Our Mission & Vision
Our mission is to WIN people to Christ (Proverbs 11:30) BUILD them up in Christ physically, financially, academically, and spiritually (Acts 20:32) and finally to SEND them to the world to do a work for Christ (Matthew 28:18) Vision Statement:
In the year of 1980, the vision for WBS Ministries was birth in to the spirit of Lawrence C. M. Denning; seeing the world with ships protruding from it. The ships have an open Bible with a nail being hammered into it. At the top of the world was a dove. The Lord spoke to Pastor Denning’s spirit and gave him a mission to Win, Build, and Send souls all over the world. After years with the vision dwelling in his heart and being given the unction from Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit led him to pastor a church. This church was Coats Chapel Church. The pastoral ship was short lived; however, the vision was yet still young.
In November 1996, after leaving Coats Chapel, the vision was burning in Lawrence Denning’s spirit and heart. He persevered and moved to the obedience to the cross. WBS Ministries was finally birthed with nine members. They began to have meetings in the Coats and Angier, NC area. The Holy Spirit blessed these nine to be covered and nurtured by an esteemed, profound, prolific preacher name Dean Mack Sowell. Pastor Sowell opened the doors of his church allowed many wounds to be healed.
In December 1996, the Lord so blessed Pastor Lawrence Denning to be passed on the mantle of a small building (a barn), where his father, C.W. Denning II, had pastured previously. With the dedication and drive of the Win Build Send Church family, renovations were made. On the first Sunday in February 1997, the church family held their first Praise and Worship Service at Win Build Send Christian Center. It was a Blessed Beginning.
Leadership Team:
Our leadership team recognizes the authority of God, and realizes that we are shepherds who serve under the Chief Shepherd, Jesus Christ. We desire to devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the Word. Our passion and goal is to equip the believers for the work of the ministry until we all attain maturity in the fullness of Christ.
Lawrence C. M. Denning, Senior Pastor/CEO & President
Donna Denning, Co-Pastor/Executive Senior Vice President
Tyrone McClain, Minister of Music/Executive Vice President
Rosalind McClain, Asst. Pastor
Pamela McDougald, Minister
Paulette Carpenter, Financial Secretary/Executive
John Carpenter, Chairman of Executive Trustees