The
Triumphant Church was founded by Pastors Cameron and Anna Simmons in April
of 1981. Known then as the Rhema Faith Center Church, it was located in
Tysons Corner, VA, and established as a non-denominational church attracting
members from the greater Washington, DC, metropolitan area.
Pastor
"Cam" and Anna endowed the church with an understanding of the simplicity
of being a Christian---studying the Word of God and then obeying it. Over
the years the church was blessed through hosting many now well-known national
and international ministries who found the Rhema Faith Center to be a
welcome place. The church was the charter member of the Christian Mens
Network birthed by the late Dr. Edwin Louis Cole.
In
1994, the leadership was passed on to LeRoy and Rita Thompson, the current
Senior Pastors, and the church relocated to the Springfield, VA, area.
While the main emphasis continues to be the preaching, teaching, and modeling
of the Word of God, the Triumphant Church has expanded its focus on outreach,
evangelism, and missions. It has also concentrated on its vision of "every
member is a minister," and will continue to raise up ordained pastors,
evangelists, and other ministry gifts.
The Triumphant Church has always
enjoyed a rich diversity of ethnic and geographic membership with families
coming from Arlington, Alexandria, Fredericksburg, Springfield, Mount
Vernon, VA, various Maryland counties, and Washington, DC. Ultimately
the church itself will expand geographically as well, developing new congregations
in Washington, DC, Prince George's County, MD, and Fredericksburg, VA. |