Pastor Timothy M Griffin Sr. born Timothy Mark Griffin to Otis Powers and Lillie Robinson on April 16, 1969 in Nacogdoches Texas. He was the youngest of five siblings and the only boy in the family. At the age of four his mother wanted a better life for her and her six children so she uprooted them and moved to Houston, Texas, alone with her six children. Pastor Griffin at an early age had morals, obedience, respect and love instilled in him, as his mother worked a full time job by day and attended college by night. By the age of seven, Pastor Griffin was given the nickname ( Lil Timmy) because he was a skinny little boy, but had a big heart and cried about having to eat torn light bread.

 

Pastor Griffin's mother was a Jehovah's Witness which limited many of the things that he and his siblings were allowed to do or partake in as children. Even though his mother was a Jehovah's witness and worked by day and attended college by night. She made sure that he and his siblings attended services twice weekly at the Kingdom Hall, where he learned to quote the books of the bible and sparked his curiosity about God. Pastor Griffin found a love for God that was indescribable and certainly genuine so much so that he would sneak out and attend the services at the local community church( New Community Missionary Baptist Church where The late, great L A Kennedy was the pastor) Pastor Griffin found himself at awe with Pastor Kennedy and the NCMBC family. By the age nine (Lil Timmy) Pastor Griffin had begun play preaching and praying for many people in the community and the word spreaded through the community fast. Pastor Kennedy heard about it and started having (Lil Timmy) pray publicly at church before the congregation. Although scared (Lil Timmy) obeyed every time he was called upon, and as a result Pastor Griffin found himself filled with a passion and love for God, people and the church.

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During this season in Pastor Griffin's  (Lil Timmy) life many of the people in the community would call (Lil Timmy's) mother when they were experiencing some of life's difficult times and ask if he could come into their homes and pray for them. Pastor Griffin developed a strong compassion and deep rooted love for people and a eagerness to learn more about the God  the farther, God The son and the Holy Spirit. Being that Pastor Griffin's mother being a Jehovahs witness he was confused at a young age as to which faith, denomination of religion and christian belief was genuine and tangible. At age eleven Pastor Griffin had settled in his heart and mind that he believed in the trinity and wanted to live his life as a christian rooted in faith of the  trinity, Pastor Griffin was inspired to ask his mother if he could be baptised into the Baptist faith to serve the one and only true living God.Pastor Griffin's mother allowed and agreed to allow Pastor Griffin ( Lil Timmy) to convert religious beliefs and culture to the Baptist faith, where he accepted God as his personal savior and was soon thereafter baptised by the late Pastor L. A. Kennedy at New Community Missionary Baptist Church now the ( Fellowship Of Enlightenment) Pastor Griffin then became very active in the church ( Sunday school, morning worship, bible study weekly and joined the youth choir whereby he would have many late nights at church after long days of school and having to walk home alone late night down a busy one lane gravel road ( North Wayside Dr.) in the community of Lakewood, Pastor Griffin ( Lil Timmt's) mother halted his involvement in most church services due to concerns for his safety. This put (Lil Timmy In a sad and un- happy state of mind and angered him, for months he was not a happy child and longed to be once again actively involved in the church but could not convince his mother that he would be safe at coming home late at night. Then God sent a angle into pastor Griffin's life in the person of Margaret Keys Shepherd whom saw a sad (Lil Timmy) and his love for church and came to Pastor Griffin's (Lil Timmy's) home to talk with his mother and she vowed to his mother that if she would allow him to attend church services, she ( Margaret Keys Shepherd) would personally pick him up and return him home safely after services and his mother agreed and from then on it was a lot of  churchin, weekly services, revivals and midnite musicals and this gave Pastor Griffin a joy that could not be explained and allowed him to experience genuine love, kindness and compassion from a non- family member but a true child of God and Margaret Keys Shepard kept (Lil Timmy) in church for many years that fueled his desire to be all that he can be in God's kingdom. As Pastor Griffin got older he decided after graduating from M.B. Smiley high School he wanted to pursue higher learning but could not afford it financially so in 1987 he enlisted in the United States Armed Forces ( Navy)  where he quickly rose to the rank of Petty Officer !st Class.In the year of 1990 Pastor Griffin began singing for God, he joined the NCMBC choir under the leadership of the late great (Phyliss Kennedy Taylor) then became a member of New Children of Christ, Reborn and sang with some of the Gospel greats like the Late Pastor Paul Jones, The Late Pastor Elvin Stewart and sung on several albums with Pastor John P. Kee.

