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Bishop Jimmie Williams
Bishop Jimmie Williams was born on July 20, 1954 in Miami, Florida. The sixth child born to Roosevelt Williams, Sr. and Willie Belle Williams, Bishop Williams is a native south Floridian where he received his formative education. In addition to his formative education, he has also received a Bachelor of Religious Studies from the Maranatha School of Religious Studies and an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity degree from the Saint Thomas University in Jacksonville, Florida.
It was during a revival in 1975 at the Macedonia Church of God in Christ in Miami, Florida conducted by the late Dr. Oliver Crooms that Dr. Williams, in his early 20’s, was saved. In that same year, he received the baptism of the holy ghost at a revival conducted by Evangelist Roland Neal. While serving faithfully at the Macedonia Church of God in Christ under the tutelage of Superintendent Paul Golatt, Sr., affectionately called Dad Golatt, Bishop Williams accepted the call of God on his life to preach the gospel.
In 1980, he was ordained elder in the Church of God In Christ under the leadership of Bishop Jacob Cohen. Because of his faithful service to the Lord, he was appointed pastor of Saint Paul Church of God in Christ in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1989 by Bishop Jacob Cohen. He served at Saint Paul Church of God in Christ for three years until the Lord led him to establish his own ministry and gave him the name Lighthouse Worship Center Church of God In Christ. During the infancy of this ministry, Bishop Williams and his congregation of 35, were in a shared facility, Calvary Chapel Church of God In Christ in Fort Lauderdale, Florida from 1991 to 1993.
His ministry began to experience growth in membership. Thus in 1993, Bishop Williams secured a storefront facility for his 35 member congregation. While at the storefront facility, Dr. Williams’ congregation grew to 80. Because of God’s favor, this spiritual leader moved from a store-front bay to the present location where the weekly attendance is over 500.
Many lives have been touched by this leader’s message of hope, love, and inspiration; thus, Lighthouse Worship Center Church of God in Christ, has become a home and foundation for divine and miraculous displays.
Bishop Williams has earned the reputation of being a gifted, anointed teacher and preacher of the gospel and a great psalmist. Not only is he a visionary, but he also has a passion for the ministry. Bishop Williams is dedicated to his church and is also active in service to the community with a deep passion for outreach ministries that extend beyond the boundaries of the church; such as the “Feed the Children” program.
Bishop Williams is the very proud, dedicated and devoted husband to his lovely wife of 39 years, Iris E. Williams, who both share their life’s missions with two beautiful daughters, Jasmine and Jimiris
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Bishop Michael Hill
The call of God was evident upon Bishop Michael Eugene Hill, Sr. from early childhood. As a son of the Church of God in Christ, the Lord’s hand rested heavily upon him as he was being prepared for the ministry. Throughout each era in his life, God was priming him for a divine purpose.
Bishop Michael Hill Sr. is a native of Detroit, Michigan. Upon completing high school, he attended Detroit College of Business and Highland Park Junior College majoring in accounting. He also attended Saints Junior College in Lexington, Mississippi.
Bishop Hill’s father, Bishop Robert Hill, was an exceptional man of God, and both his father and his mother, Mrs. Cozette Hill, have played a very influential and nurturing role in his life.
After the demise of his father in 1986, Bishop Michael Eugene Hill Sr. assumed leadership of Kingdom International Church of God in Christ. Bishop Michael Eugene Hill Sr. has moved the church forward introducing innovative and exciting changes into the ministry that have ignited and propelled it to new heights, and inspired countless people of various nationalities. A highlight of his work came in 1997 when he led the church into its new edifice located in Dearborn, MI, this being the first African American church to locate into that city.
Bishop Michael Eugene Hill Sr. presently serves faithfully in the Church of God in Christ at various levels. In November, 2011, he was officially installed as the Jurisdictional Prelate of the Great Lakes First Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of Michigan following the demise of Bishop Clifford C. Dunlap. Prior to this God ordained elevation, Bishop Hill served as Superintendent of the Deliverance District, Administrative Assistant to the Bishop, and Chairman of the Finance Committee for the Jurisdiction. Internationally, Bishop Michael Eugene Hill, Sr. served as President of the International Youth Department from 2004 – 2008. He also serves the local community as a Chaplin for the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office.
