416 Lyndall Street, New Castle, Pennsylvania 16101, United States
About Us
PASTORS DAVID & CAMELLIA PUFFER
Pastor David grew up in Brisbane, Australia and Camellia (aka "Camille") is from Crafton, a suburb of Pittsburgh Pa. They met in 1989 in Orlando Florida. Soon after being married, one of the first things they enjoyed as husband and wife was attending seminary together. They are both graduates of International Seminary in Apopka Fl. David has his Doctorate in Theology and Camellia a Bachelor's in Biblical Studies and both are ordained in the International Pentecostal Holiness Church (IPHC). David served as Assistant Pastor at Orlando Worship Center and was founder and Pastor of Exousia Christian Assembly, also in Orlando. In addition, Pastor David had a weekly radio program entitled "The Exousia Experience".
In 2002, the Puffer's moved to the Pittsburgh area to assist Camellia's aging parents and the Lord continued to use them in ministry. After serving in leadership for a short time in two small churches their hearts grew for the smaller congregations in need. This became the vision and focus of both Camellia and David's calling and they used their gifts to encourage and assisted, when and where needed, in the smaller congregations of various denominations.
Before accepting the pastorate at Shepherd's Lighthouse in June 2011, they had a circuit ministry with several churches on the monthly schedule. They visited a different church each Sunday bringing worship music and filling in with preaching and teaching of the Word. David and Camellia commuted from Pittsburgh weekly until March of 2013 when they then made New Castle their permanent home.
David is not only a gifted teacher but excellent writer and his first published book was entitled "Beneath The Surface - where old and new testament meet in living parables". He has also published two other books titled "From His Time" and "Growing Into Darkness - exposing New Age false promises." His latest book is a reprint / rewrite of his first book and available on Amazon called - "His Hidden Glory: Decoding the biblical metaphor."
OUR BELIEFS ( Short Version)
- We are a bible believing, full gospel church proclaiming the Father, Son and Holy Spirit
- We believe and preach that once we are born-again we are NEW CREATIONS IN CHRIST ( 2 Corinthians 5:17 )
- We are ordained with and part of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church (IPHC) www.iphc.org
- We do not ask people to join our denomination, but instead we ask them to join with Jesus Christ
david's calling and life verse
camellia's calling and life verse
