Terrence D. Sims is a dynamic, Spirit-filled Christian who leads with prophetic clarity and a transformational vision that challenges believers to live with their eyes wide open to God’s radical love and justice.

After accepting his call to ministry in December 2001, Pastor Sims was ordained an Itinerant Deacon in 2005 and elevated to Itinerant Elder in 2014 within the African Methodist Episcopal Church. He earned his Master of Divinity from Central Baptist Theological Seminary in 2023, where he received the Philip Wendell Crannell
Award for Excellence in Preaching. He most recently served as pastor of Bethel AME Church of Fontana, where, from August 2021 to September 2025, the church experienced rapid growth both spiritually and numerically.