International honor for New Freedom church - The Oxford Eagle

International honor for New Freedom church - The Oxford Eagle

When Pastor Dr. Edwin Smith and his wife, First Lady Fannie Smith, opened the doors of New Freedom Church of God in Christ in March 2005, it wasn’t in a grand sanctuary with stained glass windows. It was in a humble storefront on College Hill Road. Their vision was to build a multicultural congregation that would reach the L-O-U community with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Twenty years later, that vision has not only taken root but has blossomed f…