Peter T. DeMik was born in Washington D.C. and grew up in Arlington Virginia.  He graduated with a B.A. in Psychology and Humanities from Valparaiso University in Northwest Indiana.  While at Valparaiso, Pastor Peter served as the Assistant to the Dean of the Chapel of the Resurrection and he also met his wife, Michelle. (more…)

Derrick Miliner was born July 3, 1960 in Gadsden, Ala. His parents were practicing Catholics, and Derrick attended St. Martin Deporres Catholic School from age 6 to 9, serving as an altar boy. In 1969, when he was 9 years old, Derrick’s father died. Derrick switched to a public school for financial reasons and the family began to attend First Missionary Baptist Church in Alabama City. He attended Bible study, sang in the youth choir and, at the age of 13, was baptized. He continued at First Missionary Baptist Church until he joined the U.S. Army in 1978. (more…)

John Orlando Flahn was born January 24, 1961 in Flahn Town, Tubmanville, Grand Bassa County, Liberia, West Africa, to John and Nyonomoni Flahn.  Orlando has six brothers and four living sisters. He grew up in Flahn Town and attended the Gbueglay Elementary School. He moved to the city of Buchanan, Grand Bassa County where he attended the United Methodist (middle) Junior High School and the Bassa High School (more…)