New Beginning Ministries

OUR MINISTRY

New Beginning was founded in 1994 by Pastors Charles and Ann Leister. After pastoring on the road in Cleveland, Ohio and Plain City, Ohio working to establish two new works, God placed within Pastor Charles the vision for a new ministry in their home city of Columbus, Ohio.

The vision of New Beginning was to establish a local assembly and ministries that ministered to the total person the Word of God thereby proclaiming the good news that one can have a new beginning in Christ Jesus, our Lord. New Beginning was originally established under the covering of the Church of the Living God, headquarted in Philidelphia. However from the beginning, the Leadership of New Beginning knew that the type of ministry God was birthing was requiring us to be non-denominational.

In September 1999, New Beginning Church of the Living God became New Beginning Ministries. The following year after building a relationship with Apostle La Fayette Scales came under his apostolic covering for accountability. As Apostle Scales and the Apostolic Team of the Network of Local Churches lauched a new association of local assemblies, New Beginning became a member at its formal organization in August 2001.

The Network of Local Churches, Inc. is a fellowship of non-denominational and denominational churches with a main objective of providing covenant relationship for Pastors, Five-Fold Ministers, and Churches. We also desire to train, equip and encourage the edifying of the Body of Christ.