Church History
Demetra Sanderfer began preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ in 1988 when she was only 19. As a licensed evangelist, she began evangelizing across the United States at various churches, conferences, revivals, and other religious events. Although she thoroughly enjoyed traveling abroad and impacting the lives of various people over the course of 20 years, she felt in her heart that God was calling her to something more in ministry but was not sure what direction. She began to pray and ask God for direction. She also spoke with her Bishop Arthur Brown, who was the pastor of Manna From on High Ministries in Pittsburgh, Pa. He also confirmed that God had been showing him about her being elevated to the next level in ministry. In 1998 Evangelist Demetra Sanderfer was elevated in ministry to become an ordained Elder.

In January of 2007 Elder Demetra Sanderfer started a weekly Bible Study in Columbus, Ohio and waited patiently on the Lord for further direction. The bible study was held in a hotel meeting room and started with a total of 4 people – Elder Sanderfer, a 6 year old, a 17 year old, and 1 other adult.
In October 2007, God began to deal with Elder Sanderfer again and showed her it was time to start a Sunday worship geared towards those who were lost and hurt by the “religious” world. God showed her that her platform would be education and mentoring hurting people back to a healthy relationship with God. God also revealed to her that sometime in 2008 she would begin weekly Sunday worship services. Pastor Sanderfer continued to serve faithfully as a bible study host and remained prayerful that God would also show her Bishop His divine plan.
A few months passed and Bishop Arthur Brown called Elder Sanderfer and said God had spoken to him that it was time for her to move into the role as a Pastor. God showed Bishop Brown that the first service would be in the spring of 2008. On May 25, 2008 Manna From On High Ministries had their first Sunday service with about 10 attendees. On June 1, 2008 Elder Sanderfer was officially installed as Pastor of Manna From On High Ministries Columbus, also known as Manna Columbus.
