Our Deacons are chosen from among resident male members of the church, twenty-one years of age or older, with on-going active attendance over the past year who, are marked by the high qualifications prescribed in the New Testament (see I Timothy 3:1-12). In accordance with the meaning of the Word and the practice of the New Testament, Deacons are to be servants of the Church, whose duty it shall be to serve with the Pastors in performing pastoral ministries, proclaim the gospel to believers and unbelievers, care for the Church members and other persons in the community, and assist the Pastors in leading the Church to engage in a fellowship of worship, witness, education, ministry and application. Each deacon is expected to make consistent contact with church families in the course of his tenure.