Cambridge Community Outreach Tabernacle (CCOT) had its beginning under another well known ministry. While attending a convention in Tennessee, Rev. Dr. Nerissa Clarke heard the voice of God speak to hear clearly in her ears saying “Whom shall I send and who will go for me?”

Soon after this divine encounter with God, the overseer for the New England Region (of which she was apart) also heard from the Lord concerning her calling to the ministry. In 1981, she was appointed pastor in Cambridge. It was a small beginning with her and her children in their living room. By faith, they started to evangelize in the community. The Lord blessed their efforts and the greatest excitement was when a lady accepted Jesus Christ into her home. God miraculously increased the congregation and it became necessary as time went on to move to another facility.

We were forced by growth to occupy seven different locations before we found a place that we could call our own. The church was able to purchase a building at 190 Harvard Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. However, much renovation, and in fact a complete remodeling of the building had to take place which needless to say was extremely costly.

However being a servant of God who lived a life of prayer and fasting and having experienced many miracles in her life through faith in the mighty God of signs and wonders! Rev. Dr. Clarke forged ahead and pressed her way through. The Lord moved mightily as she met the Lord’s requirements with hard work and much sacrifice.
As she continued to seek the Lord, the specific calling, gifts and anointing on her life were revealed. These were confirmed through servants of God with the prophetic voice; and who were sent to the sanctuary to confirm all that was shown her.

The vision of a healing and deliverance ministry was birthed in her spirit. She knew there was more than having church as usual! More than religious customs and traditions! Even other revelations came that the “mercy drops” were falling but there were showers of blessings that needed to be released from the heavenlies.

There came the time and season in 1997, to leave the nest of the mother church and the comfort zone. It was time to soar with the eagles. From this move, C.C.O.T was birthed.

Rev. Dr. Clarke is the overseer and senior pastor. She is accompanied by Rev. Allan Clarke as co-pastor and who has the apostolic anointing on his life and the prophetic mantle. They seek to follow in Christ’s footsteps and to line up with His word.

Cambridge Community Outreach Tabernacle is in the business of pulling down religious customs, traditions and avoiding legalism which are evidently stumbling blocks to God’s children and their blessings. God’s servants are lining up with His word according to Isaiah 61:2-3, “to proclaim liberty to the captives…the oil of joy for mourning…” and according to Matthew 10:1, “…to heal the sick; heal all manner of diseases and to shoot the children of God into their destiny.”

As a training ground for ministers and potential pastors, C.C.O.T encourages covenant partners to discover their gifts and are supported fully as their gifts and calling on their lives are revealed.

C.C.O.T strives to fulfill Jesus’ prophetic word: [“you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free”] through teaching and preaching the word followed by miracles, signs and wonders, the covenant partners then can move into the blessing mentioned by the prophetic utterance of Paul stated in III John 1:2 [“…that you prosper and be in health even as your soul prospereth.”]

We the people of C.C.O.T desire to have God present an open heaven over the ministry and that we may function under the authority of the government of heaven and follow directions of the Captain of God’s heavenly host. The Head of the Church and the Chief Shepherd Jesus Christ!

We purpose to give the Most High God all the glory and all the praise which belong to Him!