Bishop Michael Eugene Hill, Sr. has been the loving husband of Missionary Pearl Hill for over 37 years. This loving union produced two beautiful children and five wonderful grandchildren: a daughter NaKisha Hill and her children, Dwight III, Micah, and Christian; and a son, Michael E. Hill, Jr. (Katrina) and their daughters, Kyla and Keliah. His devotion and love for his family is perpetually evident and divinely reminiscent of the love that Christ shows to the church.
Bishop Michael Eugene Hill, Sr. is a very talented and anointed man of God who harbors the musical ministry gifts of singing and playing the organ; gifts that were imparted to him as a young boy. However, God, in his infinite wisdom, saw fit to elevate him from the soft touch of the ivory to the realm of spiritual warfare. Bishop Michael Eugene Hill, Sr. believes in preaching and teaching the Word of God and empowering the people of God to live according to Kingdom Principles. He has dedicated his ministry to meeting the needs of the total man; studying daily and searching the scriptures for fresh bread to feed God’s people. His unique outlook on life in the Kingdom of God effortlessly attracts people of all ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds affording him the opportunity to plant the seed of the Gospel of Truth across the United States.
Bishop Michael Eugene Hill, Sr. credits the depth of his love for family and people, the foundation laid by his parents, and his strong roots in the church for being the core of the phenomenal success he’s experienced in his ministry.
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Evangelist Dorinda Clark-Cole
The second from the youngest of The Clark Sisters, Dorinda attributes her fiery, convicting singing style to her mother, Dr. Mattie Moss-Clark, who saw the gift of singing and preaching in her at an early age. Back in the 1960’s and 70’s, when other children their age were playing outside, Dorinda and her sisters had to work on their now famous familial harmonies. She says, “We made a lot of sacrifices. My mom was a stickler for making sure we rehearsed before we went out to perform. If we had an engagement on a Saturday or Sunday, during the week she would call us in and say, ‘Hey ya’ll I need you to come in here and rehearse.’ That’s when mom started really putting the discipline in us. She would say, ‘Karen, I want you to take that microphone and sing this note…and now Dorinda, I want you to talk a little bit.’ When Karen the youngest turned five we started recording. She saw the gifts and talents within us and started shaping and molding us. She taught us discipline along with how to use our gifts. We still have those gifts today. It was all in preparation for what we do today as recording artists, writers and producers.” The gift of talking that Dorinda’s mother saw in her as a little girl has evolved into a phenomenal preaching ministry that goes hand in hand with her singing ministry. “I can’t get around the both of them; I can’t leave the stage without saying something…and even when I preach, I can’t leave without singing a line of something,” she laughs.Today this gift has made room for her to serve in ministry to God's glory, while juggling her life as a wife, mother of two; Nikkia and Greg Jr. and grandmother of one DJ.
Career
Dorinda has been evangelizing and juggling hundreds of speaking engagements annually for over twenty years, along with her singing career and being a wife and mother. She ministers nationally as well as internationally in countries such as England, Japan, Germany, France, Korea and South Africa. She made history in South Africa, having been the first woman to minister in the pulpit to over 4,000 people. Dr. Cole has followed in her mother's footstep by having several leadership roles in the International Church of God in Christ. She currently serves as Assistant to the Elect Lady of the Evangelism Department of the Church. She is a also member and administrator at the Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ under the leadership of Bishop J. Drew Sheard.
And to add to that, she is the new host of TCT Network’s Dorinda Show, co-host of TCT’s Celebrate on the Road, former Stellar Awards host, guest judge on Verizon's "How Sweet The Sound" national televised competition, the former spokes model for Donna Vinci Clothing and her “Rose Collection” is now distributed by Terra Mina Fashions. She has since partnered with MR. SONG, an immaculate fashion designer of Detroit, in creating The Bloom Collection, a couture collection of hat adorning accessories. She is also the Founder and CEO of Lifeline Productions Inc., which holds an annual Singers & Musicians Conference. In September 2004 she received an honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Mt. Carmel Theological Seminary of Fresno, CA.
