OUR PASTOR:

Bishop James D. Churchwell, Sr. has officially pastored Emmanuel Church Of Christ for sixteen years; and prior to that was the Acting Pastor and Spiritual Leader. A man who has been a Pastor in both word and deed. One who leads by example and whose life exemplifies the love of Jesus Christ. He is not only concerned about the church, but also about the community and addresses head-on the problems of homelessness, helplessness and substance abuse in the surrounding area. He spearheads a community outreach feeding program, a new life program (for substance abusers) and a Bible College to encourage the Saints of God to be elevated in their daily walk with the Lord.

He is a man, who despite a busy schedule, takes the time to greet a visitor, give a word of encouragement, visit a member in the hospital, or listen attentively to a neighborhood child who insists that he has to see Reverend Churchwell. He is a man of compassion who has been observed taking money from his own pocket to share with those who are in need. He is also a visionary who consistently sees the handiwork of God. A man who the Lord used to build unto Him a new edifice and then pay off the mortgage in less than half of the allotted time. More than all of this, however, we have come to know him as God's Man, destined by God to fulfill His purpose.