About Southern Gate Church

Welcome to SGC website.

We have been serving the Lord for 53 and 44 years respectfully. Pastor Hardy has a background in business and Pastor Jill is a recently retired RN.

Both of us were raised in Christian denominational homes until experiencing powerful encounters with the Holy Spirit. 

We live in expectation for the manifestation of the Holy Spirit daily -personally & in every meeting with signs wonders and miracles.

Southern Gate Church has been established  since 2014 and is our third church plant together.

We believe God’s original design for the church is the perfect one.

In a spirit of unity & love we  help people to understand their identity as sons and daughters of God (thru inner healing & deliverance), equip them then send them outside the four walls to execute the great commission in every aspect of their lives

(Gal 5:1 , Matt 28:16). 

Our mandate is:

Get Free-Stay Free-Get Others Free. 

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Pastors

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Hardy & Jill Jones

Senior Pastors
Hardy and Jill Jones began meeting in their home in D’Iberville in 2014 and, after receiving multiple confirming prophetic words, founded Southern Gate Church in 2015. Together they have pastored three churches and served alongside other pastors, with Hardy also pastoring two churches prior to their marriage. With over 50 years of combined ministry, God has used them powerfully in deliverance and inner healing.
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Torey & Angeles Staten

Associate Pastors
Pastor Torey and Angeles Staten serve as Associate Pastors at Southern Gate Church, carrying a heart to help people get free, stay free, and get others free—both spiritually and financially. For over 12 years, they have also owned and operated a financial services firm where they educate families about money, with a focus on life insurance, retirement planning, and mortgages. Their passion is to see people walk in true freedom—whole, secure, and empowered in every area of life. Their ministry is fueled by John 10:10: “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance—to the full, till it overflows.”
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Mike & Ashley Denham

Youth Pastors & Children's Ministry
Mike and Ashley Denham have a heart for raising up the next generation in freedom and truth. As parents of three daughters, they are passionate bout teaching, mentoring, and equipping young people to walk in Christ-centered lives. Training them in the gifts of the spirit and teaching them how to walk in their true identity that is found in Jesus. Everything they do is rooted in a simple mission: get free, stay free, and get others free. Their ministry is fueled by Galatians 5:1: "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by the yoke of slavery."
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Nancy Marant

Prophetic Ministry Team Leader
Nancy Marant has served in ministry since 1989. She was actively involved with New Beginning Ministries Healing Rooms for 17 years, an organization affiliated with the International Association of Healing Rooms, where she held multiple leadership roles including minister, trainer, board member, associate director, and state director. At Southern Gate Church, Nancy continues her calling in prophetic ministry, inner healing, deliverance, and teaching. She is passionate about seeing people activated in their own calling and united as a team in unity with God and one another.
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Whether you’re new to faith, returning to God, or hungry for deeper encounters — there is a place for you here.

We don’t just attend church.
We build people.
We release revival.

 

    Stories of Transformation

    The atmosphere at Southern Gate Church is unlike anything I’ve experienced before. The presence of God is tangible, and every service creates space for real encounter and transformation.

    Michael R.

    Worship Team Member
    The atmosphere at Southern Gate Church is unlike anything I’ve experienced before. The presence of God is tangible, and every service creates space for real encounter and transformation.

    Michael R.

    Worship Team Member
    The atmosphere at Southern Gate Church is unlike anything I’ve experienced before. The presence of God is tangible, and every service creates space for real encounter and transformation.

    Michael R.

    Worship Team Member
    The atmosphere at Southern Gate Church is unlike anything I’ve experienced before. The presence of God is tangible, and every service creates space for real encounter and transformation.

    Michael R.

    Worship Team Member
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