Mark Harris, Royale Williams, and Salwa Thomas

Appointment of Elder Salwa Thomas serving his with wife, Patrice Thomas

Elders with their wives, Women’s ministry leader Venita Harris and Roechelle Williams

Appointment of Elders at our 2019 “Molded by God” Enrichment Weekend by Dr. Marty Wooten

Royale Williams was born and raised in Bronx, NY and made Jesus Lord of his life on March 13, 1994 as part of the New York City Church of Christ.  He graduated from the Chemical Recovery (CR) Ministry and then lead a sector in the Bronx for the CR Ministry from 1994-1996.  After moving to Georgia to be a part of the Atlanta Church he lead CR in the Stone Mountain Ministry.

He met his wife, Roechelle, who became a disciple in January 1993, in the Singles Ministry of the Atlanta Church and they were married in November 1999. They lead the zone for young marrieds in the Stone Mountain Region.  Royale and Roechelle continued to lead the Chemical Recovery Ministry at All Nations Church and then the Greater Atlanta Church until 2009 when they moved to Melbourne, FL to be a part of the Orlando Church where they lead South Brevard, had Bible Talks, and started and lead the Campus Ministry at Florida Institute of Technology (FIT).

In January 2014 Royale and Roechelle moved to Jacksonville FL with River City Christian Ministries where Royale previously served as Deacon of Hospitality with his wife’s support from January 4, 2015 to May 26, 2019 when he and Evangelist Mark A. Harris were appointed elders.

Salwa Thomas is from Brooklyn, New York and his wife Patrice is from Cleveland, Ohio. They met and married in San Diego, California where they both honorably served in the United States Navy. Salwa and Patrice have been married 30 years and have four children; Reuben, Keoneu, Simone, and Sierra. Salwa works full time as an Information Technology Specialist and Patrice earned her Associates Degree as  as Registered Nurse from Florida State College of Jacksonville and her Master Degree from Walden University; Patrice works as a Certified Diabetes Educator in Jacksonville Florida.
Salwa and Patrice moved to Jacksonville, FL in 1995 just one month after being married and both were both baptized October 3rd,1996 at the Jacksonville Church of Christ. They have served as assistant and lead teachers in the Children’s Ministry starting at 6 months after they became Christians. They co-lead the Pre-teen Ministry and led Young Teen Ministry. They taught the Sunday School class for the Young Teen Ministry.
Salwa and Patrice have been Christians for over 29 years and have worked with children’s ministries over 29 years and teen ministries over 19 years.  Salwa previously served as the Deacon of Youth Ministries at River City Christian Ministries and was appointed as an elder on January 3, 2026.