to Hawaii. I sold vacuum cleaners for a year and then began as a letter carrier with the United States Post Office. Unfortunately, I lived a lukewarm walk with my Lord Jesus for almost eight years. Sometimes I was red hot for His Kingdom and many times I was cold hearted. I heard a message called Hell's Best Kept Secret by Ray Comfort in July 2004. This teaching along with other teachings began to reveal my horrible condition before the Lord. I realized I would be one that God would spew out of His mouth if I did not get right with Jesus. As I studied the Bible over the weeks, I realized how little I understood the True Gospel of Jesus (Galatians 1). I would wake up in the middle of the night and cry out to God for hours in prayer, seeking His will. I began to understand what a great salvation we have in Him. I knew I was returning to my first love: Jesus Christ and was doing so with all my heart, soul, mind and strength.

I began to step out in faith and share the Gospel with others. Exercising my faith by witnessing strengthened my spiritually. It helped me to resist temptations, study more, pray more and continue to seek the lost for the glory of Jesus (John 15). As I grew, I realized that I needed to practice the righteousness that Jesus walked in. I realized that I shouldn't be relying on worldly teachings of men that would excuse sin in my life (1 John 3). I realized that out of my free will, I needed to resist sin by the power of the Holy Spirit. I needed to obey my Lord and Savior.

The Lord began to move me to study open air preaching. I found that as I witnessed to 2-3 people others would come around and listen. It is during this time that I attended two Evangelism Boot Camps put on by The Great News Network. It was at these Boot Camps that I met and heard the testimony of Kerrigan Skelly. I began praying for him back in 2005, as I believed the Lord would lead me into ministry with him.

This really helped me in the area of standing up and proclaiming the Gospel. The Lord led others and me to establish The Great News Oahu evangelism team. It was an itinerant ministry geared towards reaching out to the lost and training other Christians to join us in doing the same (Luke 10:2). I spoke at a few Churches about the need of Christians to step out and share the Gospel.

After Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, there were four category four hurricanes lined up to hit Hawaii. As I studied these storms and began asking the Lord to avert them, I realized God was telling me to move my family off the islands of Hawaii. I began praying for a move to North Carolina. We would be able to minister to my family that lived there, as well as do the Lord's work there. A few months after I began praying, I asked my wife what she thought about North Carolina. She confirmed that she had already been praying the same thing. Hallelujah! This was the first of many confirmations and doors the Lord would open. I found out the Skelly's were moving there and I began to get excited. As we prayed for a city to minister in, the Lord kept bringing Fayetteville to my heart. Fayetteville?!?!

Meanwhile, back in Hawaii, we had also started a School of Biblical Evangelism (S.O.B.E.) study at a brother in Christ's house. We watched as God grew this study and worked in the lives of the people who attended. We began to go out to Waikiki and other venues regularly to preach, hand out tracts and witness 1-2-1. Many people got to hear the full truth of the Gospel to the glory of Jesus! Witnessing and working in the labor field together bonds the brothers and sisters in supernatural love. I had never experienced such wonderful relationships with God's people before. Sadly, some would leave due to doctrinal issues and not return to God's labor of love for the lost.

As we continued in earnest prayer for our move, God opened and shut doors. Praise the Lord, two years later, the Lord answered our prayers in amazing ways! I have my family secured in our new home in Fayetteville. I am now working full-time to reach out on college campuses and on the streets with Kerrigan and Jesse Morrell. God is fulfilling the very desires of our hearts! That is, to be salt and light in North Carolina to people who so desperately need to know the Jesus of the Bible. Praise God!