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Harold Goodloe was born on December 4, 1951 to Leroy and Ella Mae Goodloe in Athens, Alabama. He is the fourth child of eight children; four brothers and three sisters. He attended Trinity high school in Athens graduating in 1969. After experiencing some turbulent and troublesome years as a teenager and young adult, Harold made a total surrender of his life to the Lord and was baptized in 1983 as a charter member into the New Life SDA Church in Huntsville, Alabama. He met and married the former Debra Garth from Decatur, Alabama also in 1983. They have four adult children and one teenager; Corey, Harriet, Joey, Mario and Erika.
Six months later, he felt the call to the ministry full time so he entered Oakwood College. He graduated Magna cum Laude in 1989 with a BA in Theology and later attended Andrews University.
Goodloe began his ministry serving as Associate Pastor for Elder Roscoe Howard of Emerald City SDA church in Seattle, WA. In 1992, he was asked to plant the seed of a brand new church and with 25 core members; Breath of Life SDA church was born. After five years under his leadership, the membership grew to 225 saints.
Following a call from the Nevada-Utah Conference in 1997, Goodloe, wife Debra and daughter Erika came to Highland Square. It was under his leadership, the renamed Abundant Life edifice was completed and two years later a new church was planted; New Life SDA Church in Las Vegas, Nevada.
He accepted a call from the South Central Conference to serve as pastor to his home church, New Life SDA in Huntsville, AL in 2002. Under his leadership the church has become known as one of the friendliest churches in Huntsville. Community leaders often refer to him as the outstanding public/civic minded pastor. He has baptized over 70 new members during his tenure and attendance has increased 17% from 2003 to 2007. The Lord is truly blessing his ministry.
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| The Goodloe Family |
Six months later, he felt the call to the ministry full time so he entered Oakwood College. He graduated Magna cum Laude in 1989 with a BA in Theology and later attended Andrews University.
Goodloe began his ministry serving as Associate Pastor for Elder Roscoe Howard of Emerald City SDA church in Seattle, WA. In 1992, he was asked to plant the seed of a brand new church and with 25 core members; Breath of Life SDA church was born. After five years under his leadership, the membership grew to 225 saints.
Following a call from the Nevada-Utah Conference in 1997, Goodloe, wife Debra and daughter Erika came to Highland Square. It was under his leadership, the renamed Abundant Life edifice was completed and two years later a new church was planted; New Life SDA Church in Las Vegas, Nevada.
He accepted a call from the South Central Conference to serve as pastor to his home church, New Life SDA in Huntsville, AL in 2002. Under his leadership the church has become known as one of the friendliest churches in Huntsville. Community leaders often refer to him as the outstanding public/civic minded pastor. He has baptized over 70 new members during his tenure and attendance has increased 17% from 2003 to 2007. The Lord is truly blessing his ministry.
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| The Fletcher Family |
Pastor Quinton T Fletcher, a native of Nashville, Tennessee, is a fourth generation Seventh-Day Adventist. The son of Darnell and Victoria Fletcher received his primary and secondary education in Seventh-Day Adventist Christian schools.
He is a graduate of Oakwood University in Huntsville, AL, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theology, with minors in Biblical Languages and Business Management. He holds a Master of Divinity and a master of Arts in Religion degrees from Andrews University Theological Seminary in Berrien Springs, Michigan.
Elder Fletcher has traveled the United States training laity for effective community-based ministry as well as abroad proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ in the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan, where 150 souls were added to the church through baptism.
He has served as a public school teacher, an associate pastor, and a college youth ministries leader.
Pastor Fletcher has been awarded recognition for his pastoral leadership in evangelism, Christian stewardship, and Youth Ministries.
He is an ordained minister in the South Central Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists and has served as pastor in Clarksdale, Cleveland, and Indianola, MS. Most recently he served the Courtland, Decatur, and Florence, Alabama church families. God led him and the churchfamilyin renovating the church facility, building a fellowship hall, and purchasing three acres of land, of which all was accomplished debt, free, to God be the Glory!
Because of his passion for empowering people, Pastor Fletcher co-founded the L.I.F.E. (Learning Is For Everyone) Program, in conjunction with the Alpha SDA Church, and the Decatur Authority, where men and women were strengthened through life-parenting skills, relationship building, and job empowerment.
He has also served as the Director of Ushers and Greeters Ministries for South Central Conference.
He is happily married to the former Jocelyn R. Wells, a native of Houston, Texas, and they are parents of three wonderful children: Jynelle, Elia, and Terrell.
Our Vision:
A going church for a coming Lord grounded in a Christ centered ministry, empowering its membership, accessible to the community and meeting the spiritual, physical, and social needs of the individual.
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