Valley Stream, New York
Weekend Adult Attendance: 850
www.bethlehemassembly.org
"If you came to our church, you'd think you were sitting in the U.N."
Pastor Steven Milazzo serves as the Lead Pastor of Bethlehem Assembly of God in Valley Stream, New York. For the past 15 years, God has used his leadership and dedication to help grow the church into a multi-ethnic, generationally diverse community of believers that has reached the world through creative and practical outreach, as well as home and foreign missions initiatives. Steven is passionate about bringing balance to every part of the believer's life. Through the balance of reaching, connecting, discipling, equipping, and magnifying, Bethlehem continues to witness and see growth and health in its members and corporate body. The church's health reflects the heart of the senior leader's commitment to multi-ethnic ministry, missions, outreach, discipleship, and the mentoring and encouraging of new generations of leaders. Steven has been married to his wife, Lisa, for 25 years and has three teenage daughters.
Du Bois, Pennsylvania
Weekend Adult Attendance: 850
www.tricountychurch.net
"Church isn't something you go to … it's what you are."
The Founding and Lead Pastor of Tri-County Church in Du Bois, Pennsylvania, Pastor Dave Bish began the ministry in the summer of 1995 with just six people—Dave's own family of six doubled the church's membership when they moved into town. In just 13 short years, Tri-County has grown to a family of more than 1,000 in a town of only 20,000 people. Pastor Bish's unique gifting as a teaching pastor and visionary leader both challenges and encourages people, whether churched or unchurched, and his current pursuits include the prayerful planning of a multi-site ministry. Dave continues to lean on God for wisdom and strength, leading the church toward the God-given vision of "reaching people and changing lives."
Fremont, California
Weekend Adult Attendance: 900
www.harborlight.com
"I don't pastor a church; I pastor a community."
Terry Inman is Senior Pastor of Harbor Light in Fremont, California, a culturally diverse church in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area that averages 900 in worship attendance and 1300 in weekly small groups. Pastor Inman describes his personal mission as, "leading people through life's storms into safe harbor." The church has an intentional passageway to spiritual maturity and ministry that is referred to as Rescue, Recover, Rebuild, and Release. At 60, Pastor Inman and his wife, Mary, are celebrating 40 years of marriage with seven sons and 13 grandchildren.
