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Rev. Ben Godwin<\/strong> has served as pastor of the Goodsprings Full Gospel Church for the past 27 years. Ben began preaching at the age of thirteen and has been in full-time ministry since 1987.\u00a0 He holds a Bachelor of Theology degree from Christian Life School of Theology in Columbus, Georgia. Ben\u00a0and his wife, Michelle, have been married\u00a0since 1992. They work together as a team in ministry. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Brother Ben has shared his miracle testimony, how God replaced three inches of bone in his leg, in numerous churches, camps, schools, and conferences in the U.S. and in five foreign countries (Costa Rica, Canada, Mexico, Honduras, and Russia). He also writes a monthly religious column for the <\/span>Daily Mountain Eagle <\/em>newspaper which is posted on Facebook and often reposted on<\/span>\u00a0other online publications. He also produces a weekly television program called <\/span>The Word Workshop<\/em>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Michelle<\/strong> is a pastor’s daughter, organist, pianist, singer, and has worked in youth ministry for over 40 years. She attended Lee University, taught kids and ladies’ art classes at Bevill State College in Jasper, Alabama, speaks and does art projects in ladies’ conferences and youth retreats and is a devoted wife and mother.<\/span><\/p>\n Ben and Michelle have been blessed with three grown children: Nathan, Emily, & Noah.<\/span><\/p>\n Nathan <\/strong>graduated from Sumiton Christian High School and from Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee, with two bachelor’s and two master’s degrees. He has taken mission trips to Honduras and Suriname, and educational tours of England, Scotland, Israel, Hawaii, and Columbia. He works as a director of student housing and cafeteria facilities at the University of Alabama in Birmingham. In 2019, he married his high school sweetheart, Emma Latham, a graduate of UAB and a mechanical engineer at Kratos Defense. They live near Birmingham, Alabama.<\/span><\/p>\n Emily<\/strong> graduated from Sumiton Christian High School and Lee University with a Bachelor of Arts, in Art with a Graphic Design emphasis, and a minor in Business. She has taken a mission trip to Honduras and educational tours of England, Scotland, Israel, Hawaii, Alaska, Spain, and Italy. She works as an administrative assistant in the office of Sumiton Christian High School. She is married to Donnie Ruth, an HVAC service technician with Jefferson County Schools.<\/span><\/p>\n Noah<\/strong> is a gifted musician who plays drums at our church. He also plays the piano and bass guitar. He is a sophomore engineering student at the University of Alabama and is on the photography team which documents UA athletics and athletes<\/span>. 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