Meet The Pastor
Rev. Dr. R. Edgar Bonniwell
The Rev. Dr. Ed Bonniwell is a non-denominational Pastor in the Reformed Tradition. He is the visionary founder and lead Pastor for Hillside Church, a church without walls, meeting at The Quality Inn, Blue Ash, Ohio. He holds BA degree from Asbury University and is a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary at Princeton University, holding an M.Div. and Th.M. degree. He also holds a Doctorate of Ministry degree and Doctorate of Theology from Louisiana Baptist Theological Seminary.
Dr. Bonniwell founded and Pastored Faith Christian Fellowship Church for 33 years, and is the visionary founder of Miami Valley Christian Academy in Newtown, Ohio, as well as the visionary founder of Kingswell Theological Seminary. From 1998 until November 2017 he served as a member of the Arlington group and the DC group which met in Washington D.C. 4 times a year helping to plan strategies for pro-family life movement throughout America. From 2007 Dr. Bonniwell served as Chaplin for the DC group at the Heritage foundation. Dr. Bonniwell is a contributing member of the Global Pastors Network, in which he has developed courses on preaching which have been sent out via satellite TV, and has now, reached over 20 million third world Pastors.
Dr. Bonniwell’s wife of 44 years, Faith, passed away April 17th, 2014; and on February 14th, 2016 he married to Billie J. Moore. Dr. Bonniwell has published sermons in Preaching Today Magazine, and Pulpit Digest, as well as various theological articles. He has also taught courses in preaching. Deeply committed to the authority of scripture he approaches the Bible as God’s inspired and infallible Word and preaches with a view to change lives.
He also serves as Chaplain for the Cincinnati Chapter Sons of the American Revolution (SAR); and is now Chaplain for the State of Ohio SAR, as well as an active member of the Colorguard. In the last 3 years he has spoken to over 6700 students as he takes a team into schools and lectures on the American Revolution. His area of specificity is the Battle of Yorktown.