Our Leaders
J. E. Fumbanks II
Executive Pastor
Pastor J. E. Fumbanks II is the founder and leader of New Life Family Christian Center in Dumfries, VA. He is a man after God’s own heart that loves the people of God. His passion is preaching and teaching the uncompromising Word of God. Acts 2:17 says, “And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.” Pastor Fumbanks’ vision as a young man is to reach the lost souls through the love of God, prayer, and deliverance.
Pastor Fumbanks accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his personal Savior in March of 1992, and since then his life has never been the same. During his walk with the Lord, he’s served in many different facets of ministry. He is no stranger when it comes to putting his hands to the plow and serving the people of God. Under the leadership of his spiritual mother, the late great Dr. Angie Ray and her anointed daughter Pastor Kimberly Ray in Chicago, IL, Pastor Fumbanks gained and experienced a thorough understanding of salvation, sanctification, purification and deliverance.
In March of 2013, upon the leading from the Lord, Pastor Fumbanks and his family relocated to Stafford, VA. In November of 2014, prophecy came to pass and the Lord opened the door for Pastor Fumbanks to walk in his calling as a pastor, and he was officially installed. Pastor Fumbanks has a genuine love for people and believes there is no situation or person that God cannot change.
Pastor Fumbanks is married to his lovely wife Bernadette, who has been by his side for over 24 years. They have six beautiful children, which includes two sets of twins, one grandson, and one granddaughter.
Bernadette Fumbanks
First Lady
Bernadette Fumbanks is the First Lady of New Life Family Christian Center and wife of Pastor J.E. Fumbanks II. She is anointed to preach and teach the Word of God. She has a true heart for evangelism and strong compassion for children, young adults and the women of God.
As a young child at the age of six, Lady Bernadette had a desire to accept and know the Lord. Later, at the age of nineteen, she fully accepted the Lord and became a member of Angie Ray Ministries/Church on the Rock, where she served under the Leadership of the late Dr. Angie Ray and Pastor Kimberly Ray-Gavin, daughter and successor of Dr. Angie Ray.
In 1992, Bernadette was joined in holy matrimony to Pastor J.E. Fumbanks II. They have six beautiful children: Christopher (the oldest son), Melissa (the oldest daughter) and two sets of twins James III and Jeremy and (twin girls) Christianna and Christina, who were prophesied into their life by Dr. Angie Ray.
First Lady Bernadette is a consecrated Woman of God who believes in the power of the Lord Jesus Christ and has witnessed first hand his miraculous healing power in her own life and in the lives of others.
Bernadette has over 18 years of experience in the field of Education and Banking. She maintains a reputation as a woman of integrity and has received numerous awards for her outstanding performance in the workplace.
She is the Founder of Women Building Women Fellowship, a ministry of New Life Family Christian Center that is designed to glorify God through ministering encouragement, restoration, deliverance and love to women all over the World.