Who’s Taking Us There
Allow us to introduce our staff ministry team
Praise Assembly has a 75-year history of ministry to Springfield. Visit our Legacy of Leadership page to meet the great men of God who have filled the pulpit of East Side/Praise Assembly since its beginnings.
Senior Pastor – Kenneth and Amy Fent
Ken was born and raised in Oklahoma (except for a four year detour in Arkansas) in the home of an Assemblies of God Pastor. He accepted Christ at a young age, but did not receive a call to pastoral ministry himself until a young adult. He graduated from Central Bible College in 1988. He finished his graduate program at Oral Roberts University in 1998. Ken has pastored or taught at the Bible College level for more than twenty years. He became the Senior Pastor of Praise Assembly in July of 2007.
Ken has been married to wife Amy for twenty seven years. They are the proud parents of two children (Angel & Caleb) and two grandchildren (Maggie & Silas).
Student Ministries – Alan and Elizabeth Beauchamp
Alan grew up in Kenosha, a small town in the great state of Wisconsin.
He accepted the Lord as his savior in 2000 while attending UW
LaCrosse. In the fall of 2000 he moved Springfield, MO and
began attending Praise Assembly as a member of the Master’s Commission program. He was a part of that program for three years before moving on to Central Bible College, where he majored in Biblical Languages. He is married to Elizabeth Beauchamp, with whom he has a daughter Clara.
Family Life Ministries – Darren and Lori Warning
Darren and Lori were born and raised in Bettendorf, Iowa. They have been married for 12 years and have two boys (Alex and Tyler). After 10 years of successful children’s ministry in Iowa, they moved to the Springfield area to complete their education at Central Bible College. They joined the staff at Praise in the fall of 2008. Their desire to see children and families living for God and sharing His love to others drives them in their day to day lives and weekly ministry at Praise.
Music & Worship Arts Ministries - David and Michelle Harris
David & Michelle were both born in the Chicago area. David moved to northeast Alabama and lived with his family until he graduated high school then moved back to Chicago. Michelle on the other hand lived in the Chicago area all her life. After attending North Central University David & Michelle were married and shortly afterward received a call to ministry and David completed his credentials through Berean University and has been ordained since 1998. They have been married for 21 years and have 4 children, Cara, Brooke, Andrew and Grant. They have been in full time ministry for over 16 years and have served as Youth, College, Music and Senior Pastors in the St. Louis area, southern Indiana and most recently, Rockford, Illinois.
Operations/Campus Management – Joe Sardo
Joe Sardo was born in 1960 in New York City, moved to Missouri in 1964. Joe is married to his wife Laura for the last 30 years. Joe has two children, Joe, and Rachel. Joe is newly married and lives in St.Louis, Rachel is a graduate of Evangel University, and lives in Springfield. Joe has worked at Praise for the last 16 years and loves to serve God, and help people find their place of service in the body of Christ. His hobbies include; hunting, fishing, sports of all kinds, cooking and travel.
Redemption Ministries – Mike and Lisa Rogers
Mike and Lisa Rogers have been happily married since 1999, and they have one daughter named Lindsey. They moved from Flint, MI to Springfield, MO in 2001 to attend College. Mike has his master’s degree in counseling from AGTS and Lisa is working towards a master’s degree in social work at MSU. God has redeemed Mike and Lisa from addiction and unhealthy lifestyles, and they have given their life to minister to those who come from the same background. In their spare time (what spare time?), they enjoy riding their Harley or doing absolutely nothing.