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Overseer Valerie Holcomb
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Pastor Valerie Ivy Holcomb is the wife of the late Apostle Nathaniel Holcomb. They are the founders of the Christian House of Prayer, Inc., in Copperas Cove and Killeen, Texas. Many tributaries were also founded by this dynamic duo, such as the Covenant Connections International, Covenant Savings Federal Credit Union, Sonship School of the Firstborn, the Village Square retail complex, just to name a few. After the passing of Apostle Nathaniel Holcomb, Valerie Ivy Holcomb assumed the role as the senior pastor of Christian House of Prayer, Inc., and overseer of Covenant Connections International.
She is the mother of Dana Holcomb, Tyrone Holcomb, Nate Holcomb, Jr., and the late Nicole Holcomb Dudley. She’s also a grandmother and a great-grandmother in which she is very proud.
Pastor Valerie Ivy Holcomb is a down to earth woman that is touched by the oddities of life in general. She understands that God can do what He say He can do. She knows by experience that, “If you lose everything and all you have is Jesus, you have enough to start all over again.” She is touched when people’s lives are changed for the better through the preaching and teaching of God’s Word.
Her favorite scripture is Isaiah 1:19, If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land… God has given her insight for oversight for such a time as this. Her heart’s desire is just to know Him more because…
Jesus is the Center and Circumference;
The Base and The Boundary;
The Balance and The Beauty;
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The Sum and The Substance of what our lives are all about. It’s All About Jesus! It’s All About Him!
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Apostle Carlos Keith
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Apostle Carlos Keith is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a proud Army
veteran with over 30 years of active-duty service and 14 years as a Department of the Army
Civilian. He has traveled extensively in the ministry to Germany, Africa, Greece, Korea,
Kuwait, Bosnia, and Iraq. He has over forty-four years of ministry experience with twenty-eight of them in the pastoral ministry. He has held key leadership positions in the body of Christ such as Pastor and Founder of Deliverance Temple, El Paso, Texas, Church Administrator, and Deputy Coordinator for the Churches of God in Christ in South Korea.
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He is licensed and ordained through Covenant Connections International under the
spiritual covering of the late Apostle Nathaniel Holcomb and now under his wife Overseer
Valerie Holcomb. He is a graduate of Florida Tech with a Master’s in Logistics Management
and a graduate of Rockdale, Texas with a Master’s in Biblical Studies. He has an Honorary
Doctorate of Divinity Degree from Saint Thomas Christian College, Jacksonville, Florida. He also is honored to be a graduate of the Sonship School of the First Born. He is humbled and honored to be the Presbyter for the Southeast Region of Covenant Connection International.
Apostle Keith’s ability to teach, preach, and articulate God’s word with clarity and understanding has blessed and encouraged thousands. His ministry focus is personal evangelism, leadership development, and outreach. He has achieved phenomenal success in his military career as well as his ministry. He is a mentor, coach, and highly respected confidant to many ministers and laypersons around the country.
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He is the founder and Senior Pastor of New Horizon Outreach Ministry of North
Augusta, South Carolina. He resides in Evans, Georgia with his lovely wife Pastor Patrice of
forty-three years. They have two children Katrina and Nate.​