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Acts 20:24 (NASB) reads, “But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of the grace of God.”

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Willie R. Smith

This scripture is the heartbeat of who I am. At my core, I am a child of God, redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ, and deeply committed to the calling He has placed on my life.

Roots of Love and Faith

My journey began in Shiloh, Georgia. I was raised in a home filled with the love of my mother and seven older sisters. My late mother was the rock and foundation of our family; despite the hardships we faced, the anchor of her love left a lasting imprint on my soul and prepared the soil for the seeds of faith.

A Defining Surrender

The trajectory of my life changed at age 15 during a revival service. I sensed a powerful, undeniable call from God, and in that moment, I chose to fully surrender my life to Christ.

Though I didn’t yet grasp the full magnitude of that decision, I knew deep down that something had fundamentally shifted. As I walked out my faith in the years that followed, my understanding matured. I began to realize the true depth of God’s saving grace and the sheer beauty of the new life He had given me.

Identity in Christ

Years later, a deeper truth took hold of my heart through 1 Corinthians 15:10. I realized that I am fully accepted by God—not because of my past or my own efforts, but because of who I am now in Christ Jesus, without reservation and forever.

God has continued to refine this calling, showing me that my personal surrender was always intended to lead to something greater: helping others find that same freedom.

The Vision: New Creation517

In 2017, that calling took form through New Creation517. This ministry is devoted to awakening hearts to their true identity in Christ. We are dedicated to calling people out of the “old life” and into the reality of who they have already been made to be.

Today, I continue to walk this path with a singular conviction: to finish the course set before me. My mission is to proclaim the gospel of grace and help others live—not in striving, but in surrender. We no longer walk in the shadow of the old, but in the fullness of the new creation, awaiting the total restoration of His Kingdom.

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Teaching and preaching
Although he was just recently ordained as a missionary of the gospel of Christ, Willie has been teaching and preaching the gospel to audiences from all over for over 20 years.
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Having served as a member of several ministry missions, a host of various bible study groups, and the assistant pastor with the Christian and missionary alliance in Gainesville, ga, he was guided by God’s grace to conceptualize what it means to be a “New Creation.” his teachings carefully explain the significance of being a New Creation in God and how to live this new identity in christ.

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In 2016, Christ called Willie to serve full-time as a missionary, offering faith-based discipleship and pastoral counseling on the Navajo reservation. Willie answered Christ’s call, rejecting his comfortable life for the life to which God called him.
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Ever since that calling, Willie has come to understand what it means to be crucified with Christ and daily walks in faith to what God wants. Accompanied by his two daughters, Hannah and Halle, Willie forsook 23 years of working at dekalb medical to serve Christ. Willie created and serves as the president of New Creation 517, inc.; a 501(c)(3) non–profit, discipleship, faith-based organization and ministry.

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As Christ asks all of us to do, Willie now lives according to Psalm 37:4, “Delight yourself in the lord; and he will give you the desires of your heart.” he first and foremost delights in God, and trust that God will faithfully provide
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For every single one of his and his family’s needs. Now joined by his wife, sheng xi, Willie attests to God’s glory in his life, and the two of them have made it their life’s mission to counsel others in their wonderful walk with Christ.
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