"Therefore, encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” I Thessalonians 5:11 (NIV)
Edify – Uplift, Enlighten, Encourage
This is the shepherding arm of the Word Formed ministry motivated by authentic Christian love, this department seeks to manifest Jesus by declaration and demonstration. The goal is to create a caring community that cares and relates to one another in celebration and sorrow. We bare the imprint of the hands of Christ who was wounded that we may be healed. Edify One Another consists of the diaconate, the first of the ranks in ordained ministry, the Deacons and Deaconess; Prayer Ministry; the Culinary Ministry; the Visitation Ministry and the Sacerdotal Worship Ministry. These ministries are vital to the care of the church members and the members of the community.