Skip Collins

I'm one of those "jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none" kind of guys.  I started out as a musician then transitioned into a worship pastor and then became a full-on pastor, and finally an author.  But I jump ahead of myself...

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Sheila and I have been married for 45 years.  We have 3 boys, 3 daughters-in-law, and seven grandchildren.  (The most amazing grandkids on the planet I might add.)

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In 1989 we felt compelled to uproot our family and move to South Africa.  We agreed to come for 2 years, which turned into 3... then 4... and finally 32!  We love South Africa and feel like we received much more from South Africa than South Africa has ever received from us!   

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1989 - 1997 I worked with Youth for Christ in Durban.

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1997 - 2007 I was the Worship Pastor at Westville Baptist Church.

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2007 - 2020 I served as Creative Arts Director and then Campus Pastor at Grace Family Church.

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2013 - 2021 In 2013 Sheila and I opened the La Lucia Baby House We were crisis parents to 6 small abandoned babies.  They stayed with us until they are either reunited with family or adopted into loving permanent homes. In those 8 years, we have cared for 64 beautiful little lives. 

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In 2020 I retired from occupational church ministry.

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In August of 2021, we moved back to the USA to be close to our family.  

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