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Pastor Suddith received his charge from God and began a new Kingdom building vision at 1400 Hwy 212. By the grace of God, within three months, Pastor Suddith led the Emmanuel membership from a $0 balanced building fund to a balance of over $230,000.00. Three months later, Emmanuel was able to secure a bank loan and break ground exactly six months after Pastor Suddith's installation at Emmanuel. Pastor Suddith was installed on January 11, 2004. Emmanuel held a groundbreaking ceremony on July 11, 2004. Pastor Suddith vigorously pursued God's will and purpose for the building of God's church, and by much grace, and much payer by the Emmanuel Church Family, God sent a godly contractor by the name of Clarence Hall of Hall Construction Company, and a wise Kingdom Builder by the name of Ray Bridges, over 400 volunteers from May 2005 thru August 2005 to build an edifice for the Emmanuel mission church. The Emmanuel members have also, all been a part of the building of this House of God.
Dr. Suddith acknowledges completely the hand of God at work, and began his teaching ministry on "Building from the Inside Out" with two Bible study series on the "Power of Prayer" and "The Principles of Faith." This series was followed up by, "The Essence of Kingdom Building."
In January 2005, the Emmanuel family left Highland Park Baptist Church after ten years and transitioned into the community by establishing temporary residence at Lorraines Elementary School while the new edifice was being built. Right before this transitional move into the community, Pastor Suddith and the mission church, previously known as the Emmanuel Baptist Church, decided to adopt a new name "The Emmanuel Community Church." While at Lorraine, Pastor Suddith continued to emphasize and teach the Emmanuel membership about the power of prayer and God answered by sending to the fellowship "such that should be saved." The Emmanuel Community Church is the very first African-American church in the Georgia Baptist Convention to be built by volunteer labor in the state Georgia. The membership is growing bountifully. During the time at the school, our attendance grew 35 to over 150 each Sunday. We lift up holy hands in awe of our marvelous God for the great things He has done and is doing for Emmanuel, the "God With Us Church."Suddith holds a Bachelor's degree in Business and later earned a Master's degree in Business. He has studied at the Wake Forest University MBA
Executive Program, Moscow State University in the former Soviet Union,
Postgraduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton Business School, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Engineering, as well as the New Brunswick Theological Seminary. He is currently a candidate for the Doctorate degree in
Theology from Trinity Theological Seminary.
Dr. Pastor. Suddith is an established executive
with 20 plus years of corporate experience. He
served 15 years with AT&T managing information
technology and network engineering with exceptional leadership skills,
innovations, and competencies in operations management.
He has held several executive positions including
V.P. of Network Engineering and Strategic Planning.
He was responsible for managing budgets in excess
of 85 million dollars, and managing a diverse staff team of 200.
Pastor Suddith is currently the Vice President
of a publicly traded internet company. His company
is the industry leader in route control technology
offering high-performance IP solutions for
business-critical applications.
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