Our story
Jessie L. Stewart was raised in the Tulsa area of Northeastern Oklahoma. In 1996, as a 19-year-old, God graciously led him to Tulsa Lighthouse Church (TLC), where he obeyed the plan of salvation and began faithfully serving God. From that time, he submitted himself to God and Bishop Gary Howard and has prepared himself to do God’s will, both spiritually and academically. He and his wife, Billy Jo, were married in 1998 and have since served as associate pastor in Beggs, Oklahoma as well as started a church in Kellyville, Oklahoma.
In 2018, the Stewarts felt the call to the continent of Africa. After making multiple trips to minister there, they have a deep burden to see the work of God expanded in this mission field. In 2019 they relocated to the nation of Zimbabwe to begin teaching many pastors who were impacted by the “Thy Word is Truth” seminars conducted by Bishop Greg Riggen.
Later in 2019, they relocated from Zimbabwe to South Africa to fulfill God’s will as a full-time Pastor and Missionary. In 2025, the Mission necessitated the launch of a headquarters church in Johannesburg to reach the lost and to function as a training ground for African leaders and pastors. Their son Hayden and his wife Makayla also labor with them in this exciting endeavor. Our prayer is for the Johannesburg Church to serve as a modern day Antioch for the truth of God’s Word to spread throughout Africa.