New Birth South - Paster Andre Landers

Biographical Sketch

ANDRÉ LANDERS
Senior Pastor, New Birth South Metropolitan Church

Pastor André Landers is a native of Atlanta, Georgia. He has been married for 17 years to Kimberley Landers and they are the proud parents of twin daughters, Devin and Morgan. Pastor Landers received his Bachelors in Administration and Marketing at the State University of West Georgia in 1988. In 1994, Bishop Eddie L. Long licensed him for ministry at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. Pastor Landers was appointed Youth Pastor in 1995 and ordained in 1996. On February 25, 2001, Bishop Eddie L. Long discerned that it was time to plant Pastor Landers as a Senior Pastor in south metropolitan Atlanta. In the sonship order of God, New Birth South Metropolitan Church was birthed by Pastor Andrè Landers.

Through God's awesome power and favor, the membership of New Birth South Metropolitan Church has grown to over 12,000 members, in just seven years. The church began holding services in Pastor Landers' home with only 25 members and transitioned to the AMC 24 theater complex of Jonesboro, Georgia, after only one year in existence. In April of 2002, the congregation of New Birth South moved into its Mt. Zion location and continued to grow, as God gave the increase. In May of 2004, God expanded the tent of New Birth South and blessed the ministry to purchase 42.52 acres of land on Mt. Carmel Road in McDonough, Georgia. In less than one year, New Birth South's congregation has cancelled their land debt and is currently transitioning to a capital building project. In Feburary of 2008, the New Birth South Mt. Carmel campus was completed and dedicated back to God. The Mt. Carmel campus continues to serve as a beacon of light for the community and a haven to lost souls and disciples for the Kingdom.

Under the visionary leadership of Pastor Landers, New Birth South has designed a Christian based foundation that provides spiritual growth and addresses the total family unit. Pastor Landers’ messages are designed to lift the entire family towards “Higher Living," in all aspects of their lives. The church overall theme is “Complete and Thoroughly Equipped Saints.” The vision for New Birth South is to bring the family unit back to the biblical order that God ordained, thus spiritually, morally and financially empowering families to be God sustained ministries that will perpetuate the gospel of the Kingdom from generation to generation. Through our mission, "To Know Christ and to Make Him Known," New Birth South has aided many men and women in clearly understanding the gospel of Jesus Christ and applying God's word to their daily lives.