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Senior Pastor
pastormedley@emmanueladventist.org
"Spiritual transformation is the essence of total surrender to Christ and uncondiional love and service to others."
Pastor Anthony A. Medley, son of James and Dorothy Medley, has a rich and extensive background of 24 years in ministry, departmental directorship, and higher education administration. He is a graduate of Pine Forge Academy and of Oakwood College, where he earned his earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Theology. He received his Masters of Divinity degree from Andrews University, where he is now a doctoral student. Pastor Medley's ministry began in Northeastern Conference, where he pastored churches in Albany, Troy, Long Island, and Harlem, New York. He also served as Director of Youth Ministries for the conference. After 14 years of ministry in New York, Pastor Medley accepted the invitation to become College Chaplain at Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama. He was soon asked to serve as the Special Assistant to the President for Spiritual Life, and eventually became Vice President of Student Services. After six years of service at Oakwood College, Pastor Medley returned to ministry as pastor of the Northwest Houston congregation and then as co-pastor of the Capitol Hill Church in Washington, D.C.
Pastor Medley is a 4th Dan Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do, and is the founder and Master Instructor of Tae Kwon Do Lifestyle Ministries. He is a living testimony to the benefit of integrating spiritual disciplines, health, and exercise for better living. He is a certified pre-marriage and marriage counselor with Prepare/Enrich. He has developed and conducted youth ministries workshops, retreats, and seminars in the U.S. and abroad. Pastor Medley enjoys establishing and developing church ministries, preaching, and spiritual enrichment activities. His hobbies include sports, reading, and setting up/maintaining fish aquariums. He is married to the former India Pinkney, his high-school sweetheart, and their union has been blessed with two children, Mylon and Anthony II. Pastor Medley believes that his mission in life is to proclaim Christ as the source of salvation. He believes that, because of the incarnation of Christ, we are reconciled to Him for the sake of others.
Gary L. Wimbish, B.A, M.Div.
Executive Pastor for Administration
pastorwimbish@emmanueladventist.org
www.cuc.edu
“My prayer is first and foremost, to be Spirit-led in advancing the Kingdom of God in earth's closing hours.”
The ministry of Pastor Gary Wimbish has had different manifestions over the past 31 years as a pastor, educator, and administrator. Pastor Wimbish is a graduate of Oakwood College located in Huntsville, Alabama and Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan, where he received his Bachelor and Master of Divinity degrees in Theology, respectively. His journey of service and ministry began in Cleveland, Ohio in 1974, where he served as the assistant pastor at the Southeast SDA Church. After pastoring at a number of churches in the Allegheny West and Southeastern California conferences of Seventh-day Adventists, teaching and serving as an administrator at Oakwood College, and serving as a Law School Dean, he feels especially privileged to serve God's people at this time.
The challenges of life and ministry that confront God's church provide Pastor Wimbish the opportunity to combine his passion for education, administrative management, and applied theology. His administrative goal is two-fold: 1) to assist the church members and leaders in operating more efficiently and effectively, and 2) to emanicipate the senior and assistant pastors from mundane, but critically important management tasks of the church, which thereby empowers them to focus on their unique gifts of ministry to our members.
His greatest joy in ministry is witnessing God's transforming power at work in the lives of His people. Pastor Wimbish believes fully that our sole mission is "to make disciples,” as found in Matthew 28:19. He believes this is the divine directive that must inspire not only our ministry, but our very lifestyle. Pastor Wimbish is blessed to have a loving and supportive family in his wife, Cecelia T. Lester, M.D., and their children, Khalea, Kyle, and Brennan.
Pastor Gary believes in the Abrahamic blessing! God blesses us so that we can be a blessing to others. His prayer is to be God's medium in blessing His people at Emmanuel-Brinklow.
Moses E. Eli, B.A, M.Div.
Associate Pastor
pastoreli@emmanueladventist.org
“My aim is for self to decrease that Christ may increase."
Pastor Moses E. Eli loves the Lord with all of his heart. He graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Ministerial Theology and a minor in Biblical Languages from Oakwood University. He earned his Masters of Divinity degree with an emphasis in New Testament from the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University in December 2004. He began his pastoral ministry in May 2005 with the Allegheny East Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. He served as the district assistant pastor for congregations in Irvington and Montclair, New Jersey until June 2006. He then became pastor of the Montclair church, where he led the members in community outreach. As one of their projects, the church hosted the Interfaith Hospitality Network, in which homeless families were housed and cared for while they worked toward self-sufficiency.
Pastor Eli is a firm believer that Christian drama is an effective and powerful tool to reach those who may never have heard about Christ. He has written, directed, and starred in many plays on university campuses, at campmeetings, and in churches. Pastor Eli has conducted discipleship classes designed to lead people to Christ, both in the U.S. and in Gabarone, Botswana.