A Ministry of Peace, Hope, and Agape' (God's unconditional love)!
Under the direction of the Holy Spirit, Perfecting Community Full Gospel Ministry (PCFGM) was formulated to reach out to the community to minister to all people, which includes parents (single and married), youth, elderly, homeless, and the incarcerated. PCFGM is a well-rounded ministry that shares the Gospel of Christ, provides biblical education, teaches social etiquettes, and motivates people to be positive members in society. This ministry will also provide parental courses and self-help training (future development). PCFGM was founded to educate its community on how to take control of their lives with Christian teachings and through the power and guidance of the Holy Spirit. PCFGM not only teaches self-empowerment, but it will also help members to get started in a new positive direction for their lives. There will be worship services, Bible study classes, Christian living classes, financial planning courses and various others ministries within the PCFGM. We have one faith, which is salvation through Jesus the Christ; however, all are welcomed to worship with us. Although the ministry is geared toward women (single and married), there are no limitations as to who can participate. Participation is regardless of race, sex, color, national origin, or disability. As Christ said in Matthew 9:13b, “for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” Paul reminds us in Romans 5:19, “For by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.” It is PCFGM’s mission to minister to all that we are blessed to have contact with, by sharing the Gospel of Christ Jesus. We live in the love, joy, peace and comfort of Jesus the Christ!
About the Founder:
About the Founder: Reverend Tess C. Powell is a native of Savannah, Georgia, where she received her education in the public school system. She received her high school diploma from Sol C. Johnson High School, located in Savannah, Georgia in 1982. She graduated from Savannah State University, also located in Savannah, Georgia, with a double degree, a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology and an Associate degree in Air Traffic, in December 1988. Rev. Powell is also a graduate from Faith Christian University & Schools (FCUS) located in Temple Hills, Maryland, where she received her Masters of Divinity degree on May 19, 2007. She has been blessed to teach courses for FCUS and Moody Bible Institute. She is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Ministry degree. Rev. Powell grew up in a Christian home. She accredits her passion for Christ to her beloved mother, who was a Pentecostal Evangelist that has gone on to glory. She accepted Christ as her personal Savior at the age of 15, while attending a revival at her home church, Faith Tabernacle Deliverance Temple in Orangeburg, South Carolina. In 2008, she accepted her call to the ministry and was licensed to preach on September 21, 2008, at First Mount Olive Baptist (FMOB) Church in Leesburg, Virginia, under the leadership of Pastor Harold S. Stinger. Rev. Powell married Robert W. Curtis, Jr. and united with Mount Pleasant Baptist Church (MPBC) in Herndon, Virginia under the leadership of Pastor James L. Graham, Jr,. where she was ordained as an Evangelist in June 2010. Rev. Powell has a passion for doing the will of God. As a member of FMOB, she was among teachers for the New Members class, Sunday School, continuing Christian education classes, and a substitute instructor for Thursday night Bible study. From 2006-2008, she was the Vice President for the Christian Women Fellow Ministry. She was on the FMOB Budget Committee, Minister's Staff, Gospel Choir, and the Single's Ministry Chairperson. She was also the Assistant Secretary for the Baptist General Convention of Virginia (Division of Women-Area D). She has spoken at women conferences, conducted workshops, preached at the Northern Virginia Ministers Association, and Loudoun Long Term Care. On 4th Sundays, she ministers at the Fairfax Adult Detention Center in Fairfax, Virginia. Rev. Powell's passion and primary goal is to preach and teach the unadulterated Gospel of the Kingdom of God the teachings of Jesus Christ to all that will hear!