ABOUT
Our Team
Pastor Moses Akitwine
Founder & Director
Pastor Moses Akitwine is a native of Uganda currently residing in Dallas, Texas. He serves as the founder and senior executive director of Heavenly Bridge Ministries in the USA. He has led numerous short-term mission teams and Medical Missions to Uganda over the years; and has seen many come to Christ. Through his work in Uganda hundreds of orphans and widows are being helped and their story changed. A vocational school has been established and has worked with several pastors to plant and support churches in Uganda.
In 2015, God led Pastor Moses to plant a Church in North Texas, called Heavenly Bridge Church, where he currently serves as the lead Pastor. He is also the founder and chairperson of “Just for You and Me” Marriage Seminars based in Dallas, Texas.
Pastor Moses is driven by building bridges and seeing people live to their higher calling.
He is inspired daily by his wife Margaret and his three children; one boy and two girls. In his free time, He likes working outdoors, reading and watching movies with his family.
Heavenly Bridge Support Team:
Meredith Chase
Meredith is dedicated to helping companies and organizations build their brands and effectively communicate their brand story. She specializes in brand management through consistent creative and messaging, integrated communication strategies to reach target audiences effectively, media planning and execution, digital advertising and social media strategy.
Meredith and her husband, Peter, are passionate about the call in James 1:27 to care for orphans and widows in their distress and are excited to support such a great ministry that is positively impacting the people of Uganda.
Meredith is the Founder and CEO of 1558 Brand Agency.
Crystal Gaither
Crystal Gaither has served as the care and compassion ministry pastor and volunteer director in her home church. She is an active board member for her local food pantry. She serves as a mentor to at risk teens through Mentors Care, and is a mentor to women at Christian Women’s Job Corps. She has been successful in collaborating, planning, and fundraising, for numerous charitable events for benevolence and non-profit organizations.
Crystal serves her community as the coordinator for The Waxahachie Project, a community non-profit collaborative initiative that pulls together top city leaders to work together for the good of the city.
Crystal is passionate about empowering others and helping them reach their God given purpose, & mobilizing people to be the church to the world around us. She has known Pastor Moses and his family for years, and looks forward to using her gifts to serve this ministry.
Ami Trull
Ami is the Content Manager for a north-Texas based website, Ellis DownHome. She is also a professional photographer and graphic designer. She is passionate about furthering the kingdom of God locally and globally.
Ami visited South Sudan and Uganda in 2011, where she photographed villages and helped tell the story of God’s work there. The African people have a very special place in her heart. She hopes to use her creativity and love of people to serve Heavenly Bridge.
Ami and her husband, Jay, live in Waxahachie and have two boys.