Bishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr. is a native Washingtonian and a product of the D.C. Public School System. After graduating from Cardozo High School, he continued his education at Miner’s D.C. Teachers College with a Bachelors degree in English. In 1985, he satisfied the course requirements for a Master of Arts degree in English from Howard University, and he also received his Master of Divinity degree and Doctor of Ministry Degree from Howard University School of Divinity.
In 1966, Bishop Owens founded Christ Is The Answer Chapel which merged in 1976 with the Mt. Calvary Holy Church forming what is now known as Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church. Bishop Owens has been blessed to see the membership grow from 7 members in 1966 to an adult membership of nearly 8,000 persons today.
There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. Proverbs 20:15
With an unwavering commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ, the integrity of His Word, and a love for God’s people, the Reverend Doctor Jacqueline E. McCullough is a woman in pursuit of the Kingdom of God.
A second-generation preacher, Dr. McCullough is the senior pastor and founder of The International Gathering at Beth Rapha, “Where You Can Experience Healing to Heal by Loving Christ,” in Pomona, NY. Her vision for evangelistic ministry is expressed in the international reach of Precious JEM Ministries, a non-profit religious organization, where she serves as President and CEO.
Randy O. Morrison is the Senior Pastor of Speak the Word Church International, located in Golden Valley, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. For more than three decades Pastor Randy has delivered his trademark common sense approach to the Gospel, combining humor, unfettered passion and real-life experiences with bible-based teaching that has, year after year helped transform the lives of thousands of members as well as loyal viewers of his world-wide television broadcast, "A Common Sense Approach to Life with Randy Morrison".
Speak the Word Church International is one of the largest, non-denominational, multicultural churches in the Twin Cities metro area. The ministry attracts a strong international following and Pastor Randy Morrison travels to global destinations multiple times each year, including Africa, Brazil and the country of his birth, Trinidad, in the West Indies. His goal is to help people discover and fulfill their God-given purpose in life, through the Gospel of the Kingdom of God.
Pastor Randy came to the United States in 1971 with just 20 U.S. dollars in his pocket. From a small bible study of just six people to church services held in school gymnasiums, Pastor Randy built Speak the Word Church International into the ministry it is today.
Pastor Randy is a gifted visionary and much sought-after speaker, both nationally and internationally. He is a living testimony to the truth that all things are possible with God. As he often says, his common sense approach is designed to help people “live life by design and not from crisis to crisis. “
Pastor Randy and his wife, Roxane Battle Morrison reside in Plymouth, Minnesota