About us
What a Church believes should not be a surprise. So we've put our leadership team, basic beliefs, & core values all in one easy to find place - right here. just keep reading!!
The bible gives clear instruction on who is qualified to lead others in ministry and while no one is perfect, through God our leadership team has brought innovative and life-changing efforts to The Haven. They consistently demonstrate LOVE for God, LOVE for the people of God, and LOVE for the work of God. All have spent years in study and have years of experience in church leadership. They practice what they preach!!
Pastor John W. Thompson Sr.
Sis. Rena D. Thompson
Pastor John Thompson (M.Min) has served in Christian ministry leadership since 1998. He received Christ as savior and lord in April of 1997 and shortly thereafter accepted his call to ministry. Serving under the leadership of Pastor James C. Williams Sr., of God’s Heritage Full Gospel Ministries of Maywood, IL., Pastor John began in ministry setting up and breaking down the church sound system weekly, this continued for approximately 3 years. A student of Liberty University, and a graduate of Christian Bible Institute and Seminary, Pastor John has been a Sunday School Leader, Bible Study Organizer, Evangelism Ministry Leader, Men’s Ministry Leader, Ministerial Staff Leader, Licensed Minister, Ordained Elder, Associate Pastor and Co-Pastor. Pastor John has reorganized ministry operations, began new ministries, written ministry doctrinal statements and established church discipline procedures. Pastor John has served at God’s Heritage Full Gospel Ministries (4/1997 – 9/2010), Triumph Community Church (9/2010 – 4/2017), New Covenant Full Gospel Church (4/2017 – Present) Pastor John is married to Rena (Aug. 1997), his college sweetheart and they have 5 sons. They are devoted to the physical, spiritual, mental, and emotional welfare of their family. He was raised by his grandparents, to whom, through God, he credits his growth and maturity. Raised alongside his aunts and uncles, They bring bring “old school” common sense to a 21st century generation with practical, simplified bible teaching that they hope will enlighten, edify, and empower the hearer to achieve all they can for God’s glory.
Pas. Adam C. Ford
Worship & Hospitality
Min. Terrell Kennedy
Administration
Min. Rose Jennings
Trustee
Min. Valarie Hunt
SALT (Singles Ministry)
Min. Sidney Thurman
G3 (Men's Ministry)
What We Believe!
The Inspiration of the Scriptures
The Bible is the inspired Word of God, a revelation from God to man, the infallible rule of faith and conduct, and is superior to conscience and reason, but not contrary to reason (II Tim. 3:5-17, I Pet. 1:23-25; Heb. 4:12).
Trinity
The One True Godhead is revealed through three separate and distinct persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, who are eternally self-existent, self-revealed and function as one entity. Jesus Christ, who is God manifested in the flesh, is the second member of the Godhead, co-equal and co-eternal with the Father and the Holy Spirit. (Rom. 3:30; John 6:27; John 20:28; Acts 5:3-5; John 14:16-17; 1 Tim. 3:16)
Man's Fall and Redemption
Man was created good and upright, for God said, “Let us make man in our image, after Our likeness”. But, by voluntary transgression, man fell, and his only hope of redemption is in Jesus Christ, the Son of God. (Rom. 5:12)
Salvation
Man’s only hope of salvation is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. For by grace we are saved through faith. As the Bible reads, “the word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that is the word of faith which we preach, that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved; for with the heart man believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.” (Rom. 10:9, 10; Eph. 2:8-10)
The Holy Spirit
All believers are entitled to, and should ardently expect and earnestly seek, the promise of the Father, to be “filled with” and led by the Holy Spirit (Rom. 8:14), according to the command of our Lord Jesus Christ. Being filled with the Holy Spirit can be identified by the evidence of the “Fruit of the Spirit” (Gal. 5:22,23) in the life of the believer.
Eternal Security
Once the Holy Spirit has completed the work of salvation, the believer is forever sealed in the family of God. The believer’s actions and lifestyle serve as evidence that the Holy Spirit has also completed the processes of redemption and regeneration. (1 Jn 3:7-9; Eph 1:13, 14; Eph 4:30)
Core Values
We believe, preach, and teach the Bible as truth and apply the biblical principles of Worship, Evangelism, Discipleship, Fellowship, and Missions to our lives and ministry.
Worship
Worship is the logical and fitting response of a created and redeemed people to an eternal and redeeming God.
Fellowship/Relationship
Like believers in the early church, we devote ourselves to fellowship. In this way we encourage one another, share our lives with each other and meet one another’s needs.
Evangelism/Discipleship
Empowered by the Holy Spirit, we practice evangelism by sharing the good news about salvation through Jesus Christ with the people we encounter .
Missions
We are unwavering in our commitment to benevolent giving for others and our outward focus on the needs of other in our community and in the world.