Staff

Senior Pastor

Kenny Howard
pastor@fcogwh.org

​Pastor Kenny Howard has been our Lead Pastor since August of 2017. He previously served as Lead Pastor at the Allison Gap First Church of God in Saltville, Virginia for over eleven and a half years. Pastor Kenny is originally from Houston, Texas. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Mid-America Christian University (2002). He received his Master of Divinity (MDiv) from Asbury Theological Seminary (2005). Kenny also received his Doctor of Ministry (DMin) from Anderson University School of Theology (2015). Kenny has a passion for the Lord and His church, is committed to Biblical preaching, loves seeing people grow in their faith, and desires to reach our community. Most importantly, Kenny is blessed to serve with his wife, Sorina. They have been married since 2014. Sorina serves as our Christian Education director, she teaches a children’s Sunday school class, leads children’s church on Sunday, and leads a children’s midweek service class. Sorina is also an assistant principal of a middle school in Winter Haven.

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Minister of Music

Tim Cox
tim@fcogwh.org

​Tim Cox and his wife Doris, have been attending Winter Haven First Church for over 35 years. Tim’s father, Rev. John C. Cox, was the Senior Pastor from 1975-1979. Tim taught Senior High Sunday School and assisted with the Youth for over ten years before assuming his current role of Minister of Music in 1995. He graduated from Warner University (1993) and became an ordained minister in 2006. The congregation enjoys referring to him as the church “M.O.M.” He has a passion for our music program. He formed the Heritage Quartet in 1994 and they continue to sing at our church and do some traveling. Tim is also a member of the church Missions committee and is a board member of CRI(Catalyst Resources International), located in Guatemala, which is one of many missions supported by our church.

Doris is our Prayer Chain Coordinator, and her job is to make sure the prayer request, of our members, gets out to our faithful team of prayer warriors. She also does her best to keep our congregation updated weekly and monthly to these requests and answers.

If a member or family member is in the hospital, nursing home, rehab facility, or even home bound and would like a visit, she is the one to contact.

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Leadership Council Sub Committees

Missions/Worship/Spiritual Emphasis Pastor Kenny Howard, Pastor Tim, Cox Dave Hepler and Gloria Clay
Physical Facilities/Vehicles/Custodial Supplies Bobby Steadman, Chuck and Russ and non-Leadership Council members Bob Chapman, Frank Vega
Christian Education and Evangelism Myron Coon and Sam Harding