by Sheilah
Belle
Chesapeake, VA
– After ten years of service at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Virginia Beach
where Bishop William Darryl Scott is the senior pastor, Minister Earl Bynum is
leaving the building.
Minister Bynum
says, Simply, it’s the beginning of a new season and I’m excited about it
because I believe this is a strategic move by God.”
His new season
will begin effectively, Monday, December 1, 2008 when he takes on the title of
Executive Minister of Music for Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church, Chesapeake, VA. In
his new role he will oversee three churches that sit under the Lebanon Church
name, including the Chesapeake Campus, Elizabeth North Carolina Church and the
entire Music Curriculum for the Church Academy.
Minister Bynum
started his time at Pleasant Grove as a keyboard musician and directed the 2nd
Sunday morning worship service. He was later asked to take over the Senior
Choir before being tapped to become the first ever Minister of Music at Pleasant
Grove Baptist Church.
As the
Executive Minister of Music for Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church, Minister Bynum will
be over seeing several choirs, including the Praise & Worship Teams, Unity and
the Youth Department with more than 500 participants.
Pastor Kim &
Valerie Brown are both excited about Minister Bynum heading up their music
department. Making the move even sweeter, Bynum’s soon to be former pastor,
Bishop Scott is also happy for Bynum and prays for God’s continued blessings
over his life.
In preparing
for his move, Bynum will hold his first meeting at Mt. Lebanon tomorrow, where
he will be meeting with all of the Music Ministry personnel.
Bynum says he
still will be directing and teaching choirs as well as leading Sunday morning
Praise and Worship.
Asked if any
of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church members will follow him to his new Sunday
morning home, Bynum said, “That is not my intentions.”
As for his
solo singing career, Bynum says both pastors have given him their blessings and
he foresees no problems or interruptions.
