{"id":1921,"date":"2025-10-13T21:59:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T01:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.thecreekchurch.com\/?page_id=1921"},"modified":"2026-04-06T20:20:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T00:20:04","slug":"about-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.thecreekchurch.com\/index.php\/about-2\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1921\" class=\"elementor elementor-1921\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-816e743 thegem-e-con-layout-thegem e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"816e743\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;thegem_container_layout&quot;:&quot;thegem&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcca30c flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"bcca30c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=XHOmBV4js_E&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b35811c e-con-full thegem-e-con-layout-thegem e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b35811c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;thegem_container_layout&quot;:&quot;thegem&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-470b60c3 thegem-e-con-layout-thegem e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"470b60c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;thegem_container_layout&quot;:&quot;thegem&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d70e114 e-con-full thegem-e-con-layout-thegem e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d70e114\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;thegem_container_layout&quot;:&quot;thegem&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2483dfd0 elementor-widget__width-initial flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2483dfd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">our lead pastor<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-724a44f9 flex-horizontal-align-default flex-horizontal-align-tablet-default flex-horizontal-align-mobile-default flex-vertical-align-default flex-vertical-align-tablet-default flex-vertical-align-mobile-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"724a44f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pastor Brad and his wife, Stephanie White, have a heart for people far from God. Brad is known for practical Bible teaching that meets people where they are and points them toward hope and purpose.\u00a0<\/p><p>As the founding pastor of LifePoint Church in Tampa, Florida, he and Stephanie planted the church in 2000 to reach people far from Jesus. What began as one church has grown into a thriving multisite movement with six campuses in the Tampa Bay area. Recently, Brad led C3 Global, a ministry of Fellowship Church, supporting pastors and church leaders in building healthier churches.\u00a0<\/p><p>At The Creek, he guides a church of over 1,500 people across three campuses and recently celebrated 334 baptisms. 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