About The Ministry

The Birthing Place of Living Waters is located in Norfolk, VA. It was founded by Pastors Johnny and Christina Griggs in November of 2022. TBPLW is a Prayer-Based Ministry. The Pastors believe that prayer touches the heart of God to manifest His Glory in the Earth.  John 1:14 “And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us and we beheld His Glory, the Glory as of the only begotten of the Father full of Grace and Truth.  Through prayer, lives can be restored, the sick can be healed, and those who are bound and enslaved and be delivered. 

Ezekiel 47:8 Then he said unto me, these waters flow toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed. 

John 7:38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. The Birthing Place of Living Waters has a heart for the lost their greatest joy is to serve those in need. The Birthing Place of Living Waters is the outreach ministry, that provides hygiene packets and nonparishable items to men and women within the Hampton Roads area.

Our Mission

Our Mission is to bring “Restoration, Healing, and Deliverance” to lost and fragmented souls. This will be accomplished through biblical precepts. We will employ the applications of preaching, teaching, prayer, and love. This statement will be evident by the internal and external transformation seen in their lives. 

Vision Statement

Restoration, Healing, and Deliverance will be manifested in the lives, hearts, and minds of those who desire wholeness, through the Power of God’s Spoken Word. 

By way of teaching the word of God, praying the word of God, and applying the word of God. 

Our Leaders

REV. JOHNNY GRIGGS
REV. JOHNNY GRIGGSPASTOR
Pastor Griggs first introduction to God’s Kingdom was in the Catholic Church. At eleven years old, he became an altar server, along with two of his brothers at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Norfolk, Virginia. This was the genesis of his connection with God.

It was not until 1982 that he first heard the words “being born again” and “receiving salvation through Jesus Christ”. As he matriculated into adulthood, his service in the Catholic Church began to wane; however, he was never too far from God as he sensed His presence during multiple crossroads in life.

Pastor Griggs’ mission is to show the love of Jesus to the broken, lost, and hurting people of the world through the Birthing Place of Living Waters Ministry. A ministry of Healing, Deliverance, and Restoration. By the power of God and the love of the Lord Jesus Christ people’s lives will be changed.



REV. CHRISTINA WEST-GRIGGS
REV. CHRISTINA WEST-GRIGGSPASTOR
Pastor Chris with inspiration through God, along with her husband founded TBPLW in 2022. Married to Rev. Johnny Felton Griggs, Jr., with a love story that started in childhood. Together, the Griggs are the parents of five children and 11 grandchildren.

Christina is a native of Norfolk, Virginia where she attended Norfolk State University. While at NSU, she studied psychology and nursing. Rev. Chris serves as a bi-vocational pastor. She has over 30 years of specialized nursing experience in the field of Women’s Health and Wellness. Pastor Chris is known for having a voice of calmness and kindness for those seeking patient care.

In 2013, she was led to serve under the mentorship of Bishop Dr. Yvonne Wright-Dunn and the late Elder Hershell P. Dunn, Jr. at the Birthing Place Worship Center in Portsmouth, Virginia. She balances many tenured positions such as intercessor, usher, teacher, chairperson of the Women’s Ministry, New Members Ministry, and Associate Minister. In addition she co-chairs the Gethsemane Family of Churches Intercessory Prayer Team led by Pastor Patricia Uzzell.