Pastor Hodges has been in full time ministry since 1990. He began as a Music and Youth Minister. During his tenure as an associate minister of music and youth, Pastor Hodges felt the call to become a senior pastor. He began pastoring in the fall of 1991 and has continued to do so up to the present. Educationally, Pastor Hodges has a Bachelor Degree in Music (B.A.) from Newberry College (1990). He also has a Master of Divinity from Erskine Theological Seminary (2003). He continues to do self-study so that he can minister to the culture of the day. Pastor Hodges also served on many boards and committees for the Church of God in South Carolina. The State Youth Board, State Missions Board, State Ministerial Development Board and many appointed committees are the many areas of service that he has worked in. Through all his experiences, education and leadership appointments, Pastor Hodges is truly committed to the course of winning this world to Jesus Christ. Through his preaching, singing, and teaching, you must come to the conclusion he is dedicated to win the lost of the world to Christ.