Pastor Joel D. Rudolph, Sr.

"And I will give you pastors according to my heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding." 
Jeremiah 3:15

Pastor Joel D. Rudolph, Sr. was born and reared in Somerville, New Jersey.  An anointed man of God with a commitment to education, Pastor Rudolph holds several degrees from noted institutions, and is presently matriculated in the Ph.D. program of Theology and Biblical Counseling at the Trinity College of the Bible and Theological Seminary.   He was called to the ministry in 1974, preached his initial sermon in 1976, and was ordained in May of 1980 at the Shiloh Pentecostal Church, Inc., Somerville, N.J.

Pastor Rudolph is the Senior Pastor of Christian Fellowship Center and Outreach Ministries, Paterson, NJ., and Cleveland, Tenn.  In his role as visionary, he has founded and serves as President of the Gilgal Bible School - an independent Bible school that offers sound and practical teaching to believers seeking to prepare for their call to ministry and/or fulfill leadership roles in the local church.  He is the founder and Chief Apostle of the "UNITY OF THE SPIRIT INTERDENOMINATIONAL FELLOWSHIP" - a newly formed fellowship of churches and ministries networking to preserve the "unity of the spirit in the bond of peace."
Eph. 4:3

Most importantly, Pastor Rudolph is committed to preaching and teaching the unadulterated word of God throughout the land, with the belief that many will be blessed, uplifted, delivered and set free as they learn of the power of God and the ways of righteousness. He is truly a man "CALLED FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS."

Pastor Joel resides in East Orange, N.J. with his wife Sheila, son Joel Jr. and daughter, LaShawn.

"TO GOD BE THE GLORY FOR THE THINGS HE HAS DONE"