Apostle Ellis L. Smith is the founder and overseer of Jubilee City Church in Westland, MI. The multi-cultural, multi-generational ministry functions as an Apostolic Hub where other Five-Fold ministry gifts are trained and released into their callings. Apostle Smith travels nationally, teaching on a biblical worldview, and equipping believers to think and act like God in their personal walk with Christ. He has a deep passion for educational reform and serves as an Apostolic Father and voice to many churches and para ministries.
Apostle Smith is a graduate of Rhema Bible Training Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Cornerstone Theological Seminary. He is also a recipient of an honorary Doctoral Degree in Religious Studies from Christian Foundational University. He and his wife Maria have been married for nearly 46 years. Their four children and spouses have blessed them with fifteen grandchildren, ages 21 years to 9 months. To God be the Glory!
Chuck Vizthum is Family Research Council’s Michigan Pastoral Chairman and is also the founding and Senior Pastor of Whole Life Church in Sturgis, Michigan. A graduate of Alma College (B. A.) and Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary (M.Div), Pastor Chuck has served in ministry for 31 years, the first five in the United Methodist Church, and the last 26 at Whole Life Church. Before entering the ministry, he was a commercial banker for fourteen years. Pastor Chuck and his wife Kim have been married 40 years and have been blessed with seven children and eleven grandchildren. His primary five-fold gifting is pastor/teacher and he has been privileged to be used beyond the local church setting, especially in cultural engagement.
For more than forty years Austin T. Kreutz has been teaching life applications from God's word. As an ordained minister he has pastored churches in Michigan and New York and teaches internationally.Austin has spoken at conferences, college campuses, and debates concerning issues and Christian perspectives. He is well known for his ability to explain complex subjects on a level all can understand. Exposing life issues to scripture, he brings thoughtful insight and guidance through biblical solutions.He is a graduate of Ashland Theological Seminary and was the director of Albany Area Biblical Counseling. He currently serves as the Pastor at Restoration Christian Community in Allegan Michigan.He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society and the Evangelical Philosophical Society.
*Director and Founder of Transformation Michigan - Transformmi.com
*Founder of the Michigan Capitol House of Prayer - Michop.org
*Campus Apologist/Evangelist - Campusreset.or
Dr. Brent W. Hale is a minister and native of Detroit, Michigan. He has served in ministry for over fifty-six years, pastoring churches in Port Huron, Mobile, AL, and Washington D.C. He is the founder of World Harvest Outreach Church in Lansing, Michigan, and is a founding member of Dunamis Full Gospel Fellowship, where he served as president for ten years. He also produced his own local television program, Walking In Grace, which ran for almost fifteen years. Dr. Hale has preached in many nations around the world and currently oversees Kingdom Life Ministries international in Orlando, Florida.
Dr. Hale holds a BA in Religious Education summa cum laude, from the University of Maryland and William Tyndale College. In 2007 he received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from the Latin University of Theology, Torrance, CA.
Dr. Hale and his wife, Rosemarie have been married for fifty-six years. They have four children, eight grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
Pastor Tim has been married to his wife Sondra since 1981. They have 7 children, all of whom are serving the Lord, as well as 8 grandchildren. Tim Cross is the founding and senior pastor here at Living Word Muskegon. He is a graduate of Supernatural Ministries Training Institute in Midland, MI. His pastor is Mark T. Barclay. Besides pastoring, Pastor Tim has done extensive work in prisons, on television and in missions. He has traveled to almost 20 different nations ministering the gospel. He is heavily involved in Men’s Ministry, both in the USA and around the world. He has and continues to spearhead local outreach programs to help our community. Over the years of ministering in one city, he has found great favor as a spiritual ambassador to political and civic officials in the Muskegon area. Pastor Tim is recognized as a leader in his community among the churches, as he has headed up ministerial and prayer organizations in the area, helping to foster unity and transformation. Tim is known for his boldness, excellence, innovation and leadership.
Donald T. Eason has been a minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ for over 25 years. He began his ministry serving the youth of Detroit where he served two years as the Chairman of the Board Directors for Outreach, Inc. Donald has also held leadership positions in many community organizations, including: Corporate Chairman for the National Forum for Black Public Administrators (ATL Chapter), Treasurer, Indianapolis Urban League Young Professionals, and was a US Congressional candidate. He currently works as the Regional Director of Pastoral Engagement for Douglass Leadership Institute, and preaches and teaches across the U.S., and internationally, Donald holds a Masters of Public Administration from the City University of New York - Baruch College, a BA in Business Management from Rochester College, and a BA in Religious Education from Midwestern Christian Institute.
Sondra has been in full time ministry with her husband Tim for 39 years, pastoring Living Word Muskegon and has always strived to help, assist, and do whatever is needed to advance the Kingdom of God. Most recently, she has assisted the task force for the Michigan Coalition for Freedom She is the founder and president of the Muskegon Conservative Women’s Caucus. For 12 years, Sondra has led, organized, and gathered women statewide for an annual, powerful "Renew" Women’s Conference. To impact her local county, she has supported and worked for Citizens for Traditional Values, is a board member for Muskegon Pregnancy Services, was involved with the Muskegon GOP for many years, and is the Executive Director of the White Lake Chamber Music Society and the annual White Lake Chamber Music Festival. She and her husband have 7 children, 11 grandchildren with 3 more on the way.
John Rainey is the founder and president of Kingdom Marketing Solutions, Inc., a creative agency which he established in 1994, providing strategic brand development & website development solutions. Because of his strong passion to aid in the advancement of the God’s Kingdom, KMS has been positioned as a valuable resource to serve churches, ministries and small businesses around the country. John is a minister, accomplished teacher and author. Because of his zeal for God’s Kingdom, in 2021 he launched a YouTube channel and teaching platform called Heaven Culture where he helps Christians reprogram their minds to think like Kingdom Citizens that represent Heaven while living on Earth. John is also a devoted husband and father. He and his wife (Doria) have been married for over 38 years. Together they have 3 adult children and three grandchildren.
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