MEET THE CBF LEADERS
SENIOR PASTOR GARY C. SIMONS
God led Gary C. Simons to pastor CBF in September 2000. Under his leadership God has done great things and we expect God to continue to move to change lives for the glory of the Lord. In the past five years we have seen God bring many people to Cornerstone from as far away as Kenya, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Venezula and Australia representing 20 countries as we have made the prayer meeting the most important service of the week.
As Senior Pastor of Cornerstone, Gary oversees the entire teaching ministry of CBF and oversees the Discipleship Counseling ministry. As a counselor he brings over 5 years professional experience as Senior Counselor under the Dean of Students at Bermuda College, where he has also served for 3 years as Assistant Dean of Students.
Pastor Gary has been used in various facets of evangelism and discipleship ministries in the past 15 years in Bermuda and around the world. This exposure has granted him experience in leadership capacities in ministries such as Open Air Campaigners, Prison Fellowship, Sunday School, Leadership Development, Pastoral Training, Puppet & Drama Ministry, Child Evangelism Fellowship, etc., in which he earned the annual Student Ministries Award for Excellence in 1995 at Philadelphia Biblical University, PA. Leadership capacities of Pastor Gary have ranged from Sunday School Superintendent, Director of Youth Impact, Director of Willowkids Kids Program, and various chairman and advisory positions.
However, Pastor Gary's greatest passion is teaching for life change and discipleship. God has opened doors from him to teach in various capacities such as The Brooklyn Tabernacle Church, Brooklyn, NY as a guest speaker and teacher of their Ministry Training Institute to Chain Reaction, the International Pro-Kindess program for middle and high schools under Darrell Scott, father of Columbine victim Rachel Joy Scott from the Columbine Highschool Shooting. God has used his passion to teach the truth of God's Word by training pastors in Belize, Central America to tribal Christians in Lethem, Guyana to annually training on Operational Mobilization volunteer ships to over 500 missionaries from over 45 nations in ports from Mexico to Costa Rica, and from Barbados to Thailand.
As Regional Director for Walk Thru the Bible Ministries for the English Speaking Caribbean and Latin America, he is called upon to help train pastors and leaders around the world including countries such as Port-au-Prince, Haiti to Lusaka, Zambia; Murcia, Spain to Split, Croatia; and from Georgetown, Guyana to Port of Spain, Trinidad. In 2004 he was classified by Walk Thru the BIble International as one of their best-rated Instructors. As a result, he was selected to be trained personally by Dr. Bruce Wilkinson, Founder of Walk Thru the Bible and author of the best seller in history, The Prayer of Jabez as well as the Secrets of the Vine and by Phil Tuttle, President of Walk Thru the Bible International.
Pastor Gary is an honors graduate of Word of Life Bible Institute and a high honors graduate of Word of Life School of Youth Ministries and Missions and Evangelism, NY. He also attended Philadelphia Biblical University and Graduate School, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Bible and a Masters Degree in Christian Counseling.
Boards Presently Serving On: President, Cornerstone Foundation; Director, Centre On Philanthropy; Director, Chain Reaction International; Director, Chain Reaction Bermuda; and Regional Director, Walk Thru the Bible Caribbean & Latin America.
PASTOR GARY'S TEACHING SCHEDULE for January to July 2010
Sunday, February 28: The Brooklyn Tabernacle Church, NY 9am 12pm 3pm Services
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ASSOCIATE PASTOR EVERSLEY N. LEWIS
Eversley N. Lewis has been led of the Lord to serve as Associate Pastor of C.B.F. He is married to Marchelle who serves as the Co-Director of the Sisters Caring Women's Ministry at CBF. Pastor Eversley obtained a Bachelors Degree from Acadia University in Accounting. He has worked as an accountant at Cooper and Lines, Alexander Insurance Managers and then Bermuda Electric Light Company where he was promoted to Manager of Customer Service. He was called in the ministry at CBF in September 2000 where He presently serves full-time as Associate Pastor.
Pastor Eversley brings over 10 years experience in working with teens, young adults, singles and married couples to the ministry at CBF. He also serves as the Instructor for Walk Thru the Bible's Biblical Portrait of Marriage Seminar. He and his wife have a growing ministry of helping and counseling married couples.
