Physical Address:   1518 Hawkins St, Georgetown SC 29440, USA
Mailing Address:     P. O. Box 38, Georgetown, SC 29442, USA
A Place Where Everybody Is Somebody and  Jesus Christ Is Lord

Our Pastor

About Bishop John Smith, Jr. in Georgetown, South Carolina

Bishop John Smith, Jr. is the 3rd son of the late Deacon Johnny Smith and Mother Susie Smith of the 
South Santee Community of McClellanville, SC.
Bishop John Smith, Jr speaking in a classroom Georgetown, SC The Greater Bibleway Church of Georgetown

Bishop Smith attended:

  • Lincoln High School, McClellanville, SC
  • A former member of the United States Navy
  • Myers School of Fashion Design, New York City, NY
  • The Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ Bible College, New York City, NY
  • The Center for Biblical Counseling, Virginia
  • Certified in: Christian and Marriage Counseling
Bishop John Smith, Jr. in a purple suite standing at a podium Georgetown, SC The Greater Bibleway Church of Georgetown
Bishop Smith was formerly employed with the United Merchant School of Textile, and currently the owner of JC Fashions and John Smith Company.
  • 1967 - Bishop Smith became a member of the Bible Way Church, Brooklyn, NY where he received the gift of the Holy Spirit and dedicated his life to the Lord
  • 1968 – the Lord called Bishop Smith into the ministry
Bishop John Smith Jr and Joan T. Smith in a posed picture together Georgetown, SC The Greater Bibleway Church of Georgetown
In 1969 Bishop Smith married the former Miss Joan T. Hill daughter of the late Bishop Floyd Hill and Mrs. Bernice Hill of Petersburg, Virginia their union was blessed with two sons Jeremy and Jamel, one daughter-in-law, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
The former Minister John Smith, Jr. was ordained Elder in 1974 at the Bible Way Church World Wide, Inc., Brooklyn, NY. Bishop and Mother Smith relocated in 1975 to Georgetown, South Carolina with the purpose of starting a Bible Way Church.
  • 1977 - a worship Center on Hawkins Street, Georgetown, SC was purchased and dedicated
  • 1986 - the Bible Way Day Care Center was established and licensed for 72 Children
  • 1992 - Elected District Elder of the Eastern District of South Carolina overseeing ten churches
  • 1997 - Ordained District Bishop of the South Carolina Diocese of the Bible Way Churches World Wide, Inc.
  • On April 18, 1998 the members of the Greater Bible Way Church of Georgetown opened the doors of their brand new Edifice, which seats 800 -1000 people, for the first worship service

Community Service:

Bishop Smith serves in several capacities within the community:
  • Former President of The Georgetown Ministerial Alliance
  • Vice President of The Georgetown Ministerial Association
  • Former Member of the Carolina First Savings Bank Community Relations Board
  • Former Chairman of The Board for The Fatherhood Project (United Way of Georgetown County)
  • Board Member: Board of Education Teacher Recruitment Sub committee
  • Former Board Member: Friendship Place
  • Board Member: Paper Mill Community Relations Board
  • Board Member: YMCA (Georgetown County)
  • Member: American Association of Christian Counselors
Bishop Smith serves as Servant Bishop of The Greater Bible Way church Association, which was founded in 1999, of South Carolina and Pastor of The Greater Bible Way Church of Georgetown. Under his leadership 16 people are employed.

Mother Joan Hill Smith

Mother Joan Hill Smith was born in Petersburg, Virginia. She is the daughter of the Late Bishop Floyd Hill and Mother Bernice Hill; under the pastorate of her father she was baptized and filled with the Holy Ghost at an early age. Mother Smith moved to New York City in the early 1960's. She became a member of the Bible Way Church, 295 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, where the late Bishop Joseph Moore was pastor.
She met and married on August 9, 1969, Min. John Smith, Jr. an associate Min. of the Bible Way Church; to this union, on November 5, 1970 the Lord blessed and Mother Smith gave birth to her first-born son Jamel and on April 26, 1975 she gave birth to her second son Jeremy.
Bishop John Smith, Jr. and Mother Joan Smith relocated to Georgetown, SC in 1975. In 1977 Bishop and Mother Smith established a Bible Way Church in the city of Georgetown, SC.
Mother Smith faithfully serves by her husband's side here at Greater Bible Way Church of Georgetown, SC.

Contact us at (843) 527-4158 in Georgetown, South Carolina, to learn more about our apostolic church and the wonderful people on our staff.

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