Senior
Pastor
Chris Green and 1st Lady Carol Green
were officially acknowledged and released into this ministry on May 30, 2004. They were surrounded by family, friends,
church elders, fellow leaders, church members and well
wishers in a glorious Commissioning Service and Ceremony. One
month later, the entire church celebrated with Chris, Carol and their sons, by giving them a special night to say, "Thank
you and farewell!" In July of 2004, they moved to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
(Carol's birthplace) to begin a new phase in their life and
ministry.
The foundation laying aspects of their ministry began in
September of 2004 as Chris and Carol launched weekly prayer and church planters training. They also ministered in a weekly food
outreach, participated in city-wide prayer gatherings, and spoke in
several local church services.
They continue to respond
to local invitations to strengthen the Body of Christ in the south
central Pennsylvania region.
On Friday, March 25, 2005,
they held their first public gathering and on March 27, 2005 they held
their first Sunday gathering, thus officially announcing the local church fellowship and its
partnering ministry
Fruitful Life Network of Ministries, Inc.
From that time, they have worked to establish a TEAM that would
help them minister to the people of Harrisburg, PA who need something different from the traditional church
setting.
To clarify the role of the church's
mission, the name
Urban Life Church
was established
on July 27, 2009. Through Urban Life, they have ministered life and
healing to individuals, couples and families. They have presented
foundational Bible teaching and have produced several online
classes, free DVD's and free books to equip Believers with the Word of
God that would build their faith and families.
Chris and Carol
completed five years of formal ministry training in their home
church (Metro Christian Worship Center in St. Louis, Missouri) and
to further enhance his education, Chris completed two business certificate
programs from the
University of Missouri-St. Louis’ Continuing
Education Division. They both completed a
lay-counseling certificate program from the
American
Association of Christian Counselors.
They continue to expand and grow in their ministry and professional
development by tracking through various courses and classes offered
by the
Covenant Theological Seminary's Worldwide
Classroom.
For
nearly seventeen years,
(14 as associate pastors) Chris
and Carol Green served the congregation of
Metro Christian Worship Center in Saint Louis, Missouri. They were officially ordained as pastors
in May of 1992. They
faithfully supported the senior
pastor by overseeing and laying the foundation for the teenagers, young adults, singles, and pre-marital
ministries. Chris also laid foundation for the multi-media department (resource center, radio, television, computer
graphics, presentations, publications, etc.) and
the
business management of the local church.
They became known as Dad Chris
and Mom Carol to the young
adults and teenagers in their home church because of the emotional and relational healing ministry that
came through their lives and guidance. They used "easy to understand"
basic Bible teaching and cultural and ethnic expressions of music
and dance in their weekly meetings to help young people identify
with God and Biblical principles. They have
written over 100 songs that have been used for children
and teenagers as well as the local church’s many community outreach efforts.
They have been involved in
nearly every aspect of church life ranging from housekeeping and janitorial work
to executive administration and pastoral care.
As itinerant
speakers they engage small groups or larger audiences in settings
ranging from training meetings to national and international
conferences, addressing issues involving marriage, family, church
supportive leadership, and church prophetic exhortation. Their
travels have taken them coast to coast in the United States, to
Hawaii, the Bahamas, Trinidad, the United Kingdom, and to Monrovia,
Liberia, West Africa.
Chris also serves as the
executive vice president of
Metro Associates, Inc, a community
outreach organization based in St. Louis, Missouri.
As program director of media outreach, from 1989 until 2004, Chris helped
coordinate annual street outreach and events. He produced an award
winning cable TV broadcast called Urban
Liberation and established two music publishing companies called Heart of the Nation Music
and Metro
Arts Publishing, through the
Arts & Productions division of Metro
Associates.
Chris and Carol are members of the
Urban Pastors and Leaders
Alliance International
headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.
Bishop Raphael Green
serves as Chris and Carol Green's personal overseer. They demonstrate their accountability by submitting an annual financial report from Urban Life
Church as well as personal financial submission of tithes and
offerings to UPLAI.
