Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney; Director of the Christian Defense Coaltion

 

      Patrick J. Mahoney is a nationally known Christian social and political activist, and an ordained minister in the Reformed Presbyterian Church.  Reverend Mahoney works in Washington, D.C. and resides in Fredericksburg, Virginia with his wife Katie.  They have three grown daughters: Tara, Kaitlin and Dillon.

      Rev. Mahoney grew up on the Jersey Shore, in Ocean Township, New Jersey.  He attended the University of Dayton, OH and Faith School of Theology in Maine where he graduated in 1976.  He served from 1977-78 as Youth Pastor at El Bethel Church in New York City, where he received his first experience working with troubled youth and gang members.  From 1978 to 1981 he was part of the Pastoral staff of New Covenant Presbyterian Church in Pompano Beach, Florida where he was ordained as minister at large.  Here he began a social service program that strove to meet the needs of the surrounding community, and still continues strong today.

      In 1981 Rev. Mahoney moved to Connecticut to establish New Covenant Church and served there as a Pastor until 1987.  From 1987  until 1991 he was the Director of the Center for Christian Activism based in South Florida.  The Center was active in challenging the Church to establish Biblical principles in a hurt and fragmented world.  Rev. Mahoney has worked extensively on pro-life causes, homelessness, hunger, racism and other pressing issues of social justice from a Christ-centered biblical perspective. 

      In September of 1992 the Mahoney family moved to the Washington, D.C. area to assume a position as Director of the Joshua Project and Christian Defense Coalition.  This is a national ministry committed to challenging the Body of Christ to live out their faith in the public square.  In 1992, Rev. Mahoney co-founded the National Community Church which today has 1,110 believers meeting at the Union Station movie theater as they share the love of Christ in Washington, D.C. 

      For the past 30 years Rev. Mahoney has been an outspoken advocate for the struggling and oppressed in our society.  He has cris-crossed this country, speaking out with deep passion and conviction on broad issues of social justice.  He was the founding board member of two medical clinics.  One provides quality care for the poor and needy and the other is the only life affirming medical clinic reaching out to women with crisis pregnancies in Boise, Idaho. 

      Some of his activities have included: sleeping in a newspaper dumpster in New England to draw attention to the plight of the homeless; the establishing and operating of soup kitchens and food pantries and emergency shelters for the needy; established medical centers for the needy and assisting in the development of a program to ship medical supplies to war torn Central America in the 70’s and 80’s.  He was the first American to walk the Dublin to Belfast road for peace in Ireland and helped rebuild border roads with Northern Irish farmers.  Rev. Mahoney was the National Spokesperson for Operation Rescue and has been a national pro-life leader for over 30 years.

      Rev. Mahoney organized and led rallies and vigils for Chief Justice Roy Moore to publicly display the Ten Commandments in Montgomery, Alabama.  He also led the fight to keep Teri Shiavo alive in Pinellas Park, Florida and in Washington D.C.

      Rev. Mahoney was founder, and also served on the Executive Board, of the Alliance for Revival and Reformation.  This organization is made up of nationally known pastors, historians, theologians and pastors who are dedicated to spreading the message of repentance, biblical revival and cultural reformation.  He speaks in churches on on a regular basis concerning these topics.

      His work has been featured in the national media through such publications as Newsweek, Time, New York Times, the Associated Press, Washington Post, LA Times, and U.S. News & World Report.  Reverend Mahoney has been seen on Crossfire, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Nightline,  Larry King, Oprah, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, CNN, 48 Hours, 60 Minutes, MSNBC, BBC, 20/20, Fox News, Hannity and Colmes, The O’Reilly Factor, and the 700 Club.