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PASTOR TIM JOHNSON
Senior Pastor
Tim Johnson is the Senior Pastor of Orlando World Outreach Center (OWOC), a multi-cultural, multi-generational Christian church whose goal is to reach the people in the Orlando area for Christ, connect them to God and to one another and then to serve their local community. OWOC is currently holding services in Orlando, Florida.
OWOC is part of the Every Nation ministries, which is a worldwide family of churches that exists to honor God by proclaiming His Kingdom through church planting, campus ministry and world missions.
An ordained minister, Johnson was inspired to launch OWOC while serving as Senior Pastor of a large multicultural, multi-congregational church, Bethel World Outreach Center in Nashville, TN. He, along with the Elders, oversaw the business and spiritual growth of the church. They lead, supervised, ministered and equipped both the church staff and the lay leaders in order to fulfill the vision of the church. Tim Johnson’s history as Senior Pastor, his study and teaching in Every Nation Leadership Institute, completion of Every Nation Pastors School and current studies at Reformed Theological Seminary, have given him invaluable experience in pioneering innovative discipleship based ministries, church planting operations and leading a multi-cultural, multi-generational congregation.
Johnson was the chaplain for the New Orleans Saints in 2005 and 2006. As a former professional football player, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers and played there from 1987-1989. From 1990-1995 he played for the Washington Redskins and was a member of the 1991 Redskins Super Bowl Championship Team, elected the 1993 ‘Redskin of the Year’ and selected by Sports Illustrated as an All-Pro. Throughout that decade he co-sponsored and led football clinics for communities in Washington, DC and in his hometown of Sarasota, FL. He retired in 1997 with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Having a strong desire to build better communities, Johnson co-founded the Good Samaritan Foundation along with Art Monk, Charles Mann and Ernest Byner in 1993. The Good Samaritan Foundation established the Student Training Opportunity Program (STOP) to help the Washington, D.C. inner-city high school youth realize and fulfill their hopes and dreams. STOP gives its participants access to support, training and resources necessary to achieve a life of leadership and excellence. Additionally, he serves as the president of the Youth Life Learning Centers (YLLC), a comprehensive after-school education program for elementary and middle school students where they are challenged to pursue excellence academically, morally, physically and socially, by strong and ethical role models. YLLC has five locations in Nashville and is expanding to Memphis, Jacksonville and Orlando.
A graduate of Penn State University with All-American honors and a bachelor’s degree in marketing and speech communication, Johnson and his wife, Le’Chelle, currently live in Windermere, Florida, along with their children, Christa, Kayla, Karrah and Shaun.
PASTOR JOEL MAGPANTAY
Children's Pastor
Joel Magpantay is well established in the ministry. He has been a pastor at Victory Christian Fellowship in the Philippines for the past 18 years serving as Children’s Pastor, Family Pastor and the Head of Pastoral Services. Joel graduated from De la Salle University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and after five years with Philippines Airlines, he turned his focus to full-time ministry.
Pastor Joel has had ministry training at both Christ To The World Bible School and Every Nation Leadership Institute’s Graduate School of World Missions. He, his wife Jenny and their three sons currently reside in Orlando, Florida.
PASTOR BRIAN TAYLOR
Youth Pastor
A native of Prince George, VA, Brian Taylor moved to Nashville, TN 1997 to attend Vanderbilt University on a full-athletic scholarship for football. During his tenure at Vanderbilt he became involved with Every Nation Campus Ministries (ENCM). Through this ministry, his life was radically changed and he developed a passion for reaching young people.
Upon graduating from Vanderbilt in 2001, Brian attended the Every Nation School of Campus Ministry in Los Angeles, CA. This school is a six-month training program that partners with Fuller Seminary to equip prospective ministers in cross-cultural ministry. After completing his training, Brian returned to Nashville to serve as a campus minister to several high school and college campuses. He has also led teams on mission trips to South Africa and India. In 2006 he served as chairman of United Campus Ministries, a group comprised of ministers from various Christian organizations at Tennessee State University. In that same year he also managed a team of campus ministers serving as the Area Director for Every Nation Campus Ministries. Brian currently resides in Orlando with his wife Chavonne and their son Elijah.
ISAAC LARSON
Worship Leader
"The place where God calls you is the place where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet.†This Frederick Buechner quote best describes Isaac Larson’s passions for God, His people, and music which have been evident in his life since childhood. Growing up in a very musical environment, Isaac was naturally drawn to singing and making harmony with his parents and siblings. As a teenager in Louisiana, Isaac began serving in the ministry of leading God’s people through song. While in New Orleans he led worship for a local multicultural mega-church for over four years. In 2005 he completed formal theological education, earning his Bachelor of Art in Bible and Theology from Lee University in Cleveland, TN. He also received further leadership training from Every Nation Leadership Institute in Nashville, TN. Isaac currently resides in Winder Garden, FL with his wife Sherry and their son Noah.
KRISTI WITTENMYER
Administrator
Office administration seems second nature to Kristi Wittenmyer, who throughout childhood, shadowed her mother in her role as a church administrator. After relocating to Nashville, TN from Northern Michigan in 2000 she worked for a local music resource company and a nationally known speakers bureau. In the summer of 2005, Kristi accepted an administrative position at Bethel World Outreach Center where she organized events and volunteers, helped with church operations and became the assistant to Pastor Tim Johnson. She currently resides in Windermere, FL.