Pastors Bill & the late Brigette Thomas
had been married since 1983.  They had
been together since they were juniors and
seniors in high school.  They are the proud
parents of three children: Brittney, and a
set of twins William & Briana.

Pastor Bill was licensed in 1994 and Pastor Brigette was licensed in 1996
as ministers under the leadership of the late Rev. Dr. Eugene Weathers.  They
graduated in January 1996 from Elijah Academy 's four year Ministerial School
at Galilee .  Pastor Bill is continuing his studies at Maple Springs Theological
College maintaining a 3.9 grade point average.  They were ordained and
installed as Pastors of Open Bible Ministries in June 1998, at New Atonement
Church under the leadership of Pastors Robert & Stephanie Jennings.

On August 2, 1998, they
founded Open Bible Ministries. This ministry
was birthed to re-gather
the scattered and to
restore families.  This is
a ministry certainly on the
move for God.  Within 3 years there were over 39
ministries, hosting annual conferences Real Anointed Women (RAW) Conference,
Family Conference and Faith & Finance Conference.

In November 2001, they opened Life Restoration Services, Inc. (LRS).  LRS is a nonprofit organization dedicated to restore life unto any individual by developing
and empowering them through various courses, training, counseling and
programs.

In April 2003, Pastor Bill was installed as a Board Member of CCI (Covenant
Connections International).  CCI is an organization that was birth by Pastor Tony
and Cynthia Brazelton.

As God has moved through them their ministry has grown by leaps and bounds
and continues to strive to be a blessing to the community in which it resides as
well as to God's people.
 
TO GOD BE THE GLORY!!!!!