Music
In June 2002 Dorinda released her self-titled album Dorinda Clark- Cole on Gospo Centric Records/Zomba Label Group. This was followed in August 2005 by her sophomore album The Rose of Gospel on Gospo Centric Records/Zomba Label Group. The album debuted in Billboard’s Top 5 and garnered a Grammy Nomination for the Best Traditional Soul Gospel album & won 2007 and 2009 Stellar Award for the “Best Female Artist of The Year”. Her third project Take It Back was released in April 2008 on Gospo Centric Records/ Zomba Label Group. Her latest release, an EP Album titled In the Face of Change, included BAMM, which was a “Verizon Select”. In early spring of 2009, Dorinda received the honor of performing Nothing but the Truth for the Sojourner Truth unveiling on Capitol Hill for 1st Lady Michelle Obama and other officials. Dorinda's solo career continues to progress with a newly established deal with Light Records in 2010.
As a member of the world renowned Clark Sisters, Dr. Cole won three Grammys in 2008. Live – One Last Timewon the Best Traditional Gospel Album. Its album track "Blessed & Highly Favored" won the Best Gospel Performance as well as the individual Best Gospel Song. With the group she appeared nationally on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, ABC's "The View", Bobby Jones Gospel, Lift Every Voice, Gospel Superfest, TBN’s Praise the Lord, The Stellar Award and The Lady of Soul Awards.
Testimony
However, she hasn’t always been at such a joyous place in her life. Dorinda was once a wounded soul who contemplated suicide and now testifies about that very trying time in her life. She recounts, “At that time my mother was not with me to help me get through that rough time. We were always dependent on our mom because she was always there… I didn’t understand why it was happening to me…It was very devastating. And it caused me to go into a state of depression…I just couldn’t take it anymore and I got into my car and I began to drive to the river. I was about to drive my car off the bridge. And while I was right there…the enemy was speaking to me, so I had a war going on. I began to drive and accelerate up to 80 miles per hour. God spoke to me just as plain as day and said, ‘Dorinda, are you going to let everything that has been invested in you go down the drain?’ And when I heard God’s voice, I began to take my foot off the accelerator and the car started coasting right to the bridge. And the Lord whispered to me and said, ‘Peace be unto you.’ And that’s when I grabbed the steering wheel and I said, Lord I thank you. I began to weep and cry. So if it had not been for God keeping me, right then I would have been doomed and consumed. I want it to reach those who are strung out on drugs. I want them to be able to hand it over to other drug abusers and say listen to it and have it bless their lives.”
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Elder Adrian H. Patterson
Elder Adrian H. Patterson of Peoria, IL is the youngest son of Bishop Embra R. & Lady Leatrice J. Patteron, Jr. Eld. Patterson has been divinely chosen to preach the Gospel of JESUS CHRIST to this generation. The theme of his ministry Winning Through Serving (I Corinthians 9:19) is also a testimony of his life.
As a fourth generation son of the Church of God In Christ, Eld. Patterson has served in numerous capacities including Local Youth President, Local Finance Chairman, Assistant District Minister of Music, Assistant District Youth President, District Finance Team member, State Choir Director, and State Public Relations Committee member. As local youth president, Eld. Patterson implemented the Wednesday Night Youth Night where a weekly blitz of youth ministry occurs including Youth Video Ministries, Young Women of Excellence, Children’s Ministries, and Young Men of Integrity. Eld. Patterson founded Young Men of Integrity – a youth ministry that focuses on the development of young men in the areas of accountability, integrity, and responsibility. While serving as the Regional Youth President in Southern Illinois Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, Eld. Patterson founded the Annual Music & Youth Conference; the Y.E.S. Workshop (Youth Equipped for Success), and the W.H.A.T.’s Up Forum (What’s Happenin’ Among Teens).
In 2012, Eld. Patterson was appointed the Assistant Pastor of Kingdom Temple COGIC by its founder Bishop Embra R. Patterson, Jr. In 2012, he was appointed the Recording Secretary of the General Council of Pastors & Elders by Chairman Michael Eaddy and Secretary Prince Bryant II. In 2014, he was appointed the Jurisdictional Secretary of Southern Illinois Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction by Bishop Embra R. Patterson, Jr.
