Bishop Christopher D. Weaver, a native of Durham, NC, is the son of the late Deacon Harry D. Weaver, Sr., and Bishop Wanda Deloatch-Weaver. He is the youngest of four children. Educated in the Durham Public School system, he attended Southern School of Engineering High School. He holds an Associate of Applied Science from Gupton-Jones College of Mortuary Science (Atlanta, GA), and a Bachelor of Arts in Pastoral Ministry from Royal Theological Seminary At Durham (Durham, NC).

 

Anointed from birth, he accepted his calling to declare the gospel of Christ, and delivered his initial sermon at age fourteen, and was ordained as an Elder at age 19, becoming the youngest Elder within Victory Christian International Fellowship of Churches. In the local church (Victory Cathedral Worship Center), he has served in the capacities of Youth Pastor and now Senior Pastoral Assistant, of which he has served in this capacity since the age of nineteen. 

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Because of his dedication and diligence in serving his leaders and the people of God well on the local, jurisdictional, and national levels of Victory Christian International Fellowship of Churches, he was appointed as General Secretary of the reformation. While matriculating through Mortuary School, he continued to serve both the local church and fellowship with great dedication. At age 22, he was appointed to the sacred Bishopric and post of Second Assistant Presiding Prelate and consecrated in 2016. In 2021, upon the retirement of Presiding Bishop-Emerita Apostle Patterson, he was appointed to the post of First Assistant Presiding Bishop and Prelate of the Historic North Carolina (now Southeast First) Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction in the current administration of Apostle Mario L. Davis. 

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Professionally, he is a licensed North Carolina Funeral Director and Embalmer, licensed Crematory Operator and Arranger, Restorative and Reconstruction Specialist. He is the founder of Gifted Hands Embalming Service, which provides services to multiple funeral homes throughout the state of North Carolina with the art of embalming. Additionally, he is the Founder of the Weaver Family Foundation, LLC.

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Finally, he believes that all should apply their hearts and lives to the scripture in Colossians 3:23, “Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as something done for the Lord and not for people.” Above all the numerous accomplishments of this young Joshua, he remains a humble, teachable, and yielded vessel for the Master’s use.