A native of Hattiesburg, Mississippi . Kelvin Renard Williams Jr. was saved and gave his life to Christ at the age of 10 under the leadership of Bishop Ray Lee. He received the filling of the Holy Spirit at the age of 13 at a Youth Revival ran by Evangelist Fergelia Adams. He is a son of The Mississippi 2nd Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction by way of New Zion Church .
He served diligently in several positions in the church as a young man including New Zion Usher Board, the Tribe of Judah Youth Department (YPWW), the sunshine band and the youth choir!
In March 2014 Kelvin was led to Phoenix to set afoot in his calling. Kelvin would move to Phoenix as his calling would be directed towards family, friends, youth, community, outreach, and most of all EVANGELISM.
In 2015 Kelvin followed family members to the St. John Institutional Baptist Church where the late Rev. C.R. McDuffy was the pastor, and from there would serve in the Mass Choir and as the Youth Minister of the youth department. Rev. McDuffy also saw fit that Kelvin should be licensed, so in 2018 Rev. McDuffy licensed Kelvin as a Minister.
That same year Kelvin felt the Lord leading him back to his roots, The Church of God in Christ. After much prayer and consideration Kelvin and his wife, Essynce, would then join The Sanctuary COGIC in 2019 under the leadership of Pastor Jack Spencer. Although the season at that local church was short, it was blissful!
Kelvin and his family were led to The Pavilion of Praise Church where Administrative Assistant Colter is the Pastor in 2020, Kelvin and Pastor Colter created a great bond and Kelvin honored Pastor Colter as his Spiritual Father! Here Kelvin would serve as Pastor Colters Armor Bearer and the Youth Pastor. One day Pastor Colter approached Kelvin and informed him a a dream and vision the Lord had given regarding his voyage in ministry and as Pastor Colter enlightened him of the dream Kelvin grew excited but yet nervous for the what could be NEXT! Things began to move relatively quick for Kelvin as he became a licensed Minister in The Church of God in Christ in 2020 and then an ordained Elder in 2021!
Pastor Colter launched a new ministry and knew Kelvin would lead it when the Lord saw fit to do so. In May of 2022 The Citadel of Grace Christian COGIC officially launched! With the leading of the Lord and the submission of his leader, Kelvin served the local church and worked diligently for it advancement. For an entire year Kelvin and the members of COG were totally based online, and would pray for the Lord to release them for in person worship. In May of 2023, in celebrating the first church anniversary (in person), so many wonderful things came of it, this would ignite the flame for in person worship to begin!
Pastor Williams currently is the Pastor of The Citadel of Grace Christian Church of God in Christ. He also holds the position as President of Evangelism for the California New Journey Jurisdiction COGIC, with the mission to save as many souls as possible through faith in Christ Jesus! At this time Pastor Williams is pursuing his BA in Christian Studies with an Emphasis of Global Ministry from LifePoint University and will be furthering his study in theology as guided. Pastor Williams’ accomplishments, coupled with his abundant love and unfeigned devotion to God and the church, instills within his family and friends the confidence that he is a leader capable of taking them to the next level in Ministry.
Pastor Williams believes in the importance of the youth and their role in the community and church, and strives to be a persistent leader! He is motivated to keep the people of God encouraged through social media platforms, community outreach, community evangelism tactics, and adhering to the needs of the of the needy! Pastor Williams hopes and prays to be as effective as possible for this season in life and for God to move mightily through him for His people!
Pastor Williams is happily married to the Love of his Life, Lady Essynce Williams. And will be living in the will of God as long as he able.