Eld. Patterson holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Computer Systems from Bradley University. He has an extensive background in Information Technology; holding certificates in the areas of troubleshooting and networking. In 2004 he founded AdrionyxIT, Inc. – an Information Technology consultancy that has supported more 85 clients throughout Central Illinois. He has been blessed to enter into contractual agreement with several major corporations. He is engaged to marry the lovely Alicia Marie Robertson of Kansas City, MO on Saturday, July 5th, 2014.
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Bishop Carlis L. Moody
Bishop Moody was born December 16, 1934 to Mr. Booker T. and Geneva Moody, in the city of Tifton, Georgia.
He was saved in September, 1944 and accepted the call to preach in July, 1946 in the city of Waukegan, Illinois. In October, 1950, he was ordained by the late Bishop W. M. Roberts. At the age of 16, he established a small church in Waukegan on Market Street with thirty-eight members and some children. At this young age, he also started a church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Later he was impressed of the Lord to submit each group to an older pastor in each of these cities. He took the group that was in Waukegan to St. James Temple Church of God In Christ in North Chicago, Illinois where Elder James W. Markham was the pastor. The group in Milwaukee was advised to go to Elder Dennis Flakes, who is now Bishop Flakes.
Elder Moody served as Youth Pastor at St. James Temple and as District Sunday School Superintendent from 1952 until 1957.
Late in 1956, Mother Sadie Adams and her son Elder Eugene Adams went to Bishop L. H. Ford and asked him to send Elder Moody to Evanston, Illinois to open a church.
Elder Moody came to Evanston on January 7, 1957 and organized the church with a small group of six people. The Lord gave to the group the name "Faith Temple".
Since that time, the Lord has blessed the congregation to grow from six persons to over two hundred families, and over five hundred members. In 1968, the congregation completed the first phase of church construction with a seating capacity of 450, when filled. After attending Moody Bible Institute, in 1970 Elder Moody traveled outside the United States for the first time. Since that time, he has ministered in over thirty-eight countries.
Elder Moody served as Vice-President of the Black Ministers Alliance of Evanston for two years. He also served as a member of the Curriculum Council for the Evanston Township High School for one year.
In 1975, Elder Moody was appointed International President of the Home and Foreign Missions Department of the Church of God in Christ, which
reaches into over forty-nine countries.
In 1976, he was elected to serve as a member of the Advisory Committee of the Pentecostal World Conference. He still serves in this capacity.
As a part of Bishop Moody’s local church Home Ministry, the congregation served as the Home Church for a Drug Rehabilitation Center, (Prevention, Inc.) for eleven years.
The Faith Temple congregation ministered in their community through radio for thirteen years.
In September, 1980, a new dimension was added to the ministry of his church. Bishop Moody was inspired to open a Christian School, "Faith Christian Academy", with grades Kindergarten through Third grade. The second year would cover Kindergarten through the sixth grade. The school is currently Kindergarten through eight grade. The second phase of construction was completed in June, 1986. The congregation of Faith Temple is presently building a completely new religious/educational complex which is scheduled to be dedicated February, 1998.
In 1982, Elder Moody was consecrated as Missionary Bishop in the Church of God in Christ.
Bishop Moody heads all of the mission work of the Church of God in Christ in all foreign countries as well the United States. He is the International President of the Home and Foreign Missions Department. Bishop Moody is also the Jurisdictional Bishop of Germany.
Bishop Moody married his wife, Mary Alice in 1955. They have one daughter, Sideary King, three sons, Carlis, Jr., Anthony Sr., and Jeffrey. One son-in-law, three daughters-in-law, and ten grandchildren.
In January, 1996, there was a special service held at Faith Temple Church in recognition of the street (Dewey Avenue) being renamed in honor of Bishop Moody. The street was changed from Dewey Avenue to BISHOP CARLIS L. MOODY AVENUE.
A loving husband, Bishop Moody has been married to his wife Mary Alice for 45 years. They are the parents of four adult children, Missionary Sideary King, Elder Carlis L. Moody, Jr., Elder Anthony Moody and Minister Jeffery Moody. The are also the proud grandparents of eleven grandchildren.
