Affiliated

with the Presbyterian Church in America, the Redemption Fellowship Presbyterian

Church is one of several churches in the Atlanta area established by the

Perimeter Ministries International.

PMI is an organization

searching out African American pastors to join in its vision to reach

every social, economic and ethnic people group and to pastor their needs.

Redemption

Fellowship was organized in 1995 and acquired its current facility in

1997.

Approximately

200 members take part throughout the week in 6:30 a.m. prayer service

Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and many participate in Bible study each

Wednesday noon.

Pastor the

Rev. Mike Higgins brings with him a rich background. Entering the United

States Army at age 22, he served 11 years. The lieutenant colonel has

served as a Reserve chaplain for another 11 years.

He received

his master's of divinity at Covenant Seminary in St. Louis, where he was

born and reared. Adding to his ability to minister to those with problems

is the fact that he has Tourette's syndrome. "The Lord has been very

good to me," he said, "and I look at this adversity as a tool

he has given me to effectively minister to others."

Higgins and

his wife, Renée, are the parents of two girls, Mary and Michelle.

The girls attend Covenant College, at Lookout Mountain, Tenn. They have

been active in inner city ministry in Atlanta and are interested in following

in that direction.

Church services

are at 11 a.m. Sunday and Wednesday "Family Night" is at 7 p.m.

The church

is at 418 Ga. Highway 279 in Fayetteville and can be reached at 770-460-1220.

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