OUR LEADERS
Bishop Charles D. Smith – Jurisdictional Bishop
Elder Charles Latham – Executive Officer
Vacant – Secretary
Minister India Rogers – Administrative Assistant
Minister Tabitha Hines – Administrative Assistant
Minister Shaneika Brinkley – Administrative Assistant
Minister Desiree Walker – Administrative Assistant
Elder Ruth Latham – Public Affairs Director
Elder Debbie Calix – Finance Director/Treasurer
Elder Donna Reed – Finance Secretary
Elder Treani Thompson – Missions Director
Minister Tyrone Brinkley – Minister of Music
Elder Bonita Russell – Usher Director
Elder Tony Sewell – Christian Education Superintendent
Elder Thomas Calix – Brotherhood Coordinator
Elder Paula Smith – Elect Ladies Coordinator
Minister Kourtney Littlejohn – Youth and Young Adult Coordinator
Elder Ruth Latham – Evangelistic Team Coordinator
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Elder Augustus Russell
Elder Paulette Harrison
Elder Tony Sewell
Elder Angela Jenkins
Elder Carlos Thompson
Elder Debbie Calix
DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS
Elder Augustus Russell – Tallahassee District
Elder Kenneth Elzy – Panama City District
Elder Carlos Thompson – Mississippi-Louisiana District
Elder Deborah Sewell – Tampa District
Vacant – Atlantic District
PASTORS
Elder Carlos Thompson - Christ the Redeemer
Elder Angela Jenkins - Emmanuel
Minister Christopher Mastin - Holy of Holies Tabernacle
Elder Tony Sewell - Lily of the Valley
Elder Deborah Sewell - Lily of the Valley
Elder Augustus Russell - New Covenant
Elder Paulette Harrison - Prince of Peace
Bishop Charles D. Smith - Promise
Elder Thomas Calix - Spirit of Christ
OUR VISION
To win as many people to Christ as possible through preaching the Gospel, opening their
eyes and turning them from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God,
preparing them to meet Jesus when He returns. (Acts 26:18)
OUR MISSION
To go into all the world and preach the Gospel to everyone, baptizing them in the name
of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost that they might have eternal life. (Mark
16:15; Mat 28:19; John 3:15)
OUR HISTORY
The Gulf Coast Jurisdiction is part of The Church of the Living God International, Inc. a Pentecostal holiness ministry that includes churches in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi. In 1995, the churches in the Gulf Coast states were organized into the East Gulf Coast and West Gulf Coast Regions. In 1998 the East Gulf Coast Regions was renamed the East Gulf Coast Jurisdiction under the leadership of Bishop Charles D. Smith. In 2000, the East Gulf Coast and West Gulf Coast Jurisdictions were combined to establish the Gulf Coast Jurisdiction, with Bishop Smith still in leadership.
Currently there are five districts and eight churches in the Gulf Coast Jurisdiction (Tallahassee District, Panama City District, Mississippi-Louisiana District, Tampa District and the Atlantic District). Christ the Redeemer, Gulfport, MS; Emmanuel, Panama City, FL; Holy of Holies Tabernacle, Holiday, FL; Lily of the Valley, Thonotosassa, FL; New Covenant, Montgomery, AL; Prince of Peace, Jacksonville, FL; Promise, Fort Walton Beach, FL; and Spirit of Christ, Fort Walton Beach, FL.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
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WE BELIEVE that the Bible is the verbally inspired Word of God, infallible and inerrant in the original writings.
- WE BELIEVE there is only one Living and True God, Maker of Heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible; and in Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, who was with God in the beginning, (John 1:1-2, 14); and in the Holy Ghost, the Spirit of Truth which proceeds from the Father and Son and in equal with the Father and Son, (1 John 5:7) and is a gift to the believer. (John 14:16-17; Acts 1:8; John 15:26)
- WE BELIEVE in the virgin birth of Jesus Christ and that He suffered, was crucified, died and buried. The third day He arose again, He ascended into Heaven, and setteth on the right hand of the Father. His return is imminent in order to judge the quick and dead. (Matthew 1:18-25; Acts 2:22-24, 30-32; Acts 7:55-56; Acts 1:11; Mark 16; Luke 24; Ephesians 1:20-23; Hebrews 1:3-4; II Thessalonians 1:7-10)
- WE BELIEVE in the personality of Satan, adversary of God and man. (Genesis 3:1-5, 14-15; Isaiah 14:12-14; Ezekiel 28:12-15; Matthew 4:1-11; II Corinthians 11:14; I Peter 5:8)
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WE BELIEVE that man was created in the image of God and sinned, bringing death to all in his fall. (Genesis 1:26-27; Genesis 2:7; Genesis 3:1-19; Romans 5:12; I Corinthians 15:21-22)
- WE BELIEVE there is only one Living and True God, Maker of Heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible; and in Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, who was with God in the beginning, (John 1:1-2, 14); and in the Holy Ghost, the Spirit of Truth which proceeds from the Father and Son and in equal with the Father and Son, (1 John 5:7) and is a gift to the believer. (John 14:16-17; Acts 1:8; John 15:26)
WE BELIEVE in repentance from sin, in the atonement by the substitutionary death and shed blood of Jesus Christ for the propitiation of sins of the world. (Matthew 4:17; Luke 24:27; Romans 5:6-10; II Corinthians 5:15, 21; I Peter 1:18-19)
WE BELIEVE that salvation is by grace through personal faith in Jesus Christ, thereby experiencing the new birth. (Ephesians 2:8; John 3:1-17; John 1:11-13; I Peter 1:18-23)
WE BELIEVE in baptism by immersion in water. (Matthew 3:13-17; Matthew 28:19; John 1:29-34; Mark 16:15-16; Acts 2:38)
WE BELIEVE in sanctification and in the baptism, filling and indwelling of the Holy Spirit in the believer. We believe in the operation of gifts of the Spirit in the church. (John 17:17-20; Ephesians 5:26; I Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 13:12; I Peter 3:15; Acts 2:4; Acts 1:8; Acts 19:1-6; I Corinthians 12:13; I Corinthians 12:4-14, 40)
OUR MINISTRIES
OUR CHURCHES
CHRIST THE REDEEMER
318 Commerce St.
Gulfport, MS 39507
EMMANUEL
702 South Tyndall Parkway
Parker, FL 32404
HOLY OF HOLIES TABERNACLE
Holiday Tower
2439 US-19
Holiday, FL 34691
LILY OF THE VALLEY
9812 Harney Rd.
Thonotosassa, FL 33592
NEW COVENANT
1506 Madison Ave.
Montgomery, AL 36107
PRINCE OF PEACE
7614 Pritchard Rd.
Jacksonville, FL 32219
PROMISE
716 Edge St.
Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547
SPIRIT OF CHRIST
206 Jonquil Ave. NW
Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32548