New Destiny Christian Center, the congregation founded and led by the late Zachery Tims for 15 years, announced on Monday that a new senior pastor would be revealed on New Year’s Eve. And that pastor will take on his or her new leadership duties beginning Jan. 1, 2012.
In a notice sent to supporters, NDCC, based in Apopka, Fla., revealed the service line-up for the holiday season, specifically highlighting that on Sunday, Jan. 1: “WE WILL HAVE OUR NEW YEAR’S Church Service ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 2011 w/ our New Pastor.”
However, Minister Samuel Anderson, an executive administrator with NDCC, told The Christian Post that the board of bishops was still in the process of choosing a new pastor. It appears that the board is confident a candidate will be decided upon by the end of December.
Minister Anderson did not provide any further details, but has told CP previously that the primary requirement for NDCC’s new lead pastor is that he or she has to be married. Some observers interpreted that basic requirement to mean that Tims’ ex-wife, Riva Tims, was immediately disqualified from leading the church.
The couple started NDCC in a hotel ballroom in Orlando in 1996, which eventually grew to a membership of more than 7,500. The Tims, who have four children, divorced in 2009.
On Sept. 26, Riva Tims published a statement on her Facebook page in response to the many calls for her to return to NDCC.
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article courtesy of TheChristianPost.com
