thumb Robert Stearns is an American pastor and Evangelical Christian leader who founded Eagles' Wings Ministries located in Clarence, New York and currently pastors the historic Tabernacle Church in Orchard Park, New York.
A "leading voice in the Christian Zionist movement,"[1] Stearns is the leader and co-founder of the annual Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem: The single largest international Christian Zionist event and during which thousands of churches worldwide pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
Upon returning home to Buffalo, New York, Robert discussed the possibilities of founding a pro-Israel ministry with the Rev.
Stearns founded many Eagles' Wings organizational initiatives, a main component of which is sponsoring trips to Israel.
Bishop Stearns has brought over 25,000 people to the Holy Land,[9] and has led dozens of specifically Christian delegations to visit Israel.
The first was Prepare the Way,[21] followed by Keepers of the Flame, The Cry of Mordecai, the Watchmen on the Wall manual and most recently, No We Can't.
[18] In addition to his four books, Robert released a solo album entitled The Impossible Dream and performed at the 15th anniversary ceremony of the September 11 attacks in St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City.
[28][29][30] Stearns preaches that "God has a plan, a purpose, a destiny for your life," using Biblical examples such as Esther, "an average, ordinary, everyday person who life had not dealt a good hand to," and yet "God had a plan for Esther.
[33] In July 2013, Stearns was named as the bishop of a historic church in Orchard Park, New York, called the Tabernacle.