"Man shall not live by bread alone but by every Word that proceedth out of the mouth of God. " Matthew 4:4

Get To Know Pastor Rodney Dillard

Pastor Rodney S. Dillard is founder and Senior Pastor of Living By The Word Family Church, a large and growing church in Chandler, Arizona.

Pastor Rodney and Mrs. Dillard have been married for over twenty years and have a lovely daughter, Patrice, who is currently eighteen years old. In ministry for over seventeen years, they have been a blessing to the body of Christ and have been instrumental in spreading the powerful message of faith and healing via revivals, seminars and healing crusades extensively throughout the United States .

Pastor Dillard has completed The Rhema Bible Training Center's two-year Ministry Training School in Tulsa , Oklahoma under the auspices of Dr. Kenneth Hagin. After completing his training, Pastor Dillard continued in the healing ministry under the leadership of Rev. Keith Moore. He also received ordination through Dr. Frederick K.C. Price, founder of Crenshaw Christian Center in Los Angeles California .

In 1996, after pastoring in Oklahoma for six years, Pastor Dillard received God s direction to establish a church in the Valley of the Sun. Pastor Dillard's purpose is to meet the needs of the larger community. His unique style of teaching the Word of God has influenced many to utilize the Bible as a tool to effect change in their lives, which among other things, has helped build stronger marriages and developed closer family relationships. In establishing Living By The Word Family Church in 1997 with 10 people, the church has now grown to over 1,200 members from all over the Valley. It's plain to see that Pastor Dillard's simple teachings of the Word of God have made a lasting impact on the community and if you allow it, will change your life forever as well.

Operating within the Living By The Word structure are thirty-five dynamic departments. This includes a daily radio broadcast called "Changing Lives Through The Word" heard Valley wide on KXEG 1280 AM, Monday through Friday at 6:45 am and 4:30 pm.

Minister Donise Dillard

A tremendously anointed woman and ordained minister in her own right, Mrs. Dillard is well versed in what it takes to be an over comer and possesses a unique way of communicating this to her audiences. Her messages literally come to life for the hearer as she shares vital solutions from the Word of God. Solutions that the masses desperately need to hear in order to live the victorious lifestyle that is promised from the Lord.

She is also the founder of the extremely popular Proverbs 31 Women's Ministry, and a multitude of other outreach programs offered at Living By The Word Family Church which include: an Alcohol Drug Addiction Program (ADAP), Feeding programs, a Thanksgiving basket program, and as a sponsor for the Christmas angel tree to name a few.

She has a special place in her heart to see souls come into the kingdom and is at the forefront of the Living By The Word evangelism thrust into the local community.