The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.” (Samuel 3:10)
Like Samuel, since a young age, George Reed knew God had a special calling on his life, and it was through a series of dreams that God told him that he was to preach. There were many divine affirmations of this calling, as well as his obedience through formal training through his church and university, and all have led Pastor George to his current life of full surrender to the Lord.
Pastor George was part of the ministers in training class under Senior Pastor Eric Susberry. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master of Christian Ministry from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Pastor George believes leadership development is a lifelong process and actively seeks learning opportunities to be shaped as God leads him.
As a Chicago native, Pastor George attended Curie High School, which is a performing arts school. Throughout his senior year in high school, he developed a keen ear for music, which carried over into his collegiate years at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign where he participated in the school-affiliated choir as well as acquired some formal learning through music courses. With his God-given ability to listen to and perform music by ear, he has been playing piano for over 15 years. Music is the universal language that transcends cultures and has the ability to touch the young and the old. Pastor George’s soulful and adaptive rendition of music connects with people from all age ranges and backgrounds.
From his faith in Christ to him realizing the powerful effect of music on people's lives, Pastor George’s mission was birthed to use his God-given ability to transform lives through music. From personal experience, Pastor George can also appreciate the criticality – and scarcity – of male role models and how essential positive examples are to the lives of young men. So he has dedicated himself to a life of service, whether through music or by being a living example of Christ, to build up the next generation from all walks of life.
Pastor George has served as Assistant Pastor at Victory in Christ Kingdom Church since April of 2021. God also placed in his heart to kick start Project Blessing, a food ministry that serves the community. Prior to becoming Assistant Pastor, he led the Children's Ministry alongside his wife, Erica Reed, and is also part of the Music ministry. Pastor George Reed is happily married to Erica Reed and is the proud father of Hannah, George, and Eric.
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