Counseling Ministry
GDC COUNSELING MINISTRY
To assist with the spiritual, mental, and emotional development of the body of Christ. Our goal is to ensure that those in the church and those who seek services will be well equipped to handle those tough situations that may come your way, while know the foundational principle of who God says they are. It is our goal to reach a hurting community suffering with depression, anxiety, low self-esteem/worth and a mired of emotional and spiritual struggles. Our prayer is to be able to walk alongside those struggles to show them the love of God and teach them what He says about them in the process. It is also our mission to teach and train prospective helpers to assist in this ministry.
Scripture references:
- 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:11 So then, encourage one another and build each other up, as you are doing.
844-244-2862 (text for prayer/services)
757-751-9628
Reverend (Rev Chief) Tonya E. Goff was born in Heidelberg, Germany to John and Theresa Adams who were stationed there while serving in the military. She is a graduate of Germany’s Hanau American High School. Rev. Goff has earned her Associates and Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a concentration in Crisis Counseling and her Master of Arts degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, all from Liberty University. She served actively in ministry since 2001 and in 2013 she was ordained by Bishop G. Wesley Hardy, Sr., leader of the New Millennium Fellowship of Churches and Jurisdictional Prelate of the Fourth Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of Virginia COGIC. While stationed in Sigonella, Sicily Rev. Goff felt the call to enter the Ministerial Internship Program under the supervision of Bishop Andrew Provazek. In 2019 Rev. Goff was ordained by the Church of God.
As an active-duty Sailor, Rev. Goff has travelled the world preaching and teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She has ministered on both the East and West Coasts of the United States and overseas in Jamaica, Guam, Dubai, Bahrain, Spain, Haiti, and Italy. Now retired, Rev. Goff proudly served her country for 20 years, and wherever the Lord led her to conduct a mission or where He allowed the United States Navy to send her, she used it as an opportunity to spread the message of Salvation.
Known for her dynamic, inspiring and anointed ministry, Reverend Goff is an acclaimed teacher, preacher and worship leader. She encourages others to seek a new level of relationship in their walk with God. Currently, Reverend Goff is serving at Greater Discipleship Center in Hampton, VA her pastor is Rev. Lance Bacon.
“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound…” Isaiah 61