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Dr. J. Louis Felton
Pastor Dr. J. Louis Felton, Servant Leader was appointed as Pastor of Mount Airy Church of God In Christ on June 27, 2010. His installation as Pastor occurred on August 1, 2010. This dynamic man of God previously served as Senior Pastor of the House of Prayer Community Church in Cassopolis, Michigan from January 1984 – 1991. While Pastor he became the Founding YPWW President and First Chairman of the United Jurisdictional Auxiliaries Convention (UJAC) for 3rd Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of Southwest Michigan, ‘88-’91 under the Prelate, Bishop R. L. Jones. Dr. Felton then served as Senior Pastor of the Galilee Church of Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1991 until accepting his role as Servant Leader of Mount Airy Church in 2010.
- Alumnus of Western Michigan University – 1985
- Attended McCormick Theological Seminary; Western Theological Seminary and Grand Rapids Theological Seminary
- Honorary Doctorate of Divinity degree from St. Thomas Christian College in April 2004
Dr. J. Louis Felton is serving and has served as board member of the following organizations:
- Pennsylvania Koinonia Jurisdiction Executive Board
- Pennsylvania Koinonia Jurisdiction Board of Superintendents
- Executive Board – NAACP, Philadelphia Branch
- The Council of Michigan Foundations
- The Kalamazoo Community Foundation
- The Fredrick Douglass Community Association
- The Kalamazoo County Family YMCA
- The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
- The Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity
- Pastor Felton is married to First Lady Priscilla E. Felton who also works diligently in the church and community.
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Bishop Alton Gatlin
BISHOP ALTON E. GATLIN is a visionary with a desire to see the people of the Lord "prosper and be in health, as their souls prosper!" Receiving his formal training from Mississippi Valley State University and the University of Southwestern Louisiana he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. He holds a Master of Divinity from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
God has favored the labor and ministry of Bishop Alton E. Gatlin promoting him to the leadership of the Trinidad & Tobago Jurisdiction. Bishop Gatlin is International Superintendent (President) of the Sunday School Department of the Church of God in Christ. He is spreading his love for learning, training and growth through the work of the Sunday School Ministry. Bishop Gatlin is the Pastor of the First Church of God in Christ, Crowley, LA.
He continues to serve faithfully with the Louisiana First Jurisdiction under the capable leadership of Bishop Roy L. H. Winbush. There he is the Assistant Bishop, District Supeintendent of the Crowley District and Jurisdictional Dean of the United State Auxiliaries Convention and President of the Department of Education. He is a motivational speaker conducting seminars, workshops and meetings on a national and international level. He is currently the President of the Louisiana chapters of the C. H. Mason Bible College.
He has a sincere passion for cultivating ministries and Church Growth. His apostolic ministry has established churches in Iota, Mermentau, Ville Platte, Lake Arthur and Church Point, Louisiana. His love for young people prompted the organization of the ‘Love Alive’ Campus Ministry, comprised of nine universities in Louisiana.
In addition to his ministerial duty, BISHOP GATLIN is a great supporter of family and community. He is married to Supervisor Vanessa Winbush Gatlin. They have two sons, one daughter by marriage, three beautiful granddaughters and one grandson. Without fear, without favor, and without compromise, Bishop Gatlin is dedicated to the work of the ministry, the upbuilding of the kingdom, the edifying of the body of Christ!
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Evangelist Cleolia Wells-Penix
INTERNATIONAL FIELD REPRESENTATIVE EVANGELIST CLEOLIA WELLS-PENIX was born in Sparkman, Arkansas the seventh child and fraternal twin from the union of Deacon Evandust and Mother Ozella Wells. She is a graduate of Sparkman Training School, matriculating with high academic honors. Her avocation was advanced as a graduate of Nola’s School of Cosmetology.
Her parents provided a solid foundation with the implementation of parental rules which required her and her siblings to faithfully attend and participate in all aspects of Christian education provided by the church, namely Sunday School, Young People Willing Workers and Sunshine Band. This fortified foundation was the impetus for accepting the Lord at an early age. Her formal Christian education includes Charles Harrison Mason Bible College and First Assembly of God Bible Institute.
