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About Us
Our Mission: Changing Lives Through Love
"We are an imperfect church, with an imperfect Pastor serving a perfect God." Pastor George F. Nicholas
Our Pastor
Pastor George F. Nicholas
& his wife
Daun Nicholas
~ Senior Pastor
~ Advocate for Social Justice & Community Revitalization
~ Founding Member of Concerned Clergy Coalition of Western NY
~ Theologian
~ Teacher /Scholar
~ Founding Member of African American Health Equity Task Force (AAHETF) which birthed Buffalo Center for Health Equity in which Pastor George is the Chairman
~ Pastor George is also on the Executive Committee of the board of The Population of Health Collaborative
@Gfnicholas1 @IgniteHopeBflo
First Lady
Children and Youth Ministry
Prayer Ministry
Communications Ministry
Teacher / Scholar
Mother
Deacon Vivian Ruth Waltz
~ Ordained deacon in the United Methodist Church
~ Director of the SSJ Sister Karen Klimczak Center for Non Violence
~ Certified facilitator of the Alternatives To Violence Project
~ A co-founder of Camp Peaceprints ~ continues as co-director each summer
~ Member of the team of community activists who created the Buffalo Peacemakers Gang Intervention & Outreach Program
~ Serves on the Peacemakers Advisory Committee
~ Active member of the Faith Leaders Caucus of VOICE-Buffalo
rev.vivianruth@gmail.com
Music Ministry
Janet Barnes
Minister of Music
Joel
Nicholas
Assistant Minister of Music
Desmond Nicholas ~ Bass
Caleb Nicholas~ Drums / Trumpet
First Fruits Food Pantry & Clothing Closet
ATTENTION!
First Fruits Food Pantry Has Moved
New Location: Harvest House Ministry
175 Jefferson Ave. Buffalo NY 14210
Clothing Closet ~Diane Cadle
641 Masten Ave. Buffalo NY 14209
Every Saturday 10am-2pm
Every Tuesday 4pm-6pm
Not zip code specific, anyone with a need is Welcome!
Hospitality Team
Gwendolyn Hunt & Jeanne Lumpkin
Prayer Ministry
Daun Nicholas
Respite Care Ministry
Marion Bouie
Congregational Care
Isabella Travis
Children's Ministry
Marcia Callender
Sherece Lewis
Communications Ministry
~Calvin Williams
~Daun Nicholas
~Mark Robinsom
~Mark Boyd
~Sandra Talley
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