Pastors

🇦🇺Australia

• Christian Leader
• Worship leader
• Pentecostal

Role:

Worship leader and songwriter

🇩🇪Germany

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Lutheran

Role:

Pastor and theologian

🇬🇭Ghana

• Christian Leader
• Apostle General (as publicly used)
• Charismatic

Role:

Founder and Apostle General, Royalhouse Chapel International

Organization:

Royalhouse Chapel International

Leads Royalhouse Chapel, reported to have more than 30,000 members

🇬🇭Ghana

• Christian Leader
• Archbishop
• Charismatic

Role:

Founder and Presiding Archbishop, Action Chapel International

Organization:

Action Chapel International

Founded Action Chapel, credited as Ghana's first indigenous charismatic church (1979)

🇬🇭Ghana

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Charismatic
• Pentecostal

Role:

Founder and General Overseer, International Central Gospel Church; Chancellor, Central University

Organization:

International Central Gospel Church

Founded ICGC from a 20-person fellowship in 1984

🇬🇭Ghana

• Christian Leader
• Reverend
• Baptist

Role:

Chairman, Christian Council of Ghana; Executive President, Ghana Baptist Convention

Organization:

Christian Council of Ghana

Elected Christian Council of Ghana chairman in May 2026

🇬🇭Ghana

• Christian Leader
• General Superintendent
• Pentecostal

Role:

General Superintendent, Assemblies of God, Ghana

Organization:

Assemblies of God, Ghana

Re-elected with almost 90% of the vote in August 2026

🇬🇭Ghana

• Christian Leader
• Bishop
• Pentecostal
• Charismatic

Role:

Founder and General Overseer, Life International Church; 1st Vice President, GPCC

Organization:

Life International Church

First Vice President of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council

🇬🇭Ghana

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Charismatic

Role:

Gospel singer, songwriter and pastor

UK-born Ghanaian worship leader and songwriter

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Apostle (as publicly used)
• Pentecostal
• Charismatic

Role:

Founder and Senior Pastor, Eternity Network International (Koinonia)

Organization:

Eternity Network International (Koinonia)

Founded Eternity Network International (Koinonia) in 2011

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Archbishop
• African Initiated Churches

Role:

President, Christian Association of Nigeria; General Overseer, Christ Holy Church International

Organization:

Christian Association of Nigeria

First CAN president from the African Instituted Churches bloc

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Archbishop
• Pentecostal

Role:

Archbishop, Church of God Mission International; Chancellor, Benson Idahosa University

Organization:

Church of God Mission International

Described as Africa's first female Pentecostal archbishop

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Pentecostal

Role:

Founder and Presiding Pastor, Salvation Ministries

Organization:

Salvation Ministries

Started Salvation Ministries with 34 people in 1997

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Dr
• Pentecostal

Role:

Founder and General Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries

Organization:

Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries

Molecular geneticist who founded MFM in 1989

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Pentecostal

Role:

Founder and Senior Pastor, Dunamis International Gospel Centre

Organization:

Dunamis International Gospel Centre

Medical doctor who founded Dunamis in 1996

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Pentecostal

Role:

Gospel singer, trumpeter and pastor; convener of the Hallelujah Challenge

Started the online #HallelujahChallenge worship hour in 2017

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Reverend
• Pentecostal

Role:

Founder and first General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God

Organization:

Redeemed Christian Church of God

Founded the Redeemed Christian Church of God in 1952

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Pentecostal

Role:

Founder and Senior Pastor, Word of Life Bible Church; CAN president 2010–2016

Organization:

Word of Life Bible Church

Fifth president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (2010–2016)

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Pentecostal
• Charismatic

Role:

Founder and President, LoveWorld Inc. (Christ Embassy)

Organization:

Christ Embassy (LoveWorld Inc.)

Author of the daily devotional Rhapsody of Realities

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Pentecostal

Role:

General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God

Organization:

Redeemed Christian Church of God

General Overseer of RCCG since 1981

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Pentecostal

Role:

Senior Pastor, Trinity House

Organization:

Trinity House

Chartered accountant who leads Trinity House, Lagos

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Pentecostal

Role:

Founder and Lead Pastor, Streams of Joy International; Convener, NSPPD

Organization:

Streams of Joy International

Convener of the NSPPD online prayer broadcast

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Evangelical
• Charismatic

Role:

Founder and Senior Pastor, House on the Rock; Convener, The Experience

Organization:

House on the Rock

Convener of The Experience gospel concert in Lagos

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Pentecostal
• Charismatic

Role:

Founder and Senior Pastor, The Covenant Nation (Covenant Christian Centre)

Organization:

The Covenant Nation

Founded Covenant Christian Centre in 1994 at the age of 25

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• African Initiated Churches
• Pentecostal

