Chuck Ammons

I was born in South Carolina, but have spent nearly my entire life in the beautiful state of Florida. For as long as I can remember, I have believed in God, but my faith first became personal to me around the age of 15. I believed that God was good, but viewed myself as a disappointment. Because of this, my early walk with Him was defined by strict disciplines, guilt and striving.

 

This began to change at the age of 17 when I met a youth pastor — a joyful and passionate man of God who would go on to become my best buddy and co-laborer at Overflow Church, Chris Thomas. God has continually used Chris to shape my faith as we have lived out this wild adventure with Jesus together. In 2001, I came to South Brandon Worship Center (now Overflow Church) with my then fiancée Jill, and came under the direct mentoring of our Lead Pastor, Len Harper. Len has been a spiritual father to us in every sense of the word and continues to be the biggest human influence in our view of walking with Jesus and leading in ministry.  

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In early 2015, I attended a Power and Love conference in Naples, Florida that literally changed the trajectory of my life. After years of ‘spiritual growth steps’ and ‘disciplines’ that left me exhausted, I encountered the profound love of God in the stillness of a hotel room. In the days that followed, I found I was able to walk in the simplicity and power of “receiving and releasing God’s love” and have never been the same. 

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My Hope for Overflow Church

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My deepest prayer for Overflow Church is that ALL people would experience the God who adores them and discover how to walk in the simple and beautiful Kingdom of God. I have been married to the love of my life, Jill, since 2002 and we have five incredible — and very energetic — kids: Bradley, Josiah, Gabriel, and twins Andrew and Annabelle. The 7 of us also count it a great joy to partner in reunifying families and are a foster family to some amazing little ones!