Yulonda James
Church Evangelist

Evangelist Yulonda James has a heart to see women healed, delivered, and set free by the power of the Holy Spirit and believes that God has uniquely prepared her for that specific ministry -- both through the empowerment of the Spirit and the wisdom and insight gained through a combination of personal experience and education. After undergoing the fire of testing in her own marriage in 1996, she began to seek the Lord with her whole heart. It was during this time that God's ministry purpose for her life became clear. She was subsequently filled with the Baptism in the Holy Spirit in 1998 under the ministry of the late Apostle Dolister Brunson. She is now confident that God will both complete the work in her that he has started (Philippians 1:6) and use her ministry to touch the lives of women.

Pat Hart
Pastoral Care Pastor

Pat Hart joined the staff of First Assembly in 1996, but her devotion to the church began a long time before that. She has been a member of the church for almost forty years and served in various volunteer capacities prior to accepting a full-time staff position. Since she joined the staff, she has served in various capacities in order to meet staffing needs. Her current responsibilities include oversight of all aspects of care ministry (e.g., hospital visitation, visitor contacts, absentee contacts, crisis intervention, etc.), as well as staffing, training, and administrating the Sunday school department and other "teaching" ministries of the church.

Lenora Porter
RCS Administrator

Lenora Porter truly believes that divine providence has both led and prepared her for the role of RCS administrator. She fully believes that educators are “called” just as ministers are “called,” and she sensed the “call” to teach as a young child living in Kansas – though fulfillment of that dream was deferred until she had moved to Arkansas with her husband. She actually began substituting in the Pine Bluff School District when her children were in school. After substituting for six years, the “itch” to teach was still there, so Ms. Lenora began pursuing a teaching degree from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. After graduating with honors, she continued her education at Ouachita Baptist University, receiving a Masters in Education.