Role:

President, Christ Apostolic Church Worldwide

Organization:

Christ Apostolic Church

Eighth president of Christ Apostolic Church (since 2021)

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Pentecostal

Role:

Founder and Senior Pastor, Daystar Christian Centre

Organization:

Daystar Christian Centre

Founded Daystar Christian Centre in Lagos in November 1995

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Pentecostal

Role:

Co-founder and Senior Pastor, The Fountain of Life Church

Organization:

The Fountain of Life Church

Co-founder of The Fountain of Life Church, Lagos

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Pentecostal

Role:

Serving Overseer, The Citadel Global Community Church

Organization:

The Citadel Global Community Church

Founded Latter Rain Assembly (now Citadel Global Community Church) in 1989

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Pentecostal
• Evangelical

Role:

Founder and General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry

Organization:

Deeper Christian Life Ministry

Began Deeper Life as a 15-student Bible study in 1973

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Reverend Dr
• Baptist

Role:

President, Nigerian Baptist Convention

Organization:

Nigerian Baptist Convention

New president of the Nigerian Baptist Convention (2026)

🇳🇬Nigeria

• Christian Leader
• Reverend
• Pentecostal

Role:

Co-founder, Agape Christian Ministries

Co-founder of Agape Christian Ministries with Bishop Felix Adejumo

🇸🇬Singapore

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Non-Denominational

Role:

Senior Pastor

Organization:

New Creation Church

🇰🇷South Korea

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Pentecostal

Role:

Co-founder, Yoido Full Gospel Church

Organization:

Yoido Full Gospel Church

🇬🇧United Kingdom

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Pentecostal

Role:

Senior Pastor, Jesus House for All Nations

Organization:

Jesus House for All Nations

Former national leader of RCCG in the UK

🇬🇧United Kingdom

• Christian Leader
• Reverend
• Anglican / Episcopal
• Evangelical

Role:

Vicar, Holy Trinity Brompton

Organization:

Holy Trinity Brompton

Succeeded Nicky Gumbel as Vicar of HTB in September 2022

🇬🇧United Kingdom

• Christian Leader
• Bishop
• Pentecostal

Role:

Founder and Senior Pastor, Ruach City Church

Organization:

Ruach City Church

Founded Ruach City Church in December 1992

🇬🇧United Kingdom

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Baptist

Role:

Pastor, Metropolitan Tabernacle

Organization:

Metropolitan Tabernacle

Known as the "Prince of Preachers"

🇬🇧United Kingdom

• Christian Leader
• Reverend
• Anglican / Episcopal
• Evangelical

Role:

Anglican cleric, hymnwriter and abolitionist

Wrote the hymn Amazing Grace

🇬🇧United Kingdom

• Christian Leader
• Reverend
• Anglican / Episcopal
• Evangelical

Role:

Rector, All Souls Langham Place; Founder, Langham Partnership

Organization:

All Souls, Langham Place

A principal author of the 1974 Lausanne Covenant

🇬🇧United Kingdom

• Christian Leader
• Reverend
• Baptist

Role:

General Secretary, Baptists Together (Baptist Union of Great Britain)

Organization:

Baptists Together (Baptist Union of Great Britain)

General Secretary of the Baptist Union of Great Britain

🇬🇧United Kingdom

• Christian Leader
• Dr
• Evangelical
• Presbyterian / Reformed

Role:

Minister, Westminster Chapel

Organization:

Westminster Chapel

Physician who became minister of Westminster Chapel for almost 30 years

🇬🇧United Kingdom

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Pentecostal

Role:

Founder and Senior Pastor, Kingsway International Christian Centre

Organization:

Kingsway International Christian Centre

Founded KICC in London in 1992 with 200 adults and 100 children

🇬🇧United Kingdom

• Christian Leader
• Reverend
• Anglican / Episcopal
• Evangelical

Role:

Pioneer of the Alpha course; Vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton (2005–2022)

Organization:

Alpha

Developed the Alpha course, run by churches of many traditions

🇬🇧United Kingdom

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Charismatic
• Evangelical

Role:

Founder, 24-7 Prayer International

Organization:

24-7 Prayer International

Started the 24-7 Prayer movement in 2000

🇬🇧United Kingdom

• Christian Leader
• Reverend
• Anglican / Episcopal

Role:

Priest and broadcaster (BBC Radio 2, Songs of Praise)

Vicar-turned-broadcaster first known from Gogglebox

🇬🇧United Kingdom

• Christian Leader
• Reverend
• Baptist

Role:

Founder, Oasis Charitable Trust

Organization:

Oasis

Founded Oasis in 1985 to provide housing, education and healthcare

🇬🇧United Kingdom

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Charismatic
• Evangelical

Role:

Founder, Newfrontiers

Organization:

Newfrontiers

Founder of the Newfrontiers family of churches

🇬🇧United Kingdom

• Christian Leader
• Reverend
• Anglican / Episcopal
• Charismatic

Role:

Vicar, St Luke's Gas Street, Birmingham; worship leader

Organization:

Gas Street Church (St Luke's Gas Street)

Writer of the worship song Here I Am to Worship

🇬🇧United Kingdom

• Christian Leader
• Reverend
• Anglican / Episcopal
• Evangelical

Role:

Rector, St Ebbe's Oxford; Director, Proclamation Trust

Organization:

St Ebbe's Church, Oxford

Rector of St Ebbe's, Oxford, since 1998

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Methodist / Wesleyan

Role:

Senior Pastor, United Methodist Church of the Resurrection

Organization:

Church of the Resurrection

Leads the largest United Methodist congregation in the U.S.

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Non-Denominational
• Evangelical

Role:

Founder and Senior Pastor, North Point Ministries

Organization:

North Point Ministries

Founded North Point Community Church in 1995

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Charismatic

Role:

Senior Leader, Bethel Church

Organization:

Bethel Church

Senior leader of Bethel Church in Redding since 1996

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Presiding Bishop
• Church of God
• Pentecostal

Role:

Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ; Senior Pastor, Greater Emmanuel Institutional COGIC

Organization:

Church of God in Christ

COGIC presiding bishop since 2021; re-elected 2024

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Reverend Dr.
• Baptist

Role:

President of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.

Organization:

National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.

19th president of the National Baptist Convention, USA

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Gospel artist
• Non-Denominational

Role:

Gospel singer; founding co-pastor, Nashville Life Church

Most-awarded female gospel artist, with 18 Grammy Awards

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Dr.
• Baptist

Role:

Founder, In Touch Ministries; Senior Pastor, First Baptist Atlanta (50 years)

Organization:

In Touch Ministries

Former SBC president and founder of In Touch Ministries

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Evangelical

Role:

Founding Pastor, Church of the Highlands; Chancellor, Highlands College

Organization:

Church of the Highlands

Founded Church of the Highlands in 2001; co-founded ARC

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Evangelical

Role:

Founder and Senior Pastor, Life.Church

Organization:

Life.Church

Founded Life.Church in a two-car garage in 1996; its YouVersion Bible App launched in 2008

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Baptist
• Evangelical

Role:

Pastor-Teacher, McLean Bible Church; Founder, Radical

Author of Radical; former president of the International Mission Board

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Seventh-day Adventist

Role:

President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

Organization:

Seventh-day Adventist Church

First South American to lead the Adventist world church (elected July 2025)

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Pentecostal
• Evangelical

Role:

Senior Pastor, Free Chapel

Organization:

Free Chapel

Senior pastor of Free Chapel since 1989

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Non-Denominational

Role:

Senior Pastor, Lakewood Church

Organization:

Lakewood Church

Senior pastor of Lakewood Church since 1999

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Evangelical

Role:

Pastor, Grace Community Church (1969–2025); Founder, Grace to You

Organization:

Grace Community Church

Pastor of Grace Community Church for more than 55 years

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Evangelical

Role:

Pastor, Passion City Church; Founder, Passion Conferences

Organization:

Passion City Church

Co-founded the Passion movement for college students in 1997

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Reverend
• Baptist

Role:

Baptist minister and civil rights leader

Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1964)

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Evangelical

Role:

Minister, Oak Hills Church; author

Best-selling Christian author and San Antonio minister

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Non-Denominational

Role:

Lead Pastor, Transformation Church

Organization:

Transformation Church

Author of the New York Times bestseller Relationship Goals

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Evangelical

Role:

Founding Pastor, Saddleback Church

Organization:

Saddleback Church

Author of The Purpose Driven Life

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Non-Denominational

Role:

Co-Senior Pastor, The Potter's House; Founder, Woman Evolve

Organization:

The Potter's House

Co-senior pastor of The Potter's House since July 2025

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Evangelical

Role:

Founder and Lead Pastor, Elevation Church

Organization:

Elevation Church

Founded Elevation Church with seven families in 2006

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Presbyterian / Reformed
• Evangelical

Role:

Founding Pastor, Redeemer Presbyterian Church

Organization:

Redeemer Presbyterian Church

Author of The Reason for God

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Pentecostal

Role:

Leader of the Azusa Street Revival

🇺🇸United States

• Christian Leader
• Pastor
• Baptist
• Evangelical

Role:

President of the Southern Baptist Convention; Senior Pastor, Calvary Baptist Church

Organization:

Southern Baptist Convention

Elected 66th SBC president in June 2026