As Associate Pastor he oversees Pre-Marital counseling, Marital counseling and the Financial Committee. Like Pastor Gary, his greatest passion is discipleship, in which he is extensively involved in discipling others to bring them to maturity in Christ.
Feel free to email Pastor Eversley Lewis at elewis@cornerstone.bm
ASSOCIATE PASTOR A. W. EUGENE PHILLLIPS
Dedicated into the ministry in September 2004, A. W. Eugene Phillips' desire and passion is to be in the center of GOD's will at all times. He has a heart for service unto the LORD.
Raised in the Salvation Army, Pastor Eugene has served in the Salvation Army Band and directed various Choirs combined for over 15 years with the sole purpose of reaching the whosoever and bringing the good news of Jesus Christ to all.
In addition, Pastor Eugene brings over 15 years of ministry to youth, music and drama. It is during this time that the LORD grew his love for music and worship. Pastor Eugene was educated at The Berkeley Institute and is a graduate of Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada with a Bachelor of Business Management degree, majoring in Computer Business Systems. Before joining Cornerstone, he has held Various IT positions from Applications Developer to IT Manager at both local and International Company levels.
Although he enjoys Information Technology, Pastor Eugene greatest passion is for worship through music and song. To usher worshippers into the presence of God and to worship Him in spirit and in truth (John 4:24).
Pastor Eugene is married to Lorene Phillips. Together they are responsible for the Parenting Seminar/Counseling ministry at Cornerstone. They have 3 sons: Aaron, Brandon and Connor.
Feel free to email Pastor Eugene at ephillips@cornerstone.bm
ASSOCIATE PASTOR JOSHUA J. SAMUELS
Joshua Samuels
Associate Pastor (Youth Ministries)
Pastor Joshua Samuels grew up going to a Christian youth group and participating in ministry. Today he has a passion for helping young people to live wholeheartedly for Jesus Christ and to get involved in ministry. Presently, he serves full-time as the Youth Pastor at Cornerstone Bible Fellowship overseeing all of the ministries for children and teens. Every Friday night he teaches the Word of God at Soul Shock, Cornerstone’s youth group, and also works with a smaller group of teenagers in an evangelistic puppet ministry called the Servant Team.
In addition, Pastor Josh is a certified Instructor for Walk Thru the Bible’s international teaching ministry – World Teach. As a result, he has had the opportunity to teach children, teens and adults in numerous seminars both in Bermuda and in countries such as Guyana, Zambia, Haiti and Croatia.
God has also given Pastor Josh a passion for foreign missions. While studying toward a career in medicine, God impressed upon his heart a desire for full-time missionary service. As a result he finished his Biology degree and started at Philadelphia Biblical University where he earned a Master’s degree in Biblical Studies. Now, Pastor Josh’s long term goal is to take the Gospel of Jesus Christ to unreached people in tribal areas that have never heard the Good News.
Feel free to email Joshua Samuels at jsamuels@cornerstone.bm.
ADVISORY ELDER WILLIAM A. FRANCIS
Elder William Francis is the Advisory Elder at Cornerstone Bible Fellowship. He is married to Dorleen and has two daughters. Elder William has served Bermuda as a lawyer since 1971. and later became Senior Magistrate in 1989. He later retired from this position in 2000. But, at the urging of most of Bermuda's trial lawyers, he is still working with his background in Law in various leadership and advisory capacities.
In 1973 he became an Elder of Shiloh Gospel Chapel, which like most Bermudian assemblies, had no full time position as pastor. Therefore he, with the other elders shared responsibility for the teaching, preaching, and overall leadership of the assembly. In addition, for several years until 1990 he was the Chairman of the United Elders of the local assemblies.
As Shiloh's ministry began to stagnate and become unfruitful, he joined in making the changes that have now taken place, whereby Shiloh's ministry was closed down, the new name of Cornerstone Bible Fellowship was chosen and two pastors were taken on to lead the church.
"I am now fully committed to this new ministry. That is why I have now stepped back from the out-front leadership and am giving my full prayerful support for the young, Spirit-filled pastors and to their leadership of the people of Cornerstone." Advisory Elder William Francis.
Feel free to email Elder William Francis at wfrancis@cornerstone.bm.
