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.
Pastors Bill & the late Brigette
served as the Youth Ministers at Galilee Baptist Church for
several years. 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!!!!! |