Our Pastor

Elder Belton Williams is the proud son of the late Frank and Orina Williams. He was born on July 3, 1954 at Aiken Regional Medical Center. He attended Greendale Elementary and graduated from Aiken High School in 1972.

Elder Belton and First Lady Jennifer Williams were united in marriage on July 28, 1979. From this union, three children were born, Melonie, Phillip and Candace Williams.

In 1979, Elder Belton Williams began his walk with Christ at St. Noah Church of God In Christ, in Aiken, South Carolina. Elder Belton Williams’s work in the ministry was phenomenal. He served on the Pastor Aid Committee, as youth and boy’s club leader, van driver and Deacon. He also found the time to help build on the church and serve as his pastor’s, Superintendent Gehazel Williams, Armour bearer. First lady Jennifer Williams was also a very active member of the St. Noah Church. She served as Sunday School Superintendent and song with the choir. Because of their faithfulness to their pastor and church, God elevated them to become leaders at Greater Faith Mission in Barnwell, South Carolina.

When sent to Greater Faith Mission, Elder Belton Williams set out to bring a spiritual awakening to Barnwell. He did so by knocking door-to-door passing out tracks, feeding hungry children, and showing love to everyone he met. God later sent an overflow and a new building had to be built to accommodate the masses of people. Construction began in 1998 and was completed in 1999. In August on 2000, Elder Belton Williams received a vision to build a fellowship hall so that tutorial class can be held for at risk children. This vision was completed by February 2002.

Because of his deep desire to serve the community, and to help the people of the Barnwell Community he developed a community-based corporation, which is known as Higher Grounds Community Development Corporation.

The vision still continues! Elder Belton and First Lady Jennifer Williams have started many programs to meet the spiritual as well as natural needs of the people in Barnwell and the surrounding areas. With the help of God, they will keep on serving and allowing God to order their steps.

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Our Creed
"And every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart prospered." - 2 Chronicles 31:21.
First Lady Jennifer Williams
"Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life." - Proverbs 31:10-12.
Our Future
"Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou has commanded, and yet there is room." - Luke 14:21-22.
Higher Grounds
"And he gave some apostles; and some prophets; and some evangelists; and some pastors and teacher; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ." - Ephesians 4:11-12.