Meet the Pastor

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Apostle Robert R. Bryan III
Apostle Bryan was born September 8, 1962, to Robert Jr. and Serrena L. Bryan of Columbus, Ohio. He was baptized at the age of 8 at Maynard Avenue Baptist church in Columbus, Ohio. He enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1982 and served his country faithfully for 24 years, retiring February 1, 2006.
Apostle Bryan rededicated his life to Christ on February 8, 2002, while assigned to Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia. He accepted his calling into the ministry in 2002 while assigned to Kunsan Air Force Base, South Korea, preaching his Trail Sermon on October 27, 2003, under the direction of Chaplain Regina Samuel. After being reassigned to Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, in September 2006, he visited Emmanuel Tabernacle of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World (P.A.W.), and he knew then that he had found his church home. Apostle Bryan has served as Minister Coordinator of the Emmanuel Tabernacle ministerial staff, 2nd Vice President of the Men’s Ministry, Director of the Adopt-A-Street program, and President of the Oklahoma State Council Men’s Ministry. He was awarded his Fellowship Certificate by the Oklahoma State Council of the P.A.W. on June 9, 2006, completed the Ministerial Introduction Course through Aenon Bible College, Inc on October 5, 2007, awarded his Ministers License on October 26, 2007, and Ordained on June 8, 2012, by Diocesan Bishop Vanuel C. Little Sr. In May 2010, he was awarded a Bachelor of Business Administration in Human Resource Management from the University of Central Oklahoma and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix in June 2012. Apostle Bryan is the husband of Sister Cheryl Bryan, the father of four daughters and one son. His primary focus in life is to be in life what God wants him to be. He is the founder of Seed of Hope Christian Center in Nicoma Park, Oklahoma, “Where one Plants, Another Waters, and God gives the increase”. In March of 2014, Apostle Bryan resigned his membership in the P.A.W. and became the Presider of an independent church organization known as Seed of Hope International Ministries. In November 2020, Apostle Bryan planted The Place of Healing Church in Columbus, Ohio. Later, under the direction of the Lord, The Place of Healing Church evolved into Global Healing Ministry. The mission of Global Healing Ministry is to deliver the message of spiritual warfare globally to all God’s children.