Elders
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Thank you for checking out this site for Epiphany Church of Gloucester City! We served four years as missionaries in Rwanda (Central Africa) till the Lord brought us home to the U.S. for the health of our sweet daughter. That is how we ended up buying a home in Gloucester City the end of May 2016. We thank God our daughter has gotten excellent care at CHOP and has recovered amazingly. After settling into life and serving for a season at Epiphany Fellowship of Camden, we officially launched Epiphany Church of Gloucester City in March of 2018.
In Rwanda, I mentored and trained rural pastors in their own language with Africa Inland Mission. Before that, I served as the Pastor of Mercy Ministries at Liberti Church East and as an Associate Pastor at Calvary Bible Church while living in West Kensington for ten years.
I’ve got a Bachelors degree in Bible from Cairn University and a Master’s in Theological Studies from Columbia International University. I definitely never thought I would have been a missionary, received a graduate degree, become a pastor, or honestly even graduate high school! I can count a good number of friends from growing up whose lives have been cut short, and I was heading in that direction, but God crashed into my life when I was sixteen, broken, lost and hurting. He saved me from a wasted life. God has taken this restless soul and settled me in Gloucester City and I couldn’t be happier about it. I have a special heart and calling on my life to raise up ministers and put a spotlight on forgotten places.
When I’m not chasing my five wild kids (Owen, Aiden, Sophia, Conor and Camila), I enjoy dating my wife Kristy. Even if that’s just grabbing some Chinese takeout after the kids get to bed. I’m a big sci-fi fan and a root for the Eagles all day long. To relax I love getting out in the woods, camping, hiking, fishing, smoking a pipe or a nice cigar.
Feel free to email me. You can also find me on Instagram and Facebook. May God bless you!
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More on Pastor Chris (Comming soon)
The Apostle Peter says in 1 Peter 5:1-3 “I exhort the elders among you as a fellow elder and witness to the sufferings of Christ, as well as one who shares in the glory about to be revealed: Shepherd God’s flock among you, not overseeing out of compulsion but willingly, as God would have you; not out of greed for money but eagerly; not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.” Elders are to shepherd the flock, model a life worth following and be esepcially dedicated ot the of the word and prayer.
At Epiphany we believe Elders must fit the biblical qualifations laid out in 1 Timothy 3, and Titus, after having been appointed by the congregation for training, and upon the examination and recommendation of a local counsel of other Elders in the area, leading other churches, are finally ordained with the consent of the members of the Church.
Ministry Team
At Epiphany, everyone get’s to serve, but our Elders entrust ministry leaders to help carry out the mission beyond what they can do on their own. More details to come!
