Senior Pastor

Pastor Bob serves as Senior Pastor for The Sanctuary on Waldroup Avenue.  Pastor Bob Powell, his wife, Ami Lee, and daughter, Hannah moved to Douglas from the Bridgeford Church of God in March of 2012.  Pastor Bob has served the church in a wide variety of ways.  He has worked in several areas of Children’s Ministries, teaching all ages of Sunday school for most of his life.  He was the Student and Associate Pastor at the Jeffersonville Church of God until becoming a full time Evangelist.  Since 2006, Pastor Bob has pastored the Brown Springs Church of God, as well as the Bridgeford Church of God.  He went through the Ministerial Internship Program in 2001 and became and Ordained Bishop in 2012.  During his lifetime, Pastor Bob has always had a great passion for missions and has been blessed to take part of mission work in Ecuador, Belgium, Mexico, and Cuba. Pastor Bob has an Associate of Science Degree form Middle Georgia College in Cochran, Georgia and a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia.

Children's Pastor

Pastor Nick and his family began attending The Sanctuary in 2007. Soon after joining the church, they began serving and volunteering in many different areas of ministry. Misty has served in the Awana program since 2008. Nick is an Ordained Minister in the Church of God. During this time Nick & Misty began walking in their calling and became the Children’s Pastors at The Sanctuary. They have a heart for children and believe this is where God has called them to minister at this point in their lives.

Worship Pastors

Born and raised near Charlotte, N.C., Chad and Cassie Crisp have been involved with church worship for most of their lives. They met as teenagers in youth group and frequently sang together at weddings and ministry events. Chad attended Lee University, where he sang and traveled with Lee Singers and Second Edition. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 2003. Cassie is an alumna of Bluefield College (Bluefield, Va.), where she was also a member of an elite, touring ensemble. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Church Music in 2004. After completing their degrees, the two returned to the Charlotte area, where Cassie served in youth ministry and eventually became the full-time minister of music at Christian Freedom Church in Kings Mountain, N.C. She and Chad began dating, and married in 2008. Chad served the church in a variety of roles as elder, teacher and worship leader, while he worked bi-vocationally in the banking industry. The Crisps joined the staff at Sanctuary Church of God in August 2017, fulfilling their hearts’ desire to minister together in a full-time capacity. Chad and Cassie have three amazing children: Jocelyn (2010), Jude (2014), and Julianna (2017). Their passion is to use their knowledge and love of music to help others experience a deeper relationship with—and love for—Jesus Christ.

AWANA Directors

Jason is a Lee University alumni; graduated in 2001 with a degree in business administration and minor in Spanish and Bible. Brandi attended Lee University for one year, and graduated from Valdosta State University in 2004 with a degree in middle grades education. In 2005, Brandi graduated from Touro University with her Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership. Brandi has previously taught 6th grade Language Arts, but now spends her time as a stay at home mom and Christian Education Director at the Sanctuary. Jason manages 2 agri-businesses in Douglas and serves as a Deacon at the Sanctuary. Jason and Brandi met during their years at Lee University and were married in August of 2001. They have three beautiful children, Adelyn, Abrah, and Ace.  Our hearts are for missions and traveling around the world to preach the gospel….”Until All Have Heard.” As a family we have traveled to Thailand and Jason has ministered in Equator, Israel, Belize and Cuba.

Media Director

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