APOSTLE DR. EMMA J. TERRELL
FOUNDER:
New Beginners Church | Center of Healing | Declaring A New Thing 
A More Excellent Way School of Ministry 

Born to parents, the late Inez and Harvey G. Shoffner, in Gibsonville, NC.  where she grew up and attended the Guilford County School System. After graduating, Emma Terrell later married the late Howard R. Terrell, Sr., a union producing three children, Angelia, Theresa, and Howard, Jr., who now serves as Pastor of New Beginners. 

Dr. Emma served faithfully as church secretary, President of YPHA, and choir member under the leadership of the late Bertha R. Cohen at Guiding Light Holiness Church. Granted her license to minister by the United Holiness Churches. She later attended the Bread of Life Bible School and Alamance Community College for Criminal Justice. 

Called to pastor in 1987. With prayerful guidance, she started Bible Studies that later developed into regular services, receiving her charter and licenses to establish a church and receive membership. The NEW BEGINNERS CHURCH was established in April 1988.  Dr. Emma Terrell also founded the Center of Healing Non-Profit Organization, Center of Joy Daycare, A More Excellent Way School of Ministry, and NBC Community Outreach. In 2000, she built the headquarters of NBC and received her Doctorate of Ministry from FSO of Ministry in Florida, presented to her by Dr. Kingsley Fletcher of Life International RTP, Durham, NC.  After 3o  years faithfully pastoring at NBC.  Due to her husband’s health issues, she turned over the reins of the pastorate to her son, Rev. Howard R. Terrell, Jr.  Dr. Emma presides as Founder and Overseer. Under her apostolic ministry are three affiliate churches, and she remains a mentor to many clergy members and people from all walks of life. 

Loving God and His Word, her passion in ministry is deliverance and healing, and under her personal ministry, “Declaring a New Thing,” she teaches and counsels. Over the years, she conducted mid-day services on Fridays from her home.  Meetings were created to accommodate those who, because of work shifts, are unable to attend regularly scheduled services and counseling. Lunch is usually provided afterward for fellowship. 

HOWARD R. TERRELL, JR
Ministries
Keys To Victory | Prophetic Roundtable | The Watchman 
Faith Encounters | Midnight Encounters  |The Source Community

Experiencing God personally came  in an usual way and under the most uncommon circumstances. Visiting a crack house with a friend, Howard Terrell upon getting high, heard the voice of God and began to verbally speak out, “I’ve found the answer.” Those present dismissed his outburst as him being high, (tripping the term used), however the voice continued throughout the next weeks and he being responsive to the voice was ministering to everyone and anyone willing to listen to him. One night at work the same voice spoke telling him he would be receiving a call that would take him away from work. A few hours later that call came. Though he didn’t know what to expect, the call was an unfortunate one, his great-grandmother had pass. and as the voice had spoken, he had to leave work. Talking with his mother about the voice and the new message instructing him to go to by a local river and there give his life to Christ, his mother Dr. Emma Terrell confirmed God had his hand on her son and together they did just as the voice had instructed. From that day Rev. Howard Terrell has never looked back. Within the next year faithfully attending church, reading, studying and receiving revelation, under the leadership of Pastor Clifton Sawyer, Reverend Howard Terrell was ordained a minister of the Gospel. 

With prayer and patience to hear God’s direction for his ministry, Rev. Howard  made the decision to follow his mother’s vision and ministry at New Beginners Church. A few years later he became the Associate Pastor. With a great gift of revelation and evangelism, outreach, television and radio broadcasting drew many of the current members and relationships with other clergy members. Those relationships lead to spiritual and leadership training, workshops and conferences. After founder and senior pastor, Dr. Emma Terrell had to transition to be home to assist her husband with health issues, she ordained Reverend Howard Terrell as Pastor of New Beginners Church to present. 

An opportunity to minister about the good news of Jesus Christ is the passion of Reverend Howard Terrell. See our schedule for church events and upcoming broadcast of Faith Encounters and Midnight Encounters. 
 
TANISHA H. TERRELL
Ministries
HT Lady Ministry for Women | Joshua Generation 
 
First Lady and Associate Pastor at New Beginners Church. She was saved in her teens after witnessing the miraculous salvation of her then boyfriend Howard R. Terrell, Jr.  Tanisha grew up in home that did not attend church on a regular basis, but she always knew that God was real.  Once she received salvation, she knew that for her life to progress things had to change. 

Being a teenage mother, she wanted better for her son and her own life, thankfully the father of her child wanted to marry her, and the Lord allowed that to happen in a miraculous way. As of today, her and Pastor Howard R. Terrell Jr. have been married for over thirty years and have five amazing children, along with a handful of grandchildren. 

First Lady Tanisha started preaching in July of 1994 after serving in numerous departments under the leadership of Dr. Emma J. Terrell. With a love and passion for working with young people and women of all ages, she oversees the Youth Ministry and heads the Women’s Ministry. 

First Lady Tanisha received her BA in Business Administration and is currently seeking her master’s degree.  Her goal is to be the best Woman of God that she can possibly be.