About The Church...
In 2006, God told me to start a church. Although, I shared this vision with a few close friends, I did nothing. God continued to speak to me as my calling to the next level of God’s ministry for my life. In March 2016, I yielded to God and started planning the start of the church that God had given me in a vision. On April 10, 2016 at 10 a.m., RESTORATION OF FAITH CHURCH held its first service in the basement of my mother’s house. Restoration Of Faith Church is God’s church where I serve as the Founder and Pastor preaching and teaching God’s Word to God’s people. The mission is to Revive the joy of the Lord to the brokenhearted; to Renew the relationship of God’s children back to His church; and to Restore the souls of the lost, left out and less fortunate to Jesus Christ our Savior. Our motto is 2 Corinthians 5:7 – For we walk by faith and not by sight.
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We had our first special Father’s Day service on June 19, 2016 at 10 a.m. Our guest preacher for this service was Minister Anthony Parker.
On Saturday, November 19, 2016, we had our first Women’s Retreat. Minister Bernadette Cooper was our facilitator. On Sunday, November 20, 2016, we had our first Women’s Day service. Rev. Patricia Pettiford was our guest preacher.
About Rev. Dr. Kem Gilmore...
Rev. Dr. Onjerya Kemyatta (Kem) Gilmore was born in Durham, NC. She is a lifetime member of Union Baptist Church, Durham, NC where she is an Associate Minister, Co-chair of the Prayer Partners Ministry and sings in the Women’s Chorale. At UBC, she’s taught Sunday School and Wednesday Night Bible Study to youth and adults. Also, she’s taught the Noon Day Bible Study on occasion as a substitute.
Ordained by the American Baptist Convention, USA, Rev. Dr. Gilmore graduated magna cum laude from North Carolina Central University with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and later graduated with a Master of Arts in Counseling from NCCU. Also, she is a graduate of Shaw University Divinity School in Raleigh, NC with a Master of Divinity Degree and Hood Theological Seminary in Salisbury, NC with a Doctor of Ministry Degree. For her doctoral project, Rev. Dr. Gilmore created the New Youth Disciples class. This class is for youth (6-18 years) of Union Baptist Church to learn the basics of the Christian faith and how to build a relationship with God.
From February 2012 to December 2012, Rev. Dr. Gilmore served as the Youth Pastor at Martin Street Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC. She taught Wednesday night Bible Study to youth ages 12-18; served as the Ministry Leader for the Children’s Church; taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School. While at Martin Street, she created and facilitated a number of firsts: Youth Gospel Fest, Back to School Prayer Breakfast and a Prayer Conference.
Rev. Dr. Gilmore is the Dean of Students and Support Services at an independent virtual charter school. She is a Diamond Life Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., the North Carolina School Counseling Association and the American School Counseling Association.
Rev. Dr. Gilmore is the proud mother of two grown children. Her theme scripture is Proverbs 3:5,6 for she knows that if she trusts in the Lord with all her heart and lean not to her own understanding; acknowledge Him in all her ways, then He will direct her paths.