Meet The Pastor
La Fayette Scales is a native of Columbus, Ohio where he grew up in the home of Christian parents. He received the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior at the age of twenty-one and was licensed to preach the Gospel in 1973. His greatest desire and focus is to see God’s people grow into their full potential and mature in their character.
In 1982 he was commissioned Pastor of Rhema Christian Center having begun that work with seven members. The church has grown profoundly and is making an impact in northeast Columbus, Ohio. The church has assisted in establishing six (6) local congregations and developed Dayspring Christian Community Development Corporation providing affordable housing and economic opportunity for low-income families.
La Fayette has ministered to men across the United States and throughout the world. He is also a charter member of the Fellowship of Inner City Word of Faith Ministries (FICWFM)
Through the Network of Local Churches, La Fayette is recognized and set in the Church as a Bishop and functions in that capacity to many leaders, churches and ministries locally, nationally and internationally. La Fayette has ministered throughout the United States, Canada, Israel, Zimbabwe, Russia, South Africa, Australia, Latvia, Estonia, Sweden, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Fiji, Peru, Ecuador, Singapore and throughout the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Dominican Republic. He has authored two books: “What is the Church Coming To” and “It’s The Walk Not The Talk”. As well as numerous manuals, articles and papers to strengthen the church and train leaders. In May of 2003, Pastor Scales received and Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Beulah Heights Bible College in Atlanta, Georgia.