Meet The Pastor
C. Jermane Neal
Within Overseer tenure of ministry, getting saved at the age of seven years old and baptize and filled with the Holy Ghost at the age of twelve, Overseer Neal began serving the Lord in several vital ministries. Born and breed up at Evangel Fellowship COGIC under the leadership of The Late Presiding Bishop Otis Lockett Sr. Overseer Neal served as an Evangelist to the youth in June 1998. Been fortunate to serve as a Youth Evangelist from local to the International Youth Governing Bodies of COGIC, COOLJC, Interdenominational Ministries, and Charismatic Ministries World Wide. In 2003, he was appointed Adjutant to the International Armor Bearers Young People Union’s President. After his term serving as International Adjutant to Youth President, He later ran for International Corresponding Secretary. Though got the position he was asked to serve personally along side of NC Diocesan Youth President and Bishop as North Carolina Metropolitan Diocesan ABYPU Growth and Developmental Coordinator and Diocesan Adjutant. The need was greater than Overseer Neal would have imagined and the experience that God was positioning him for Kingdom Ministry.
Overseer Neal has been sault after too serve in many ministries across the United States of America: As Coordinator for State Church Growth and Development, Protégé Harvest Christian Center, Presiding Elder, Regional Appointed Overseer, Foreign Missions Overseer( St- Augustine’s College), General Overseer, Chairman of the Board of Presbyters, Overseer to the Youth, Administrative Assistant to Board of Bishops, Member of the Executive Board Business Affairs and many outreach ministries ranging from North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Texas, District of Columbia and Maryland just to name a few. Doing the duel duties of a Regional Overseer and Prelate at an early age in July 2007, he launched into full force with ministry hosting the First Jericho Conference "Considering your option in the Kingdom” with Keynote Speaker Elder Kenneth Moales Jr. currently elevated and consecrated Bishop Kenneth Moales Jr. he stated in his message “I’m addicted to Crack!!!,” there are many areas of ministry that people portrait to be whole, but it is best to have the identifiable cracks in your life that amount more suitable to God. In October 2009 Overseer Neal connected with Bishop Dr. Kevin J. Foreman, Presiding Prelate of Harvest Christian Center in Denver Colorado and became a Protégé (Son).
In May 2010, Overseer Neal completed his duel Bachelor Degree in Science and Art at North Carolina State University in Psychology and Saint Augustine’s College in Christian Ministry. As he returned home to the COGIC for the 103th International Holy Convocation of the CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST INC., held in Saint Louis, MO. Where he connected with his childhood Bishop the late Presiding Prelate Bishop C.E. Anderson of Sherman Memorial COGIC in Charlotte, North Carolina where he was asked to relocated to Sanford, NC. There he would be appointed to the Senior Pastor of The Edge Fellowship under the Second Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of the Church of God in Christ. First service was held October 22,2010 at Fair Promise AME Zion Church on a Friday night. Designated as Praise Party Night every third Friday and 5o’Clock pm service on Sunday. As a volunteer and board member of Haven, Inc., where the mission is to provide safety and support for those victimized by domestic abuse and sexual violence inside or outside the homes. It created an outlet to do ministry with every third Friday night hosting various praise parties and Overseer Neal to minister to the total man. As a summer enrichment counselor and teacher for Children of Promise an at-risk youth enrichment program he led 35 of 98 kids to Christ.
Consecrated into the Office of Overseer in 2010, Overseer Neal believes in Kingdom Ministry that would say, “Greatness will never be understood by an Environment that does not embrace it.” If enough people see it they will embrace it. What is it that greatness asks for us to understand, that as a people is so hard to embrace? It’s not truth because we all know it; it’s where we live which the environment is also known as Kingdom. People live move and breath church with their eyes closed, but can't operate in Kingdom because they don’t know truth in Kingdom just in church. We seek to" Find the Need and Meet It" that's what Kingdom is. Overseer Neal lives by this biblical principle, “What is Success? Knowing God, Reaching your maximum potential and sowing seeds to benefit others.” - The Late Bishop Otis Lockett
Overseer Neal is the proud father of one God-Fearing son Matthew E. Major.