OUR PASTOR
Pastor Joseph B. Davis, Sr. was born and
educated in Washington, DC. He was
raised by his grandparents, the late Isaac Davis and Beulah Mae Davis. Pastor Davis and his wife, Co-Pastor Debra Ann,
have been married for 42 years. They are proud parents of three children and
nine grandchildren.
Pastor Davis accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord
and Savior in 1980 and was sanctified and filled with the Holy Ghost in
1984. He was called to the ministry in
1986, licensed to preach in 1990, and ordained an Elder in 1993 in the Greater
Maryland First Jurisdiction Church of God in Christ, Inc. by the late Bishop
David Washington Spann, Sr. in Baltimore, Maryland.
For 28 years, Pastor Davis has served as the
Founder and Senior Pastor of Way of Truth and Life Ministries.
In
addition to his pastoral duties, Pastor
Davis has served the Church of God in Christ in numerous capacities on
the
District and Jurisdictional levels. He currently serves as the Episcopal Aide under the leadership of Bishop Harvey L. Lewis, Sr. in the Rhode Island Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction.
Furthermore, Pastor Davis has pursued
theological studies at The Charles Harrison Mason Bible College and School of
Theology, Baltimore Division. He has
also received extensive training in leadership development from various
conferences, including the Pastors and Elders Conferences. Pastor Davis has an Associate Degree in Ministry and a Bachelor's Degree in Ministry from the Revival Center Bible College and Seminary in Waldorf, Maryland.
Since October 2014, Pastor Davis and his wife, First Lady Debra Ann have been in fellowship with Lyle and Deborah Dukes Ministries (Churches United) in Woodbridge, VA.
Pastor Davis’ mission is to teach, train,
develop, and empower people to live, love, serve, and give better. He has served
untiringly in an effort to reach the lost, provide guidance for those saved
for Christ, and live a life that is found pleasing to God.