Pastor George Matthews - A Respected Name In The Community

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Pastor George Matthews - A Respected Name In The
Community
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George Matthews is a respected Pastor and has
received his biblical foundation at New Sweet
Home Church of God in Christ under the leadership
of Pastor A.C. Macklin where he received Jesus
Christ as his Lord and Personal Savior. He
graduated from Woodside High School and continued
his education at San Jose State University, where
he received his Bachelors of Science Degree in
Business Administration.
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Pastor George Matthews has worked for the Hewlett
Packard Company where he served in a diverse
number of leadership capacities such as Sales
Development Manager for the Printer Division of
North America. In 2001, he left the company to go
into a full-time ministry as the Youth Pastor at
Acts Full Gospel Church of God in Christ in
Oakland, California where he worked closely with
Dr. Bob Jackson. He had the opportunity to guide,
train and motivate some of the most energetic
youth within the community.
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In 1995, Pastor Matthews along with his wife
formed an anointed youth choir that grew to over
70 voices and performed in concert with Donnie
McClurkin, CeCe Winans, and a host of other award
winning gospel artists. He served as
Administrator over the music, sound and video
departments and helped launch the Men of Valor
Academy. He also served as the Religious Affairs
Director for the Oakland Branch of the NAACP, and
as the State Youth President for the California
Northwest Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, under the
leadership of Bishop W.W. Hamilton.
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In the year 2003, Pastor George Matthews accepted
the call to pastor and received blessings and
support of Bishop W.W. Hamilton to launch the
Genesis Worship Center, which is among the
fastest growing churches in the East Bay. Genesis
Worship Center offers a variety of ministries
opportunities whereby you can get involved. God
elevated Pastor Matthews to become the
Superintendent of the New Birth District in 2006.
He is a devoted husband of 12 years to Terry
Matthews and a proud father of two sons.
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Thank You!