NCCA Staff Apostle Randy

I was raised in a Pentecostal church and received Jesus as my Savior at the age of 10 and was called into the ministry at the same time. On March 17, 1985, I was Baptized in the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in other tongues at a Church of God in South Georgia.

As a teenager, I “church hopped” from the Church of God, Church of God in Christ, UPC, Holiness, Assembly of God, independent, etc. etc. After realizing that God’s ideal was to have me settled in one place, being disciple and to be in a strong relationship with a church family, I found my spiritual home in a Charismatic church where I then became a children and youth minister. God had brought the pastor of this church into my life to teach me about stability and faithfulness to the work of the Holy Spirit. During my time in this church, I attended Bible college at Christian Life School of Theology’s campus in Albany, GA.

Along this time, in my early 20’s, I realized my feelings of attraction for people of the same gender wasn’t going away. Years of prayer and seeking God for "deliverance homosexuality" (I had believed the lie of the Devil, and felt condemnation for these feelings) finally drove me to the place of utter despair with church as I knew it, and thus caused a rift in my relationship with God. For a time, I was out of the will of God for my life, seeking solace in clubs and in short-term relationships. On July 17th, 1993, God brought Johnny into my life. From there, stability began to be reestablished, and God began calling me back to Himself and to the calling on my life.

The relationship between Johnny and me became solidified, and during that time of stabilizing, I began to sense God’s call again on my life; it had never gone away.

I began to research the idea that I could be a homosexual and a Christian. Resources similar to " Christianity and Homosexuality Reconciled" helped me to reconcile my sexuality with my relationship with God. In 1997, I answered the call and founded and pastored St. Francis MCC, Valdosta, Ga. for almost 2 years, and then God spoke to me and said, "it's time to move to Atlanta, Ga." Johnny and I had, through the years, often said, "We'll never live in Atlanta." We moved to Atlanta and found here TRIALS BY FIRE!!! When it seemed that Johnny and I would break up and move away from one another completely, God brought healing and divine direction. God tore down the walls of stubborness and addictions, and then spoke and established the vision for New Covenant Church of Atlanta. On July 23, 2000, 10 people gathered for the first service and from then it has grown tremendously with many ministries and international outreaches.

God is establishing a people who are full of the Holy Ghost and who are working toward establishing God's Kingdom in our community.