Today, in addition to their family and business responsibilities, Dwight and Connie pastor and disciple the congregation of saints at Sanctuary, House of the Lord, in Jacksonville, Florida. Together, they established and oversee the operations of Seacoast Christian Academy, an ACSI-accredited Christian school of the arts that ministers to over 450 children from K-2 to 12th grades.

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Connie Cenac graduated with honors from the University of West Florida with a degree in accounting. Married with one child, her one desire to be a stay-at-home mom was crushed by financial pressures. After graduation, she accepted a position as a Medicare auditor with Blue Cross of Florida. Two years later, she accepted a position with Dwight’s consulting firm. Though her career life blossomed, something was amiss…

Two years and two divorces later, Dwight and Connie Cenac came to the cross, surrendered their broken lives to the Lordship of Jesus Christ, and began their walk with God. Since then, they have experienced betrayals, embezzlements, corporate espionage, false accusations, an F.B.I. investigation, rejection by family, friends and foe, slander, and disappointments of the greatest magnitude.

Unable to bear the load alone, they have chosen to be yoked with the cross of Jesus Christ. He has brought them out of the fiery furnace, resulting in a testimony of the faithfulness of God that confirms His Word: RO 8:31 What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? God has used the smelting fire of trials to bring forth His gold!