Meet Our Executive Team

Michael Williams has served as Lead Pastors of the Pentecostals of Apopka since February, 1978.  Thankfully, the church family has experienced significant growth through their decades of service, as well as developing a new 16-acre campus, with 60,000 square feet of ministry facilities. Rev. Williams has been married to his wife, Debra for 45 years ... and they consider it a significant blessing, to have had the privilege of raising their daughters, Brooke and Rory, both of whom are now married and in full time ministry, in the context of this multi-generational, POA family.  Assisted by many capable leaders, and staff, and surrounded by a missions minded community of faith, the POA family continues to find new and innovative ways to extend its reach beyond our local congregation, into our community, and around the world.

Jerry Dean has been in ministry for 47 years.  He has served as the Senior Pastor of The Pentecostals of Bossier City since 1988.  He has served as Apostolic Man Director in Louisiana for 23 years.  He has served as Vice-President of the Apostolic Man Ministry Nationally since it’s inception. Previous to this he served as Youth President of the Arkansas District and also served as both the Promotional Direction, and the General Youth Secretary for the General Youth Division. Rev. Dean has been married to his wife, Gina for forty-four years, and has three children, Jeremy, Charidy (Stanley), and Ryan, and six grandchildren.

Jason Avant has been actively involved in ministry for 18 years. During that time he has serve in various roles—musician, worship leader, speaker and evangelist at camps, conferences, revivals and crusades.  He has ministered extensively throughout the United States and abroad. Rev. Avant have been married for 13 years to his wife, Mikhale, and they have one son, Lundon. Together they serve as the Administrative Pastor of Lighthouse Church in Jackson, TN.

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