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Board of Directors

President – Apostle Rev Kevin Porter
Secretary – Mr. Don Darland
Treasurer/Special Projects Coordinator – Rev. Mrs. Patty Hansen

BIOGRAPHIES

Kevin R. Porter

President

Kevin R. Porter, with his wife Rosemarie, founded Lightbearers Ministries in 1995. Lightbearers is an apostolic teaching ministry to the nations, to release the flow of the power of the Holy Spirit, and empower Christian leaders to evangelize the nations with the gospel of the Kingdom of God. Lightbearers accomplishes this vision through schools of ministry, house church ministries, online teacher development courses, live seminars and conferences, and raising up indigenous leaders to train God’s people to move with God. Kevin and Rosemarie have three grown children, a daughter in law, a son in law and three granddaughters. The Porters reside in Lyons, Oregon USA.

Don Darland

CEO

Don Darland and his wife, Vicki of 31 years have been involved with Lightbearers Ministries shortly after the ministry moved to Oregon. Vicki has been to Africa 8 times, once with LBM. They have also been foster parents for over 70 children over the past 25 years. They are current members of New Hope Community Church in Stayton, OR and have been since their marriage in 1990. Don is also on the church Board of Directors. They have 3 children between them and 12 grand children.

Patty Hansen

Treasurer/Special Projects Coordinator

Rev. Mrs. Patty Hansen has served as Treasurer and Board Member with Lightbearers Ministries for over two decades. She has a great heart for prayer and seeing the power and presence of God. She was the Dean of the Intern Program from the inception up until the 15th class. She serves as Administration Assistant to Apostle Kevin and liaison with many of our volunteers and program coordinators. She is married, mother of three and she is a new grandmother. She has spiritual sons and daughters in Africa through her years as Dean over the Holy Spirit Teachers Training Program. Patty serves on the prayer team in her home church, St James Anglican, and has been the Diocesan CFO for a two year term. Patty is a local Christian Business Partners Regional Director and also is a team member on a local Orange County Aglow. She operates her own accounting firm, Team One Accounting. Patty and her husband Martin live in Southern California.

Reggie Greenleaf

International Schools of Ministry Director

Rev. Mrs. Reggie Greenleaf has served as International Director of the Schools of Ministry program for over seven years and is a graduate of Lightbearers Intern program.  Traveling to Nairobi, Kenya in 2011 to oversee graduation of one of the schools of ministry has fostered in her an even greater appreciation and love for the people of Africa.  As International Director, her personal goal is to inspire each school to reach it’s highest potential and to help each student to see the greatness of Christ in them and Christ working through them. Her dream would be to someday live and minister in Africa.  Reggie has one grown son and one granddaughter.

Rosemarie Porter

Admin Assistant

Vibrant and effusive, Rosemarie brings joy to everything she does. She brings twenty years of clerical skills to our Lightbearers administrative assistant position. As Kevin’s wife, she brings the strength of character of forty years of ministry and perspective in serving God’s people, bringing them into the glory of God. Her life and ministry is a bridge to a new generation of Spirit filled saints that will build on a solid foundation of faith and love.

Lucy Phelps

Director of Social Media

Lucy Phelps serves as the Director of Social Media for Lightbearers Ministries. She graduated from Oregon State in 2012 with a Bachelors in Marketing and worked in management at Nordstrom. She has been on several mission trips throughout college and several with her father to East Africa. Lucy is passionate about spreading the gospel through all media outlets. While working to unite the body of Christ across the world. She currently resides in Post Falls, Idaho.

Aaron Bowen

Board Member

Aaron Bowen grew up in the church but wasn’t knowledgeable about the gifts of the Holy Spirit until taking the Lightbearers Intern Program. He is passionate about operations and efficiency and hopes to utilize that passion for the benefit of God’s Kingdom through Lightbearers. Aaron, his wife Emma, and his son Levi currently reside in Hillsboro, OR and are in community with East River Christian Fellowship.