Timothy Paul Baymon
Timothy Paul (secular name Timothy Baymon) is the first Patriarch of the Holy Communion of Churches (also known as the Holy Christian Orthodox Church), a Convergence denomination. He currently serves his third consecutive term as President of the World Bishops Council, an ecumenical body of Christian Churches. As president of the council, he has promoted initiatives promoting community and church concerns. Timothy Paul is the senior pastor of the International Basilica in Springfield, Massachusetts. He is Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Springfield Christian College and Theological Seminary. Life. Archbishop Timothy was born in Springfield, Massachusetts . He was reared in the Church of God in Christ. Archbishop Timothy has served in various community boards. Timothy Paul joined the New England Partners in Faith and served two terms as President of the Council of Churches of Western Massachusetts. In 2003 Archbishop Timothy and the World Bishops Council denounced universalism and in one case publicly criticized the teachings of Bishop Carlton Pearson, which the Council judged to be heretical. In 2004 Paul signed a letter with twenty-eight other religious leaders in support of religious freedom in Iraq. Representing the World Bishops Council at the United Nations 60th  DPI/NGO Conference, Paul urged Christians to "become greater stewards of the earth" by conserving energy, by reducing greenhouse gases and deforestation, and by creating public and private partnerships which will lead to renewable energy sources. Archbishop Timothy founded Epiphany Development Corporation which in 2006 announced the planned construction of a $10 million boutique hotel at the Epiphany Tower building on State Street in that city. In 2017, Timothy and the Holy Communion of Churches filed a lawsuit against the Epiphany Tower owner. In 2018 the hotel planned by Timothy and his church opened. Holy Communion of Churches. The  Holy Communion of Churches is a Convergence Christian denomination founded in the early 1960's and has been led by Archbishop Timothy Paul since 2000. It gleams toward Eastern Christianity and Pentecostalism, and ordains women to the presbyterate and episcopate.