Joseph Chambers
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Joseph Chambers (born January 19, 1936) is a Classical Pentecostal and has authored six books, co-authored 2 books,[1] has written over 185 booklets,[2] and made over 18 videos[3] on various Christian related subjects and is famous for his video series, which is an exposé on Benny Hinn, Kenneth Hagin, and The False Anointing.[4] He is married to Juanita H. Chambers and has three children and six grandchildren.
He was a pastor in Tabor City, NC between 1957–1958, then Rockwell, NC between 1958-1964 He then became the pastor in Black Mountain, North Carolina between 1964-1968 – then Senior Minister in Paw Creek in 1968 where he still resides and is still Senior Pastor of Paw Creek Ministries, Charlotte, North Carolina.
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[edit] Early life and childhood
Chambers was illterate until age 16, at the time of his conversion to Christianity. Prior to this, his alcoholic father committed suicide.[5]
[edit] Education
After receiving General Educational Development (GED), he studied through Montreat Anderson College and has a Doctorate of Divinity Degree from Indiana Christian University, and a Doctorate of Sacred Literature from Bethany Theological Seminary.
[edit] Political history
He served on the National Republican Congressional Committee from 1982–1990, and has been on the Mecklenburg Republican Executive Committee since 1990 to this day.
[edit] Church history
In 1992, Paw Creek Ministries and their pastor, Joseph Chambers, withdrew from the ranks of the Church of God based out of Cleveland TN over a conflict involving doctrinal issues about the Charismatic movement, a departure from the King James Bible and holiness. Subsequently, Paw Creek Ministries was sued by the Church of God in a long court battle, resulting in the seizure of their 20 acre—3 million dollar complex.
He is the Founder & President of Paw Creek Christian Academy (1974–Present), a Radio Host of One Hour Weekly Program, OPEN BIBLE DIALOGUE (1972–Present), the Founder & Chairman of Concerned Charlotteans (1983–Present), and the Co-Founder of Concerned Voice for Child Care (1985–Present).
He is the General Overseer of the Bible Holiness Ministerial Fellowship, which was organized in November 1998, and has ministers in the US and four foreign countries.[6]
He is also member of The Pre Tribulation Research Centre, .
[edit] Website & Media Outreach
Pastor Chambers' website is www.pawcreek.org. He uses his website to expose his views on current socilogical issues. Through his email newsletters, he has stated opinions differing from mainstream media figures such as Oprah Winfrey.
He reports spending over $100,000 a year on media outreach.
[edit] Published works
- The challenge of the ministry, Pathway Press (Co-author)
- Miracles, my Fathers delight, Pathway Press (Author)
- Storming Toward Armageddon, New Leaf Press (Co-author)
- A Palace for the Antichrist, New Leaf Press (Author)
- Now! Rediscovering the Biblical Family
- Now! Religious Mega Trends
- Bread from the Master's Table
- Feast of Tabernacles'
