The son of James and Rosetta Betts was born and raised in Granville County. Where he resides with his wife of 31 years, Co-Pastor Teresa Betts. They have two sons Maurice and David and a granddaughter, Makayla Betts.
Pastor Betts has been in the Ministry since 1983 and he was ordained in 1985. He served under the leadership of the Rev. G. A. Jones Jr. at the Wake Chapel Baptist Church until 1990. From 1990 to 1992 he served with Word of Hope Ministries in Raleigh, NC.
In 1992 Pastor Betts founded the Cornerstone Christian Community Church in Oxford, NC, where is currently serving as Senior Pastor. The church is located on 3237 Knotts Grove Road in Oxford, NC.
Pastor Betts holds a Bachelor of Biblical Studies Degree from Central Christian University, Lexington, NC. He is the Founder and Chairman of Isaiah 58:12, Inc.,
a non-profit and outreach organization that oversees the Men & Women’s Shelter and two non-profit businesses.
Pastor Betts serves as Local Executive Director of the Jobs for Life Program, on the Granville Educational Task Force, a member of the Smart-Start Board of Directors, a member of the Kerr Tar Regional Workforce Development Board of Directors and on the Task Force of the Second Chance Program for Felons. Pastor Betts is also the founding President of Northeastern Regional Bible College of Oxford, NC.
His main focus today is to see the church take her God ordained position in the community. That is to see the lost come to Christ and serve the broken, bruised, and battered people in his community and in the world at large.
Pastor Betts believes that as born again believers we are called to serve broken humanity. His Motto is: “TO HAVE ENOUGH IS TO COMMIT ALL”.