{"id":31,"date":"2021-08-15T13:15:09","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T13:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zionapostolic.org\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2023-06-27T15:15:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T15:15:00","slug":"about-the-pastor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zionapostolic.org\/index.php\/about-the-pastor\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT THE PASTOR"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"31\" class=\"elementor elementor-31\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b92b7d elementor-section-content-middle animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"b92b7d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47c695a9\" data-id=\"47c695a9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c8700c7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3c8700c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-674c7ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"674c7ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"282\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/zionapostolic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Pastor-Garland.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-718\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zionapostolic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Pastor-Garland.jpg 282w, https:\/\/zionapostolic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Pastor-Garland-75x55.jpg 75w, https:\/\/zionapostolic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Pastor-Garland-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zionapostolic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Pastor-Garland-274x200.jpg 274w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69d9af14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69d9af14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pastor Karen Bell-Garland<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76e498d6\" data-id=\"76e498d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f978b1 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f978b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biography<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-486df1c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"486df1c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pastor Karen Bell-Garland is a native of Middletown, Ohio. She accepted Christ at an early age under the pastorate of the late District Elder Henry Jones at Bethel Temple Church in Xenia, Ohio<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Pastor Garland completed the required course of study through Aenon Bible College to become a licensed and then ordained minister through the International Pentecostal Assemblies of the World.\u00a0She received an Associate\u2019s Degree from Allegheny County Community College, Bachelor of Science from Geneva College, Master\u2019s Degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and is currently in the Doctoral program at Waynesburg University<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Pastor Garland has over 20+ years experience working as a Drug and Alcohol Counselor and an Assistant Clinical Supervisor. This experience was gained through Sojourner House, Inc. and Clear Day Treatment Facility of Westmoreland County.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Pastor Garland\u2019s passion is working with troubled youth, single female parents and families to bring about wholeness and healing.\u00a0 Her mandate from the Lord is to take the gospel of Christ to those who have nothing to give in return.\u00a0 She started fulfilling this calling in 1998 by becoming the Outreach Pastor of United Apostolic Church in their McKeesport location. In addition to Outreach she started a 12-Step Recovery Ministry to struggling addicts called Courage to Change, Bright Horizon\u2019s Youth Program \u2013 ministering to hurting children, and started a senior citizens Bible Study through Douglas Plaza \u2013 a senior citizen\u2019s housing complex. \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0In March of 2006, Pastor Garland founded Zion Apostolic Assembly of McKeesport with a mission statement and purpose that reads: \u201cReaching the World with the Word of God.\u201d\u00a0 Our purpose is to reach lost souls for the building up of the Kingdom of God, to encourage and empower the body of Christ to be strong in the Lord and of good courage in this righteous fight.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Pastor Garland\u2018s focus is God-centered, sharing God\u2019s love to all generations.\u00a0She regards everyone as precious in God\u2019s sight. \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The vision that God has giving Pastor Garland has taken the ministry to new levels in Christ.\u00a0 In 2008 Pastor Garland received the \u201c50 Women of Excellence Award\u201d from the New Pittsburgh Courier for her excellent work as a female pastor.\u00a0 In 2010 Zion\u2019s School of Ministry was established training, teaching and preparing church leaders and ministers for the work of the Lord. In 2017 Zion&#8217;s School of Ministry is now Zion Theological Institute, in cooperation with Oral Roberts University offering credited and non-credited courses.\u00a0In 2018 Pastor Garland founded Just In Time Counseling Services. JIT is a therapeutic counseling practice with the expressed goal of helping individual, couples, families and groups achieve their optimal mental and emotional functioning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>She is Called, Chosen and Ordained by God<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ef5f50 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ef5f50\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;curve&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg 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elementor-element-51efb9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51efb9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Our purpose is to reach lost souls for the building up of the Kingdom of God, to encourage and empower the body of Christ to be strong in the Lord and of good courage in this righteous fight.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b5ad9c\" data-id=\"6b5ad9c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f72e0f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f72e0f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SERVICE TIMES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c60e72b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c60e72b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Sundays Sunday School<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1be6905 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1be6905\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>9:45 a.m.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-348ac5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"348ac5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Sundays Morning Worship Service<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e841e98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e841e98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>11:30 a.m.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6308120 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6308120\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Intercessory Prayer<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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p.m.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6b63d0\" data-id=\"d6b63d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7af975 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7af975\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CONTACT info<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-558d3e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"558d3e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2117 Jenny Lind Street<br \/>McKeesport, Pa 15132<br \/><br \/>Church\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; 412-678-7248<\/p><p>Church Cell &#8211; 412-506-0734<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87ab382\" data-id=\"87ab382\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb22283 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb22283\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GET DIRECTION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bac837e elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"bac837e\" 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She accepted Christ at an early age under the pastorate of the late District Elder Henry Jones at Bethel Temple Church in Xenia, Ohio. 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