Our Pastors & Our Chruch History - As The Vision Unfolds
Apostle James and Pastor Beverley grew up in the Johnsonville area of Harnett County, North Carolina . He is the son of the late Floyd L. and Catherine Talton Prince. She is the daughter of the late James Alonzo and Mary Etta Murchison McNeill. They have been married for 50 plus years and are the proud parents of two children, a son James Jr. and wife Deana; a daughter, Kianta and husband Timothy. Through their children, they have been blessed with five grandchildren.
Apostle James was saved under the ministry of the late Bishop Paul McKoy of The Church of Our God in Christ Jesus, Cameron, North Carolina . Under Bishop McKoy’s leadership, he was trained in many aspects of church functions and administration, serving in various offices and capacities on the local, state and national levels. Apostle Prince walks in the five-fold ministry offices of Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor, Teacher, and Apostle.
Pastor Beverley grew up under the leadership of the late Elder Ethel M. Evans of Saint John Pentecostal Holiness Church also located in Cameron, North Carolina . Upon her marriage to Apostle Prince, she became a member of The Church of Our God in Christ Jesus, and continued to grow in the things of God as she worked faithfully in the ministry. Pastor Beverley, a gifted and anointed singer, is often referred to as an “exhorter & “inspirer”. She walks in the ministry offices of Pastor, Prophetess and Evangelist.
During February 1995, the Lord led Apostle Prince and Pastor Beverley from pastoral duties in an established organization into Team Evangelism whereby they established Walk By Faith Ministry, an evangelism ministry. Together, they provided Christian counseling, pre-marriage and marriage counseling seminars, and workshops, as well as traveling to various areas preaching the word of God as doors were opened to them. Apostle James and Pastor Beverley have worked with, and assisted numerous ministries of North Carolina , and various other states, in their endeavor to spread the gospel and tear down Satan’s stronghold. During their time of Evangelizing, they experienced many souls being saved and continued to grow in their knowledge of how to work with God’s people. During this time Pastor was elevated to the office of Prophet and Apostle. Not being one to seek titles, when approached with the news of being elevated to these ministry offices, Pastor asked his Bishop at that time, Bishop Samuel Thomas, if he was sure this was what God wanted of him. Being assured by the Bishop that it was “God Ordained”, Pastor accepted and was ordained an Apostle on July 22, 2001.
In the year of 2002, Apostle James and Pastor Beverley reluctantly accepted a request to serve as interim pastors within the church body that God had led them to as “help ministers". This reluctance in acceptance of another pastoral position was due to the strong call God was exerting upon them to launch the independent ministry He had revealed to Apostle James over 10 years prior. After receiving a release in the spirit to fulfill the request to serve as interim pastor, Apostle James and Pastor Beverley agreed to complete a 1 year assignment. Upon completing their interim pastoral assignment, they expected to take some time off for rest and vacation, but this proved not to be the case. They were told about a building that might serve them well as a temporary church location, and led of the Lord, on August 17, 2003, Apostle James and Pastor Beverley ventured into another phase of their ministry vision by establishing “Walk By Faith Christian Center, Inc.”, a stationary church body located in Cameron, North Carolina . The vision for an independent stationary church given over many years prior had come to pass. Although there have been obstacles and pitfalls, God has richly blessed and continues to manifest himself as the journey ordained by Him continues. This is just the next step in the journey of seeing souls saved, and fulfilling the ministry committed to them by the Father. Their primary goal is to obey the voice of God and see souls saved one step at a time. They truly believe that the best is yet to come as they continue to “walk by faith.”