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Ben Tippett is the senior pastor at Victory Christian, and his wife Helen stands beside him!
Rev.Benton M. Tippett grew up in Nashville, Tennessee where he attended public school and graduated from East Nashville High in June of 1954. He later attended the Assemblies of God College in Wayahachie, Texas and the University of Tennessee, school of religion . In June of 1958 he began his pastoral ministry and was assigned to the pastorate of the Bordeaux Assembly of God in Nashville. In 1961 he became pastor of the Waverly Assembly of God in Nashville and in 1962 moved to Southington, Connecticut to pastor the Calvary Assembly of God. Also in 1962 Pastor Ben was ordained in Springfield, Massachusetts. Throughout his ministry he has led churches through major building programs and was the founder of two of those churches, Faith Christian Fellowship in Bertrand, Missouri, and in October 1996, planted Victory Christian Fellowship , located in East Palatka, Florida, near San Mateo.
Pastor Tippett has been very active in the communities and in the denomination in which he served. He served as a youth and men's representative, and assistant presbyter with the Assemblies. He currently serves on the Board of Directors, and is chairman of the Board of Elders for IMF. He is also active in his local Ministerial alliance, serves on a Christian Service Board, and as a chaplain for the Sheriff's department.
If you would like to contact Pastor Ben by e-mail, his address is: pastorben@bellsouth.net
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Pastor David Vance and his wife Melanie are heading up junior church and helping with the youth department. Dalanie Vance their daughter, is helping out as well giving helpful information as to what would be good ideas to make "Joy Club" or junior church the best ever.
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David M. Vance graduated from Morehead State University, Kentucky in 1975 with a bachelor of arts degree. In 1995 Pastor Vance and his wife were called to do ministry on the water and in marinas, and became members of Christian Boaters Association, or CBA. Out of that ministry, the Vances created a non-profit corporation ministry called, "Kairos Sea Ministries Inc." KSM ministered to those who were live aboard boaters, whether they lived in a marina or anchored out in Boot Key Harbor in the Florida Keys. KSM also did mission trips using our 38 foot sail boat to the Bahamas delivering Bibles, clothes, electronic sound equipment, and children's Sunday school material and children's prizes and toys. They also had church services and Bible studies on a 51 foot ketch, refered to as the chuch boat or in the marina. As a result many came to the Lord and were batized on the beach in Marathon, part of the Florida Keys. (See Picture) In 1991 David became a licensed minister under the Church of God out of Anderson, Indiana. In 2004 Huricane Francis destroyed their boat and ended their boating ministry.
David moved on from the boating ministry and accepted a senior pastoral position in Sylacauga, Alabama. About a year later pastor Vance became a associate pastor at Rock Crusher Road First Church of God, in Crystal River Florida. While being an associate pastor, David was ordained in 2007 by the Church of God. 2008 Pastor Vance was called to Palatka Florida to be the senior pastor of the Palatka First Church of God. In 2010, pastor Ben asked pastor Vance to be his associate and head up the children's ministries, help with the youth department and the music department.
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