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Bishop Kern's Bio

Bishop Harold Kern's Bio

After graduation from High School in Indiana, Pastor Harold Kern attended colleges in Stockton, CA and St. Louis, MO before assuming the pastorate of a small struggling church in Mendota, CA. After three and 1/2 years there and in Chowchilla, the Kern family moved to Washiington state to found a new church in the Belleve, WA area in 1973 which has since became Sanctuary of Praise.

In 2004 he graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Northwest University of Kirkland, WA with a BA in Business Administration. After 43 years in the pastoral ministry, Pastor Kern has moved into the position of the Bishop of Sanctuary of Praise.

His wife of almost 43 years, Pamela Gail, succumbed to Ovarian Cancer in January of 2011. We honor her sacrifices and contributions to the establishment of Sanctuary of Praise. Her works, the saints, her children, and husband praise her and we miss her greatly.

Rev R. Andrew Seagraves's Bio

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Rev Dave Sumpter's Bio

Reverend Dave M Sumpter Jr was born in St Louis, MO in Aug of 1973. He is the youngest of 5 children. In November 1989 he was miraculously born into the kingdom God under the ministry of Pastor Charles Carr at West Point United Pentecostal Church in Doniphan MO.

Within the first year of living for God he received a calling to the ministry and began preaching and teaching under the leadership of Pastor Russell Thacker. During this time Rev Sumpter began his seminary training at Indiana Bible College.

In 1992 he was accepted into the fellowship and given license to minister with the United Pentecostal Church International. In the same year he took his first position as Youth Pastor at The Voice of Pentecost UPC, where later he became Assistant Pastor. During this period he began to fulfill the office of an evangelist and began to see tremendous moves of God while preaching revivals in the Midwestern states.

In the summer of 1994 he came off of the evangelistic field to assume the position of Sr. Pastor at The Voice of Pentecost in Centralia MO, where he served faithfully for 2 years. After much prayer he moved to Fulton, MO and served as Youth and Assistant Pastor to Reverend Mike Phillips, at First United Pentecostal Church of Fulton.

In Feb of 1998 Rev Sumpter was joined in holy matrimony to Crystal D Young. The Lord has blessed this union with 2 beautiful daughters Mariah and Amihra Sumpter. In Feb of 2001 the Lord sent the Sumpters to Bellevue, WA. With much love and dedication they have served as a family in many different roles including that of Assistant Pastor under the leadership of Bishop Harold Kern at The Sanctuary of Praise.

Rev Mitchell Vlaovich's Bio

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