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The Man behind the Vision "Where there is no vision, the people perish..." (Proverbs 29:18) Bishop Nathaniel W. Wells, Jr. has proven himself to be precisely that: A MAN OF VISION. Chosen and anointed of God, Bishop Wells lives, teaches and preaches in the power of the Holy Ghost and has influenced and literally changed the lives of thousands of men and women throughout the United States. He has provided leadership and vision to the church and his community. Bishop Wells has a heart and the vision for an improved quality of life for the people he loves and leads. As a result of that vision, many programs and services have developed that minister to individual's spiritual and natural needs. He has drawn together people who have expertise and contacts enabling local groups to establish wholesome neighborhoods and stimulate economic development near Churches in God of Christ throughout the nation. He has dedicated his life to the upbuilding of God's kingdom and to the mandate of Christ; to preach the Gospel, to feed those that hunger, to shelter the homeless, to clothe the naked, and to set the captives free. Biography of Nathaniel W. Wells, Jr Bishop Nathaniel Wyoming Wells, Jr. is married to Mary Ann Houston Wells and is the father of six children, and twelve grandchildren. Bishop Wells serves as Senior Pastor for the Holy Trinity Institutional Church of God in Christ in Muskegon, Michigan. In conjunction with those duties, Bishop Wells serves as the Jurisdictional Prelate of the Western Michigan Jurisdiction of the Church of God in Christ. His responsibilities include overseeing the ecclesiastical duties of the 36 pastors and churches within his diocese. Bishop Wells has been a Senior Pastor for over 32 years, a Jurisdictional Bishop for 23 years, he has served two terms on the National Trustee Board and two terms on the Judiciary Board of the National Church of God in Christ (The Judiciary Board is a 9 member Appellate Supreme Court of the Church of God in Christ). Bishop Wells’ most recent honor was being re-elected to the presidium for a second term, of the General Board, of the Church of God in Christ, which oversees the day-to-day administration of the largest Pentecostal denomination in the world (5.5 million members in 53 countries). His direct area of responsibility is overseeing the National Housing, Urban and Community Development Program, worldwide; something that has never existed in the Church of God in Christ. Bishop Wells considers his greatest accomplishment as becoming a saint of God in 1961. He also serves as President of the following corporations:
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Bishop Wells is a former Director of the Greater Muskegon United Way and has also served on the Allocation Committee Advisory Board. Presently, he serves on the Board of Directors for: Comerica Bank, TCT (Total Christian Television) and former Chairman of the Muskegon-Oceana Community Action Partnership, Inc. Bishop Wells has received numerous civil and community awards some of which include:
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Bishop N. W.
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