Craig and Cherie La Barbera
Founders of African Gospel Outreach Mission
Since 1971, Craig has served in various ministry positions in the church: Greeter, usher, Sunday School teacher, cell group leader, elder, associate pastor, pastor and missionary. Craig married Cherie in 1994, and in 1996 they pioneered Church of the Cross in Texas and served there till 2001.
Craig and Cherie have combined missions endeavors to Egypt, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Mexico and Romania. In 2012, Craig and Cherie received a full time call to Kenya, Africa, where they were overseers of a children's home and school, as well as ministering the gospel in various denominations. African Gospel Outreach Mission has an outreach to "street boys." These are boys who have left home for various reasons (abuse, parents unable to provide for them and other reasons). Our desire is to lead them to a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ and restore them back to their families. Craig also trains pastors using a two year curriculum designed by Joshua Nations.
Craig is ordained with Reformata Family of Ministers & Churches, LaGrange, Georgia and New Wine Emmanuel Shalom Ministry in Kenya, Africa.
Cherie is gifted in counseling and ministering to women and children. She spent 25 years as a professional nanny as well as having a paramedic background. She has served along side Craig in ministry since 1994. She has extensive childcare experience, responsible for the physical, emotional and educational well being of young children for private families. As well as co-pastoring with her husband a International Foursquare Church.
Board of Directors
George Demars
George is an elder at Lakeshore Church in Rockwall, Texas. He is an able teacher of the Word of God, and a man of prayer.
Dolores Dotson
Dolores co-pastors Church of Prayer in Rockwall, Texas. She preaches and teaches throughout the world. I first met Dolores in Kenya, Africa.
Philip Thompson
Philip is pastor of Truth Fellowship in Little Rock, Arkansas. He has been involved in ministry for many years and is an excellent teacher of the Word.