Changing the Way We Church
Called According to God's Purpose!

Changing the Way we Church
Recognizing and celebrating those pastors and ministries who are growing and called to God’s Purpose!
Each year, The Church Online completes a study on pastors and churches that have the potential to experience phenomenal growth. As seen in Outreach Magazine, we are pleased to announce that the following ministries have been nominated for Pastors and Ministries on the Rise: Changing the Way We Church, a definitive list of who’s who in ministry presented by The Church Online. Look for more great things to come!
Meet The 2018 Nominees
Washington, DC
Bible Way Church
Bishop Ronald L. Demery, Jr.
International Ethiopian Evangelical Church
Pastor Hanfere Aligaz
Greater Mount Calvary Holy Church of America
Archbishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr.
Rhema Christian Center Church
Arvel Givens
Shiloh Baptist Church
Wallace Charles Smith
St. Columba's Episcopal Church
Rev. Ledlie Laughlin
The Temple of Praise
Bishop Glen A. Staples
Florida
Antioch Missionary Baptist
Pastor Arthur Jackson
Georgia
Antioch Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. C. M. Alexander
Beulah Missionary Baptist
Rev. Jerry D. Black
First Iconium Baptist Church
Rev. Timothy McDonald, III
Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. William E. Flippin, Sr.
Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church
Dr. William L. Sheals
Mt. Ephraim Baptist
Rev. Dr. R. L. White, Jr.
North Point Community Church
Pastor Andy Stanley
Peachtree Presbyterian Church
Dr. Richard Kannwischer
Voices of Faith Ministries
Bishop Gary Hawkins, Sr.
Illinois
Jubilee Baptist Church
Pastor John Boyd
Second Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Michael C. R. Nabors
Trinity United Church of Christ
Rev. Dr. Otis Moss
Louisiana
Franklin Avenue Baptist
Pastor Fred Luter, Jr.
Maryland
Ark of Safety Christian Church
Pastor C. Anthony Muse
Bethel AME Church
Rev. Patrick D. Clayborn
Bridgeway Community Church
Dr. David Anderson
Church of the Open Door
Dr. Norris E. Belcher, Jr.
Church of the Redeemed of the Lord
Jerome Stokes
Church of the Redeemer
Pastor Dale O'Shields
Clifton Park Baptist Church
Rev. Essentino A. Lewis, Jr
Ebenezer A.M.E. Church
Rev. Dr. Grainger Browning, Jr. & Rev. Dr. Jo Ann Browning
From the Heart Church Ministries
John Cherry
Metropolitan Baptist Church
Dr. Maurice Watson
Mount Pleasant Church & Ministries
Bishop Clifford M. Johnson, Jr.
Shiloh Baptist Church of Baltimore County
Heber Brown II
Victory Christian Ministries International
Tony & Cynthia Brazelton
Zion Church
Keith Battle
North Carolina
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Dr. Leonzo D. Lynch
Greater Mount Sinai Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Major Stewart
Greater Providence Baptist Church
Dr. Fred Gibson
Second Calvary Baptist Church
Dr. Ralph M. McCormick
St. Mark's Church
Pastor Bob Disher
St. Paul Baptist Church
Robert Scott
The Praising Place
Roy Tucker
New Jersey
Bethany Baptist Church
Rev. Timothy Levi Adkins-Jones
Christ Church
Dr. David Ireland
St. Matthew's Baptist Church
Dr. Raymond M. Gordon, Sr.
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Cory L. Jones
New York
Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral
Rev. Dr. Floyd H. Flake & Rev. Dr. Elaine M. Flake
New Jerusalem Worship Center
Bishop Calvin Rice
Ohio
Cleveland Baptist Church
Pastor Kevin Folger
Ever Increasing Life Ministries
Dr. David C. Forbes, Jr.
First Church of God
Bishop Timothy J. Clarke
New Salem Baptist Church
Dr. Keith A. Troy
The Word Church
Dr. R. A. Vernon
Upper Arlington Lutheran Church
Pastor Steve Turnbull
Xenos Christian Fellowship
Gary DeLashmutt & Dennis McCallum
Pennsylvania
Sharon Baptist Church of Philadelphia
Bishop Keith W. Reid, Sr.
The Triumph Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. James Hall
Texas
Antioch Fellowship Missionary Baptist
Dr. Karry D. Wesley
Brentwood Baptist Church
Dr. Samuel Ratliff
Christian Chapel Temple of Faith
Rev. Dr. Vanesse J. Burns
First Baptist Church Hamilton Park
Dr. Gregory Foster
Fountain of Praise
Dr. Remus E. Wright
Greater Cornerstone Baptist
Pastor David Wilson
New Light Church
Dr. Irishea Hilliard
Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist
Dr. Curtis Wallace
St. John Church Unleashed
Pastor Denny D. Davis
Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Marcus D. Cosby
Woodlands Church
Pastor Kerry & Chris Shook
Virginia
Alfred Street Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley
Calvary Revival Church
Bishop B. Courtney McBath & Pastor Janeen McBath
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Walter R. Dean
First Baptist Church of South Richmond
Dr. Dwight C. Jones & Dr. Derik E. Jones
Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Temple
Rev. Dr. Jerome A. Barber
Waters Edge Church
Pastor Stu Hodges
Westwood Baptist Church
Rev. Michael R. Lomax

Resources
The formal announcement is available in the November/December issue of Outreach Magazine!
How do I get nominated?