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Our History...
Freedom Ministries Christian Center was birth
out of a passion to see souls set free by the
power of God. Pastor Clinton Potters gave his
life to the Lord Jesus Christ on September 22,
1988 while attending Rust College in Holly
Springs, Ms. In 1999, God led Pastor Clinton
Potters to join Grace Christian Fellowship under
the leadership of Dr.’s Leo & Alma Holt. While
attending service on Sunday morning, the Lord
Jesus Christ began to deal with him about doing
the work that God called him to do. Pastor
Potters was not sure what city that God wanted
him to go to so, he went into prayer and fasting
for several months concerning where God wanted
him to be. After several months, Pastor Potters
did not hear anything and became discourage and
wonder was he missing God on where to go.
While
working at RPS on the night shift, Pastor
Potters had a supernatural visitation from the
Lord. The Lord Jesus Christ spoke to him and
said, “Go to Gainesville, GA, because there are
many people who love me with all their hearts,
but they are bound and I have called you to go
and set my people free,” After coming out of
this supernatural experience, Pastor Potters had
never heard of a Gainesville, GA nor did he even
no that the city ever existed. After speaking
to his pastor about this supernatural
experience, he was reminded of the story of
Abraham who God had called him out of the land
to a land that he had never been to before.
(Genesis 12:1-6). Being like Abraham, Pastor
Clinton Potters and his family took a vacation
to the city of Gainesville, GA to check out the
land. As he toured the land, he sensed the
peace of God and felt the leading of the Lord to
move his family 7 hours away. While in
Gainesville, GA, he began to pray for more
confirmations that this was the Lord and not
himself. As he attended a non-denominational
church that Sunday morning, the Pastor began to
speak on “A place call transition” This message
was directly to him and it seemed like no one
else was in the room but him and the pastor.
God confirmed to him that day that this was the
Lord’s doing and it is marvelous in his eyes.
After getting back to the hotel from church, he
turned on the TV to TBN and Joyce Meyer was
ministering on the subject, “Obey God when it
does not make sense”
God
was faithful to his word and had confirmed two
times while Pastor Potters was visiting
Gainesville, Ga. The word of God states by two
or more scriptures let everything be
established. (1 Timothy 2:4-7). In June of
2000, with fear and trembling, Pastor Clinton
Potters moved his family to Gainesville, GA to
start Freedom Ministries Christian Center. The
church started its humble beginnings in the
Shoney’s Conference room with 5 people. After
being in the Shoney’s Conference room for a year
and a half, the church had outgrown the room and
had to find another place to meet. The church
relocated to a store front in Gainesville, GA
where they had services for 2 yrs. After 2 yrs,
the church had outgrown that building and needed
more space. After praying for a bigger
facility, FMCC members went into their new
sanctuary on 2413 Old Flowery Branch Rd that can
hold up to 250 members with office space,
classrooms, nursery and etc. The church has
grown tremendously with a church website,
singles ministry, marriage ministry, dance
ministry, youth fellowship, children ministry,
sound ministry, audio & video ministry, outreach
ministry, GED programs and TV Ministry. FMCC is
holding on to the scripture that states, “Though
our beginning was small, our latter will greatly
increase.” (Job 2:5) As FMCC hold on to this,
they will be able to fulfill the assignment
which is to set the captives free. (Luke 4:18)
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