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A Profile of Faith

Faith Ministries Church of Columbus, Ohio is a young and vibrant congregation. It was founded in November of 1991 by Dr. C. Dexter Wise III, his wife, Dr. Shirley D. Wise and their four children. Its chronological age may be somewhat misleading because it does not reveal right away that the founding pastor, Dr. C. Dexter Wise III, is a two time Harvard graduate who has himself been licensed to preach since the age of 16 in 1971 and serving as a pastor since the age of 23 in 1977. 

The age of the church does not tell of literally several centuries of combined church leadership experience vested in the deacons, staff and other ministry leaders who surround and support Dr. Wise. Nor, does the fact that Faith Ministries is only a few years old cause one to expect that in this brief period, the church has: 

  • Grown in membership from 6 members to over 1600 
  • Purchased 29 acres of land on which it has built a new 29,000+ square feet multimillion dollar church complete with sanctuary, classrooms, gymnasium, formal banquet room, parking for over 300 cars and many more unique features
  • Produced a local weekly television broadcast (Soul Food) on WWHO TV reaching more than 300,000 households from 2005-2012 
  • Developed a host of creative and effective ministries for men, women, youth and children. For more on the church ministries, visit the church web site at www.faithministries.church/. 
  • Served thousands of tons of food to thousands of people through a partnership with the Mid-Ohio Food bank.
  • Created a community development corporation called: Faith In Action which is the community partner in Faith Village – a 144 unit Town Home Development
  • Created an international mission outreach called: The International Fellowship of Faith Ministries with members and/or chapters in more than 20 different countries. For more on the church’s international missions, visit www.iffmus.com.
  • Earned the respect of the greater Columbus community, the nation and people around the world. 
Faith Ministries is just like one big happy family. We have a little bit of everybody and a whole lot of love. We range in age from 4 to 95. We are black and white. We are blue collar, white collar and no collar. We have PhD’s and No D’s. We dress for worship in everything from jean jackets to mink coats. 

When you come to Faith Ministries you will see people just like you are and people who have already become what you are trying to become spiritually, educationally and economically. At Faith Ministries, we love the Lord and when you come, we’ll love you too. 
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