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Pastor Griffin during this season of life Pastor Griffin began his journey for higher learning and education while displaying an interest in business. In 1994 pastor Griffin graduated from HCCS with a (BBA) in business management and developed a rooted desire for management and entrepreneurship and his professional career began as Customer Service Manager for TCI Cable.This position led pastor Griffin to a more rewarding and challenging position with Southern Pacific RailRoad, durning Pastor Griffin's tenor with Southern Pacific Railroad now (Union Pacific Railroad) his entrepenural ambition kicked in and he opened his first business ( Griffin's One Stop Feed Store) Pastor Griffin never allowed his professional career or proprietorship to deter him from his love for God, people and his desire to serve the kingdom of God and accepted his calling to preach the gospel, and was shortly thereafter was licensed to preach by Pastor Shannon T. Oliver (Calvary Missionary Baptist Church) where he served has youth pastor, noon day bible study instructor and any other assignments that were requested of him. Pastor Griffin was later ordained by the late great Pastor Vester Jones (Mt Vernon missionary Baptist Church) the late great Rev. Dr. John A. Peck and Pastor Terry  W. Lewis in Houston Texas. In the year of 1997 Pastor Griffin began studies at Dallas Theological Seminary with a desire to obtain his masters degree in theology, in 2000 Pastor Griffin accomplished his goal and earned his Masters In Theology (ThM) form Dallas Theological Seminary. Pastor Griffin then decided that he would take a break from studies and focus more on teaching and preaching the word of God while applying the principles and lessons that he had learned. Pastor Griffin decided in 2003 that he would pursue a Doctoral degree but was uncertain as to what he wanted the academic field of studies to major in.

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After much prayer and consideration Pastor Griffin Decided that his passion was the study of divinity. Pastor Griffin enrolled in Regent University to begin his doctoral studies in divinity where he dedicated and committed himself completely in the course until 2005 when the passing of his mother(Lillie Robinson Freeman) hit him and his siblings extremely hard and caused Pastor Griffin to become distracted in his studies as grief was present in hs life.

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Pastor Griffin paused his doctoral studies and began to divulge himself ministry, self healing and business start ups.Pastor Griffin was the sole proprietor of Elite Building Erectors Of Houston and was later awarded one of the largest contracts that a small black owned business was awarded.(Sams Wholesale Club) Beaumont Texas.Pastor Griffin went on to become successfuly the sole proprietor and a collaborative partner in a few businesses.  Good Year Auto Center, Repair Magic Tire and Auto, Greater Houston Home Maintenance Group, T&S Auto and Double Time Trucking and Transportation.

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While all of Pastor Griffin's business ventures were successful (GHHMG) was and is his heart beat because (GHHMG) was started to offer low or no cost home repairs and maintenance to elderly and low income families in the greater Houston area. In 2011 Pastor Griff was called to Pastor ( Leap Of Faith Ministries) pastor Griffin serve faithfully and was later lead to start Divine Works Tabernacle Community Church were God Blessed Pastor Griffin and the church to build a education center that offered GED training and preparation, English as a second language and Medical Coding and Billing.in 2012 Pastor Griffin decided to re enrolled to Regent University and completed the doctoral program in 2016 and earned his Doctor of  Divinity degree (DDiv). Pastor Griffin is currently the Senior Pastor of Greater New Birth Missionary Baptist Church.

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Pastor Griffin is also a devoted husband and the loving father of five and the grandfather of nine grand kids. Pastor Griffin serves many in the community as a spiritual leader,life coach, mentor, counselor as well as he is actively engaged in the community as a community activist, tirelessly feeding the homeless, providing clothing and toiletries to the poor, assisting vets with benefit filings, transportation for medical appointments and rendering counseling to struggling veterans in the community.