Her unfettered dedication to building the kingdom spiritually and naturally has resulted in the addition of numerous souls and an integral role in the construction of three houses of worship, Williams Temple Church of God in Christ, Sparkman, Arkansas; St. Paul Church of God in Christ, Rockford, Illinois; Brown’s Temple Church of God in Christ, Rockford, Illinois.
Her leadership roles include being appointed to serve in Fifth Jurisdiction of Illinois as Jurisdictional Sunday School Representative to Jurisdictional Sunday School Superintendent W. James Campbell under the leadership of founder the late Bishop Freeman Guy Green and the late Jurisdictional Supervisor of Women Addie Austin, tenure continuing under the leadership of the late Bishop Bennie Earl Goodwin, the late Bishop Samuel McCarthy and currently Bishop James E. Washington. Her service is further epitomized with work at her local church, serving as Director of the Department of Women under then Elder James E. Washington for over twenty years. Her leadership training resulted in the promotion of several women to key roles at St. Paul.
Currently, she serves in dual roles as Administrative Assistant and Director of the Department of Women under the leadership of Superintendent Jesse Penix at Brown’s Temple Church of God in Christ, Rockford, Illinois.
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Bishop L. F. Thuston
After 14 years pastorate and teaching in Texas, L. F. Thuston succeeded his father as pastor of The Historic Boone Tabernacle Church of God in Christ in Kansas City, Missouri. Since then this blossoming renewal parish in the urban core of the Midwest metropolis has glorified God with the witness and power of the full-gospel ministry. Show for the needy, community garden, tutorial program, feeding the homeless, college scholarships, and an annual community health fair, youth academy, and the parishioner’s insurance service are among the revitalizing ministries in this core city renewal congregation. Reverend Thuston has also served parishes in Carthage, Missouri; Gary, Indiana; Chicago, Illinois; and Lubbock, Texas. He is currently a professor at large in Theology and Urban Studies at North Central University in Minneapolis, Minnesota and adjunct professor at Logos College in Bronx, New York and St. Paul Methodist Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri.
In addition to seven years of service with the Federal Department of Justice, he has given 10 years to the U. S. Air Force Reserve Chaplain Corps, being activated during two wars from military pastoral care in Portugal, Germany, France, Texas, and Alaska, and finally teaching responsibilities at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Brother Thuston has received a doctoral degree from Faith Baptist Seminary and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. from Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. He has also earned a Master of Divinity degree from St. Paul Methodist Seminary and a Master of Arts in Ancient Near East Languages from the Assembly of God Graduate School and Southwest Missouri State University. Bishop Thuston serves widely as a professional consultant in urban-educational arenas.
Additionally, he serves the Church of God in Christ as the Dean of the International Adjutant Corp, former dean of the National Youth Department, associate commissioner for the National Board of Education and Doctrine, Co-Chairing the National Institutional Ministry, Member of the National Constitutional Committee, and Assistant Chief of the National Adjutancy.
Answering the call to ministry in his youth, he has traveled extensively lecturing, teaching, and evangelizing in 40 of the 50 states in 14 foreign nations on four continents. He has authored three writings: Essential Ministry Tools, Tears of Jeremiah, and The National Adjutancy, and soon to be published Jabez, Tupac, and the Jesus Prayer. Dr. Thuston currently hosts the weekly; “BETTER TOMORROW BEGINNING TODAY” telecast and is the Director of The LINK a former inmate community re-entry program.
His wife and partner in ministry is Evangelist Marian Thuston. They have one daughter, Melody. He is the son of the late Elder Floyd and Mother Roberta Thuston of Chanute, Kansas.
After 25 years of pastoral leadership including seven years of service in Kansas East with increasing leadership capacities under the late Bishop W. H. McDonald, Pastor Thuston was signally honored March 26, 2004. Upon the recommendation of jurisdictional pastors, he was appointed Prelate Kansas East Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction (52 parishes) by the Presiding Bishop Church of God in Christ Worldwide, Bishop G. E. Patterson. To God be the glory!
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