About TCF
Who We Are
Trinity
- We unquestionably believe in the Triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
- We are Interdenominational – In essentials there is unity, In non-essentials there is liberty, lastly In all things there is love.
Christian
- We are beggars telling other beggars where to find bread. “Jesus declared, ‘I am the bread of life.’” (John 6:35) “Jesus answered, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life.’”
We worship together in three services.
The 8:00 am service is our Day Break service and also utilizes the 1928 Episcopal Prayer Book.
The 9:00 am service is our New Song, our casual service.
Lastly, our 10:30 am service is our more traditional Cornerstone service. - Importantly, The whole council of God is preached.
We pray together in several ways: through Sunday worship; Prayer Chain, also Southern Pines Bible Studies.
Fellowship
- We have fellowship together.
- We study the Word and also have multiple-weekly Southern Pines Bible Studies.
- We also serve together through our ministry support opportunities.
- Lastly, we have fun together with our monthly game night, the monthly catered meal, thus simply being together as the Trinity Family.
Pastors / Staff
Dr. Matt Stillman
Senior Pastor
☎️ (910) 215-5775
📭 mattstillman@trinitycf.net
Dr. Matthew H. (Matt) Stillman became the new Senior Pastor of Trinity Christian Fellowship on Sunday, January 10, 2016, upon the retirement of Dr. Al Hill, Trinity’s first Senior Pastor.
Dr. Stillman is credentialed by the Evangelical Covenant Church and has served most recently as the interim pastor of Zion Lutheran Church (LCMC). Prior to that, Dr. Stillman spent more than 10 years as the Senior Pastor of St. Paul’s Evangelical Covenant Church. Both congregations also are in York, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Stillman has also served as the Area Director of YoungLife in York, Chesapeake, and Woodbridge, Virginia; and while studying for his Master’s Degree he served as Youth Pastor of St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church in the Los Angeles area.
Dr. Stillman earned his Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies and History at Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina; in addition to his Masters of Divinity at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California; and his Doctor of Ministry in Historical Theology at Lancaster Theological Seminary in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Stillman and his wife, Cheryl, a neonatal nurse, have three adult sons in addition to one daughter-in-law.
Rev. Ellis Brooks
Assistant Pastor
☎️ (910) 215-5775
📭 ellisbrooks@trinitycf.net
Rev. Ellis Brooks became an Assistant Pastor of Trinity Christian Fellowship on Sunday, July 1, 2018.
Rev. Ellis Brooks answered God’s call, and on January 20, 2013 he preached his first sermon. During Rev. Brooks’ seven years at Pine Hill United Church of Christ in Siler City, he also served as a Minister of Music, a Worship Leader, and an Associate Minister. He also served as an Associate Minister at the Ebenezer United Church of Christ in Burlington for the past two years. Rev. Brooks faithfully served in the music ministry of Trinity Christian Fellowship for both the Daybreak service and the NewSong service. Without a doubt we are blessed to be able to welcome him back as our Assistant Pastor.
Membership
Membership is primarily about having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ!
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‘Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their numbers daily those who were being saved.’
Acts 2:46-47
Connecting
Thus connecting members and guests to ministry opportunities and working to ensure that every member is absorbed into the church body. This will also help all members to grow and mature in their relationships with the Lord!
‘Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Him who is the Head, that is Christ. From Him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.’
Ephesians 4: 15,16
Join Our Community
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