Pastor Dennis K. Butts, Sr.

Pastor Dennis K. Butts, Sr.
PASTOR OF VISITATION AND SPECIAL MINISTRIES
Pastor Dennis K. Butts, Sr.

Personal
Born and raised in Akron, Ohio July 18, 1951 to the late Rev. L. Butts Jr. and Mrs. Betty Butts. Pastor Butts accepted Jesus Christ as Savior at the age of eight years old. Grew up in the church where his father was founder and pastor of Holy Trinity Church of God in Christ. From a small child to adulthood, actively involved in C.O.G.I.C. on the local, district and state levels.

Married 30 years to childhood sweetheart, Jewrusha. Jewrusha presently works right along with her husband in ministry and is intricately involved in Women's Ministry (WWTIC) at The House of The Lord.

They have two adult sons, Paul Butts, who lives and works in the Philadelphia, PA area as a chemical engineer and Dennis Kelsey Jr., who works in Akron in pharmaceutical sales.

Pastor Butts enjoys gospel music, singing, traveling, skiing, racquetball and conducting seminars in the area of marriage and family, men's retreats, and personal leadership development. But most of all he loves the Lord, his family, the people of God, preaching and teaching the Word of God, experiencing genuine worship and ministering to hurting people at their level of need.

Education

Ministry
Pastor Butts acknowledged his call to the ministry in August of 1974. In August of 1975 he and his wife sensed the Holy Spirit leading them to join The House of the Lord, which at that time had a total membership of 8 people. Pastor Butts was ordained as a minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ in April of 1978. In January of 1980, he left his job in the secular world to work full time in the ministry as a staff pastor at the House of the Lord.

Presently, Pastor Butts pastoral responsibilities at The House of the Lord include preaching, counseling, funerals, hospital and home visitation, baptism, baby dedications, community relations and outreach, men's ministry, fellowship, conference speaker and now as the Executive Director of Beth-el Fellowship of Visionary Churches.

Over the years Pastor Butts ministerial duties have also included the following:

Pastor Butts is also involved in Greater Akron Regional Pastors Prayer Gathering, and the Summit County Religious Steering Committee Against Child Abuse.

Pastor Dennis K. Butts can be reached at The House of The Lord church office at 330-864-9073 ext. 227 or by email dennis@thotl.org - Fax 330-864-1617