Back in 1977, a New York City Police Officer by the name of Gerald Francis felt lead by the Lord to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to his fellow Officers. He had recently surrendered his heart to Jesus Christ. He formed an Organization called "Cops for Christ"

In 1981, we became an Incorporated Organization. In 1982, we received official departmental recognition and were received into the New York City Housing and Transit Police Department as an Evangelical Fraternal Organization. In 1987, we were formally accepted into the New York City Police Department's Committee of Police Societies (C.O.P.S.).

In 1987, we changed our name from "Cops for Christ" to "Police Officers for Christ, New York Area, Inc".

Upon Police Officer Francis's retirement, the Lord raised up another officer to lead the organization. Since then, this organization has been lead by many Christian Officers"