Pastor Tommy Bates is the Senior Pastor of Community Family Church (formerly Community Pentecostal Church) in Independence, KY. Through the preaching of the Word with a powerful anointing, Pastor Bates has witnessed God take Community from its humble beginnings in a chicken house and barn to its present-day facilities. To date, the church is debt-free with multiple buildings located on 107 acres of prime property just minutes south of Cincinnati, Ohio in Northern Kentucky. The congregation has grown from its small beginnings of 80 to over 2,000 members and visitors every week. With internet streaming of two services each week and numerous other special events, Community's ministry reaches around the world.
Pastor Bates' ministry has literally touched every inhabitable continent on the planet. He has appeared as a frequent guest on TBN, Daystar, TCT, CTN, The Inspirational Network, and many other Christian television and radio outlets. He currently hosts his own television program, "Bridging the Gap," which has a potential viewing audience of millions around the world.
Pastor Bates conducts crusades, conferences, and revivals throughout the United States and the world, seeing multiplied thousands come to Christ and be filled with the Holy Spirit. The gifts of the Spirit follow through his ministry with visible signs of transformation and miraculous healings.God is raising up a voice of Truth to reach this generation and bridge the gap of separation between "that which was" and "that which is" in the full-gospel movement.
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