Our Beginning
God’s True Worshippers Church in the Lord Jesus of the Apostles'
Doctrine was established in 2001. At the time, Pastor Irvin E. Bryant had been
a pastor for seven of his 23 years at the True Church of God in Christ in Scottdale,
GA. Having a desire to move forward with his ministry, Pastor Bryant and a
few determined members had their initial services at the Radisson Hotel in
Tucker, GA for less than a year. It was a trying time but we endured it with
greater love, patience and understanding. When the membership continued to
grow, we moved to a new location on Memorial Drive - a location where we stayed
for the course of five years.
Our Ministry
During those years, Pastor Bryant, Elder Jerry Lucas, Minister Wyman Cook,
and Minister Tony Smith continued to preach the apostles' doctrine
as well as the importance of self-denial, faithful service, sound judgment
and unconditional love. Minister Tony Smith has since departed to start and
pastor The Way of God Church of the Lord Jesus in Dekalb County. In the early
days, Minister Smith was instrumental in helping our church find a place
to worship – a gesture in which we will always recognize and appreciate.
Later, Elder Cecil Render was made a minister and ordained an elder due in
part to his faithfulness to this ministry. As a church, we have benefited
from the operation and acceptance of all the gifts in the ministry, past
and present.
Our Vision
Bishop Bryant has been leading the vision of this ministry which is to lift
up a standard for the church, instruct a wide television viewing audience
and reach out to nations abroad to preach the word of God. Our ministers
are fulfilling that vision by taking on further opportunities to preach to
and fellowship with other churches. The bold teaching has been a source of
intense discussion for thousands of television viewers throughout Georgia.
This doctrine has enlightened many, not to mention those in Africa and the
Philippines who have been touched by this ministry. With the Lord’s
help, our ministers will be opening more local churches around the United
States and affiliating with many other ministries around the world hoping
to spread the good news of God’s promise to those who obey His will.
Our Members
Our members consist of saints who are committed to living according to the
word of God. We live spiritually and naturally fulfilling lives as a result
of the instruction we receive and apply. We believe that when you are in
the midst of us, you will be able to feel the love of God in us. We worship,
we rejoice and we cry together. We know each other name by name. For that,
we believe we are a blessed group of members within the body of Christ. Our
desire is to strengthen the bond of love we have for one another and to continue
to work together to help fulfill the vision for this local assembly.
Our Blessings
Today, the Lord continues to bless His saints individually and the ministry
as a whole. Through prayer, as we are delivered from our trials and tribulations,
we are witnesses that all things work together for our good and that we must
continue to trust in God.
In 2007, we have been blessed to move into our new
church building in Decatur, Georgia. This gift is evidence
of God’s love for us and the confirmation that
through His power there is nothing we cannot achieve
when we work together in love. We look forward to the
future in our new church home because our hope is to
grow in number, step out on faith, and commit to the
service of God in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
