Pastor Lenny (left) and Ryan (right)

God has blessed this ministry with two devoted servants to guide us. We are grateful for them, and would like to share some of their history and testimony of how they came to be leaders of Light of Love Fellowship.

Pastor Lenny and Bro Ryan were each blessed to be raised by both of their parents and each of them grew up with one sister. Pastor Lenny's first church experiences were through yearly vacation bible schools he attended thanks to relatives and family friends. At the age of 17, Pastor Lenny gave his heart to the Lord and continued to be involved in a variety of Pentecostal churches such as UPCI, Foursquare, Assembly, etc. Bro Ryan was raised in the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod where he and his family were very active in the church.  Ryan was also actively involved with Ongoing Ambassadors For Christ (O.A.F.C.) which is a youth witnessing training ministry of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod. While in college, he attended a small Southern Baptist church.

In December of '01 God created a way for these two men to meet. Believe it or not it; they report it was love at first sight! They quickly knew that they were each other's life partner, soul mate; lobster if you will… They began a life together and have walked hand in hand since. The couple wanted to formalize and strengthen their commitment to each other thus they were united in a covenant marriage on May 20, 2006. Together they have a daughter named Karmyne and two foster sons.

Life wasn't always this simple and their journeys to each other included previous marriages. Pastor Lenny married a woman with three children in 1999 and fathered a child in 2000 named Karmyne. In late 2000 and the early part of 2001 Pastor Lenny began to deal with the understanding that he was gay. After disclosing this to his wife they decided to separate and later divorced. This situation caused him to be disenfranchised from the local assemblies he attended. Unwelcome, hurt and conflicted by what he had been taught in church and who he was Pastor Lenny stopped attending church. Bro Ryan also married a woman in 1999 whose father was a Southern Baptist minister and this marriage included a stepson for him to love and care about. Their marriage shortly ended in divorce. As often happens in these situations Bro Ryan also stopped attending church.

After their divorces, both Pastor Lenny and Bro Ryan took time to reflect on and deal with the years they struggled trying to make themselves into what the world wanted them to be, they decided to stop playing God and allow God to be in control and be the people that He created. Jesus being such an important part of both of their lives they longed to go to a church where they could be accepted as they were, two gay Christian men. They attended a couple of church services, but didn't find a church home. Prayers were answered! In 2004, God opened the door for them to go to a church that believed and taught that Jesus does not make mistakes, that salvation is not contingent on gender, race, age or sexual-orientation and the only thing that separates us from the father is not accepting the Lord Jesus Christ. John3:17, "For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved." The two men jumped in with excitement. They have since served from 2004-2009 in two different ministries as God prepared them for the calling that was placed on their lives.

In May 2009, Jesus asked them to step out, along with two women, Jacque and Marie to birth the ministry that He placed on their hearts; which is Light of Love Fellowship. It is their prayer that this testimony of their life shows the REALNESS of who these two men are and their undying love to serve as the Father has called them.