Mission: To preach and teach the gospel of Jesus Christ to humankind in the efforts of winning souls to Jesus Christ.
Pastor Brian T. Cornelius is from Philadelphia, PA. He retired from the United States Marine Corp. He is pastor of Bryant Chapel AME Zion Church, Cove City, NC. He has worked with the church leadership and membership to organize the church; he has developed personnel to become pastors and evangelists; he has a successful teaching and training ministry. Pastor Cornelius believes in a strong preaching and teaching ministry.
Evangelism is his strong trait. He uses this to train and instruct others in the Word of God. Pastor Cornelius works with each ministry in the church to insure that they are able to be successful in their ministries.
Pastor Cornelius has four persons who have become pastors under his tutelage from Bryant Chapel and an additional five persons from other churches.
He is the first pastor of the NC Conference; Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the NC Conference; and the Chief of Protocol Officer for the NC Conference. He is the first pastor of the New Bern District; and the chief instructor for the local preachers on the New Bern District of the AME Zion Church.
He works with the Youth and Young Adult Music and Arts Conference as the bassist and ministerial advisor. He has set up a 501C3 nonprofit to benefit youth. He is also the bassist for the New Bern District Youth Choir.
He has three children Brianna, Nicholas and Brian.
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in theLordwith all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.