What We Believe | About the Pastor

Arise Christian Center (ACC) is a non-denominational, multicultural, Christ-centered church.

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. . Dr. Ron Taylor, founder and pastor of ACC, received the vision of the church in 1991, while attending a school of ministry in Los Angeles, California. God instructed him to be an encourager to the body of Christ by demonstrating the love of God and carrying a relevant uplifting Bible message to the discouraged.
While attending his first school of ministry, Ron began to carry out his God given assignment. He served faithfully at his local church, led various ministries, taught numerous Bible study classes, and completed a second school of ministry, all over the span of four years.

. . In 1995, Dr. Ron Taylor became a full-time minister and continued to be a faithful servant in leading, teaching, and encouraging the Body of Christ. One year later, he was appointed to the Pastoral staff of his local church, and served as the Associate Pastor for three years.

. . In July of 1998, God instructed Ron to put legs to the vision, and in January 1999, the church (Arise Christian Center) had its first worship service. ACC is growing consistently and the vision is being fulfilled. Our services consist of fervent prayer, uplifting praise and worship, and a powerful message from the Word of God.
ACC is made up of several ministries (ushers, greeters, music, children's, youth, marriage, prayer, outreach, etc.) that are helping to bring the vision to pass and advance the Kingdom of God.

. . The theme of ACC is Isaiah 60:1, "Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you". People of all ages, nationalities, and backgrounds are being saved, set free, delivered, and matured by the power of the Holy Spirit at Arise Christian Center.

Vision

As we reach and teach people about the good news of Jesus Christ, our goal is to help them rise above their discouraging circumstances, and establish a divinely purposed, well disciplined, and victorious lifestyle.

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We believe ....

In the triune God as one - The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit.

Jesus (Yeshua) the Christ is the true God and the true Man.

Christ died for our sins and that He rose again on the third day.

The Holy Spirit is a divine person.

The Old and New Testaments are God's divinely inspired words.

All have sinned, come short of the glory of God and are in need of salvation.

It is the will of God that every believer be filled with the Holy Spirit.

The gifts of the Holy Spirit are available to every spirit filled believer.

The gifts of the Holy Spirit are active today and needed to effectively minister the complete gospel.

Healing is provided through the redemptive work of Christ and is available for every believer.

God desires His children to be prosperous in every area of their life.

There shall be a bodily resurrection of the just and of the unjust.

In the personal, visible, imminent return of Jesus the Christ.

In water baptism and observance of the Lord's Supper.

 

1Pastor Dr. Ron Taylor

Dr. Ron Taylor and his wife Gina Taylor founded Arise Ministries, Incorporated, in 1999. an evangelistic ministry reaching out to help people worldwide. In his stead as a Pastor, Arise Christian Center has grown from 27 into a multi-cultural Christ-centered ministry of several hundred.

A native of Starkville, Mississippi, Ron moved to Los Angeles in 1979, where he successfully pursued a career in Business Management. During his management career, he met Gina Cummings, a native of Los Angeles. They were married in 1987 and have three children (Ronnell, Micaela, Ryanne). Though Ron understands the significance of his ministry, he knows how vital it is to be a loving husband and father to his family.


In the fall of 1991, Ron enrolled in the Crenshaw Christian Center School of Ministry to further strengthen his knowledge about effective ministry. Later, he enrolled in Eagles Flight Leadership Institute School of Ministry (affiliate of Oasis Ministries), where he completed all classes with honors in 1993. Pastor Ron's passion is to help people rise above their discouraging circumstances and fulfill their divine purpose in life.

Gina Taylor

In 1999, Gina assisted her husband, Pastor Dr. Ron Taylor, in planting Arise Christian Center. Currently, the Lord is guiding Sister Taylor in facilitating The Daughters of Abraham, our women's discipleship group as well as developing the ministries Praise and Worship team. She is also responsible for the development and management of Kingdom Kids for youth and children, as well as assisting her husband Pastor Ron Taylor with the day to day management of the ministry and ministry to the body.