What are the duties of an elder in our church?
Elders are shepherds
Both the Old and New Testaments repeatedly employ the metaphor of "shepherding" to describe the spiritual leadership of God's people. Not surprisingly, the New Testament views elders as shepherds as well (e.g. Acts 20:28; 1 Peter 5:1-4). The elders' mission is to lead, teach, protect and love their church members the way shepherds care for the sheep in a flock, so that the church members will grow up into spiritual maturity (Ephesians 4:11-13).
Elders Teach
Elders must be able to teach (1 Timothy 3:2) so that they can build up the church in sound doctrine and refute false teachers (Titus 1:9; cf. Acts 20:30-31). Elder teaching can take lots of shapes: one-to-one instruction, connect groups, during prayer meetings, classes, or preaching. An elder doesn't need a PhD in biblical studies, but they do need to be able to faithfully explain biblical truth.
Elders must lead
Elders have a measure of authority over the local church. That's why the New Testament also calls them "overseers" or "Bishops". The elders' authority is not absolute or unquestionable, nor should it be exercised in a domineering manner. Yet God calls his shepherds to provide leadership for the flock, and, in general, God expects the church to submit to that leadership (Hebrews 13:17).
Meet our Elders
Our Lead Pastors
DB
Bishop W.D. Burton
Lead Pastor
GB
Glynis Burton
Co-Lead Pastor
Honorary Elders
RL
Ronald Logan
Honorary Head Deacon and Elder
OL
Oscal Lucas
Honorary Elder
The following Elders are listed in alphabetical order
CF
Claudette Fagan
Elder - Hospitality and Prayer - Team 5 and 7
DA
Danley Alexandre
Elder - French Ministries
DM
Denise Moore
Elder - Children's Church (RC Kidz) - Team 6
DS
Dejah Smart Moses
Elder - First Impressions Team - Team 2
FE
Feguens Exumé
Elder - Young Adults and Connect Groups - Team 7
IG
Inica Gittens
Elder - Prayer and Intercession - Team 7
JW
Jennifer Wilson
Elder - Multiple Functions
KS
Kevin Scott
Elder - Multiple Functions
RP
Ricardo & Elide Pierre
Lead Pastor French Ministries
SG
Shannon Gittens
Elder - Youth & Young adults - Team 7
SM
Simona McDonald
Elder In Training - Worship and Arts - Team 4
TB
Tamara Brown
Elder - Worship and Arts - Team 4
T
Terry Wilson
Elder - Multiple Functions