Pastor Cecil A. Gilbert
Pastor Cecil A. Gilbert was born in Brooklyn, NY, the first son of the union of Bishop Napoleon B. Gilbert (deceased) and Evangelist Gracie Gilbert. He was raised in Hartford, Connecticut, with his brothers and sisters. Brother Gilbert comes from a great lineage of preachers and biblical scholars. Both sides of his grandparents, parents, and relatives have dedicated and committed their lives to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
On January 26, 1986, Brother Gilbert was baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins at the New Born Church of God under the late Bishop William Geddis in Newington, CT. On July 7, 1987, Brother Gilbert received the Gift of the Holy Ghost as recorded in the Book of the Acts of the Apostles at the Progressive Church of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in Hopkins, South Carolina, under the ministry of Bishop David S. Johnson. It was at Progressive Church that Brother Gilbert received his foundation in the Apostolic Faith. After a time, Brother Gilbert returned to Hartford, CT, and was mentored by Deacon Walter Satchell of the New Born Church of God in Newington, Connecticut.
In 1994, Brother Gilbert moved to Massachusetts and was a member of the Bethlehem Temple Pentecostal Church in Lynn, Massachusetts, under Bishop Anthony P. Bennett. In 1996, Brother Gilbert was appointed and ordained into the Office of Deacon. In 2003, Deacon Gilbert was elevated to Head Deacon of the Greater Bethlehem Temple Pentecostal Church (G.B.T.P.C.). In 2006, Deacon Gilbert accepted the call into ministry and was elevated as a Minister and appointed as an Associate Minister of G.B.T.P.C. In 2009, Minister Gilbert was appointed as an Elder and Associate Pastor in the G.B.T.P.C. Ministries. In May of 2010, he was ordained Elder and Co-Pastor of Greater Bethlehem Temple Pentecostal Church No. 2.
January 31, 2021, Pastor Cecil Gilbert and Evangelist Etta Gilbert launched The Way of Life Apostolic Ministries, Inc. Their objective is clear; to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all nations, ethnicities, small and great, for they understand that every soul is precious in the eyes of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Pastor Gilbert found a “good thing” when he met his wife, Sister Etta Gilbert, at a prayer meeting. They were married on June 7, 1997. From their union, the Lord has blessed them with two wonderful children. He also has a daughter in Georgia and a grandson.
The Lord has ordered his steps thus far, for the Bible tells us that the steps of a righteous man are ordered by the Lord.
