CELEBRATING 18 YEARS OF MINISTRY
HUMBLE BEGINNINGS…
Jeff and Candy Williams launched Southside Church February 5, 2006 in the gymnasium of South Jackson Elementary School with 282 people. There were 19 salvation decisions that day! it was a powerful start to a God-size dream. From the humble beginnings of a mobile set up in an elementary school to the thrills of a permanent location right across the street just three years later, God has been faithful. As irony would have it, in 2015 God returned us to our roots as Southside Church was able to acquire the newly-vacated South Jackson Elementary School campus where it all started!
Today, Southside Church continues to see people’s lives powerfully transformed by Jesus. Whether visiting our originating Redstone campus, located on the south-corner of Jackson County, or our Commerce campus launched in 2020 at Banks Crossing, we know God will meet you right where you are. Southside exists to build real followers of Jesus and we believe that God is indeed changing people’s lives through the ministries here. We invite you to come and see for yourself what makes this place so real.
At Southside we believe that your faith journey is a life-long pursuit of Jesus. While that can seem overwhelming, our strategy for tangibly living out this pursuit can be seen through our Discipleship Pathway.
JEFF WILLIAMS // LEAD PASTOR
jeff.williams@southside.online
Jeff Williams is the Lead Pastor here at Southside Church. He has been married to his wife, Candy, for over 20 years. Together they serve passionately at Southside and within the South Jackson community, where they live with their three children.
Prior to receiving the call into full-time ministry, Jeff went to school for engineering. He served as a Student Pastor, Children's and Associate Pastor for many years before stepping out in faith to plant Southside Church. He and Candy pour out their passion for ministry through the mission and vision of Southside as well as in their daily efforts within the local community.