About Us

The Board of Directors

Rev. Josephine Marie Ayers; President /Founder

Read her bio here.

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Pastor Douglas A. Smith: VP/ Board member

After traveling the world as a professional musician, he was radically saved and called into ministry.

On February 12, 2012, Pastor Smith open the doors of Grace Community Mission Ministries. That ministry continues to grow and has expanded to two campuses that embrace and teach a full gospel message.

He incorporates biblical principles and exuberant worship into the daily lives of believers, crossing multicultural lines. He can often be found spending quality time with his wife Cynthia and his young children, as he continues to spread the love of God and the good news of Jesus Christ.

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Denise (Denny) Fischer: Secretary/ Treasurer/ Board member / Ministry Consulting Prophet

I accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior as a senior in high school. This was the first time I had heard the gospel. Then on Palm Sunday in 1969,   I rededicated my life to Jesus followed by the infilling of  the Holy Spirit which revolutionized my life.
 
Over the last 50 years, I spent 26 years  serving as a Pastors wife. I have served on 3 different church boards as Secretary of the Board. For 2 years, I was the Spiritual life
Counselor  for Women’s Aglow. In 1989 while working as a Home Health Aide, I won a scholarship through a Home Care Agency and in 1993 graduated with an Associates Degree  as a Registered Nurse. I developed a women’s conference called “Women With Losses”  which met at least once yearly. Each speaker was a women who had experienced a significant loss like the loss of a child, husband or battle with a terminal disease.
 
I have also been on  5 overseas mission trips where I had the opportunity to share my testimony of  how the Lord did an amazing work  in my life revealing how to navigate through the process of forgiveness.

IS heading up FOF NOT MANY MOTHERS GROUP, for traumatized women!

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Alan Lowne: Board member

Alan Lowne is a British-born electronics engineer and CEO of Saelig Co. Inc. an industrial electronics distributor. He has been a committed Christian since university days. He lives in Fairport, NY with his wife Carol and is a member of Edgewood Free Methodist Church, where he leads a home group, plays violin in the worship team, and serves on the Leadership Board.

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Kathy Davis: Board member

501©3 Tax specialist / Accountant

“Love the Lord Jesus Christ with all my heart and believe in the Gifts of the Spirit and the Awesome Power of God.” Is one of the covering pastors at Elim Gospel Church. Former healing team leader for 17 years at Elim Gospel Church. Married to Daniel Davis.  Mother and grandmother. Lives in Lima, N.Y.

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Michael Caternolo : Board Member

Michael Caternolo is a retired electronics manufacturing engineer and musician. He started his career in the US Navy electronics program and started his musical career aboard the flagship USS Chicago. Since then music transitioned from local nightclubs to total service to our Lord Jesus.He also is leader of the local Christian Blues Band, Light Blue!  He lives in Macedon, NY where he leads the Firestorm Revival (coalition to unite churches and Evangelical groups to serve together as to show the love of Christ to communities along the Erie canal from Buffalo to Syracuse). He also is leader of the local Christian Blues Band, Light Blue!

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Pastor Wesley Reed : Board Member

Wes Reed is a life-long resident of Wayne County, who has served for many years in various church leadership positions including youth ministry, ministry to the aged, and leading worship. One of his passions is promoting and participating in Christian missions locally and throughout the world. Presently, he is the senior pastor of Cornerstone Fellowship in Newark, NY where he has served since 2002.

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Bill Doran : Board Member

Bill Doran came to Christ and was baptized in the Holy Spirit in 1980. Bill attended Rochester Institute of Technology where he received a degree in Computer Science, and briefly attended Elim Bible Institute before pursuing a career in the telecom industry while serving in various positions in local churches. Bill is currently the Vice-President of Service Delivery for a regional fiber-optic network provider, operates a coffee cafe and ministers in the prophetic with Debbie, his sweetheart and wife of 20 years, and serves as an elder and associate pastor at Cornerstone Fellowship of Newark, NY. Bill loves Jesus!

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Deb Doran : Board Member

Debbie accepted Jesus as savior in 1973, a few years later filled with the Holy Spirit. Walked with the Lord over 50 years, and is forever grateful for His saving grace, love and mercy.

Over the years she has served as a leader of a singles ministry, deliverance team member, sound ministry crew, bible quiz leader for youth, Sunday school teacher, head of church nursery, general “kitchen lady”, home group leader, and ran local food pantry. Married to Bill Doran.

They opened Grind-On Coffee Company, Newark NY in 2019, which has become a thriving café and kind of hub of the community. Member of Kiwanis Club, and Newark Chamber of Commerce, member and trustee at Cornerstone Fellowship Church.

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Jane Sollenberger : Board Member

Jane is a spirit filled Believer since the age of 8. She is also a wife, mother of 2, and grandmother of 1. She lives in Albuquerque, NM.

She has been a member of Aglow International for over 20 yrs. During that time, she held national, local and area positions on the respective boards. She was also instrumental in starting Teen Aglow.

Her and her husband oversaw and ran a ministry called Touch of Hope during the late 90's. They worked with all of the surrounding churches and court systems.

It consisted of helping Church members find jobs, food bank, housing and financial counseling and financial help. As well as going to court with single moms to get their children back.

They were also a part of a county wide Prophetic school, and ran a home group teaching the prophetic.

In our early years they were the youth pastors.

She went to Westminster seminary and is currently taking courses at the Israel Bible center.

She is on the board of a ministry called Truth 4 the Nations. We help the Pastors on the Indian Reservations in New Mexico and Az.

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Support Team:

Cheryl Jenkins:

Publisher/Editor Kingdom One Solutions

Lives in Hagerstown, Maryland. From Merrimac, Massachusetts Married to Philip Jenkins.

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Nathan Olson:

Webmaster for www.flamesoffire.us

Owner at Nolee-O Web Design, April 1997 to present.  Lives in Lake George, New York.

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