Pastor Kevin Washington is the SR. PASTOR OF Life Changers International World Ministries in Palmetto Fl. HE WAS BORN IN BRADENTON FL. TO JULIUS WASHINGTON AND MARY ANN GAVIN. HE HAS OVER 15 PLUS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A GRAPHIC DESIGNER, SONGWRITER AND COMPOSER. HE IS THE CEO OF PK MINISTRIES AND THE PRESIDENT OF MISSION IMPACT.
PASTOR KEVIN IS MARRIED TO ALEXSIS WASHINGTON. SHE IS WELL ACCOMPLISHED WITH A DEGREE AS A MEDICAL ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST. GRADUATING AT THE TOP OF HER CLASS WITH HONORS, SHE SETS THE STANDARDS FOR HARD WORK AND MOTIVATION TO BE THE DRIVE FOR SUCCESS. TOGETHER, THEY ARE THE PROUD PARENTS OF A BLENDED FAMILY OF 3 BOYS AND 3 GIRLS; ISAIAH, JERRAMYAH, JOSIAH, JAZMINE, MYA AND LAILA. GROWING UP IN A SMALL TOWN, PASTOR KEVIN GOT HIS START AT ST. LUKE PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF REV. WILLIE MAYES. AT THE AGE OF 11, PASTOR KEVIN BEGAN TO GROW IN HIS MUSICAL GIFTS SUCH AS, SINGING, PLAYING THE DRUMS, AND THE PIANO. BY THE AGE OF 15, HE HAD SHARED THE PLATFORM AS A MUSICIAN WITH MANY GOSPEL GROUPS IN HIS LOCAL AREA SUCH AS, THE GOSPEL MESSENGERS, THE JEWEL GOSPELETTES, THE SPIRITUAL CAVALIERS, THE SOUTH FLORIDA MASS CHOIR AND MANY OTHERS. AT THE AGE OF 16, WITH THE GUIDANCE OF HIS MOTHER, HE BECAME A MEMBER OF MOUNT RAYMOND FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE LATE REV. S.D. POLLARD. IT WAS THERE THAT PASTOR KEVIN ACCEPTED CHRIST AS HIS SAVIOR. HE SERVED AS THE DRUMMER FOR THE CHURCH AS WELL AS PARTICIPATING IN THE YOUTH MINISTRY. THE ROAD OF PASTOR KEVIN’S TEENAGE YEARS LEAD MANY TO BELIEVE HE HAD A SPECIAL CALLING ON HIS LIFE. IN SEARCH FOR HIS CALLING AND PASSION, HE WAS ENCOURAGED BY HIS MUSIC TEACHER, MARK REEVES OF SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL. PASTOR KEVIN ENROLLED IN A PIANO AND STUDIO ENGINEERING COURSE TO ENHANCE HIS SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE AS WELL AS THE CHORAL AND PARTICIPATING IN THE GOSPEL CHOIR. BY HIS HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR YEAR 1993, HE HAD RE-WRITTEN THE SCHOOL SONG WHICH WAS RECORDED AND PERFORMED BEFORE THE ENTIRE SCHOOL ACCOMPANIED BY THE SCHOOL CHOIR. HE ALSO RECEIVED A SUPERIOR AWARD IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT PIANO COMPETITION AND AN EXCELLENCE AWARD AT STATE COMPETITION, WHICH WAS HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA IN TAMPA, FL. UPON GRADUATING, HE WAS VOTED THE MOST TALENTED OF HIS SENIOR CLASS. BY THE AGE OF 18, PASTOR KEVIN KNEW THAT IT WAS TIME TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD IN HIS SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND MINISTRY. PASTOR KEVIN THEN CONTINUED AS A MUSICIAN AT CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP GOSPEL TEMPLE, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF PASTOR BEA MCCLOUD, WHERE HE SERVED AS THE MINISTRY OF MUSIC FOR THE NEXT 7 YEARS. IT WAS DURING THIS TIME THAT GOD ANOINTED HIM TO BIRTH A GOSPEL SINGING GROUP THAT WOULD MINISTER THROUGH MUSIC AND SONG. “PRAISE –N- WORSHIP.” AKA “PNW”, ALSO CO-FOUNDED BY PASTOR CHARLES TAYLOR WHO TOGETHER WOULD TRAVEL FROM CITY TO CITY PROCLAIMING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. PNW MINISTERED FOR 10 YEARS OR MORE BEFORE DISPERSING INTO THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL MINISTRIES. IN THE YEAR OF 2000 TO 2003 PASTOR KEVIN SERVE AT SUNCOAST HARVEST CENTER UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF PASTOR TIMOTHY J. DYSON. AS PASTOR KEVIN BEGAN SERVING HE DEVELOPED A PASSION TO CONTINUE HIS EDUCATION AT KEISER COLLEGE FOR GRAPHIC DESIGN IN WHICH HE USE SUCH SKILLS TO HELP IN MINISTRY AS WELL AS BEING A MUSICIAN, PSALMIST, AND WORKING IN THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION. IN 2003, PASTOR KEVIN BECAME A PARTAKER OF NEW BETHEL COMMUNITY CHURCH UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF PASTOR GREG BOOKER WHERE HE WAS LICENSED AS THE ASSISTANT AND YOUTH PASTOR FOR THE NEXT 5 YEARS. DURING THESE NEXT 5 -10 YEARS, HE ALSO WORKED FULL TIME AS FLORIDA CERTIFIED MENTAL HEALTH BEHAVIOR TECH AND REHAB INSTRUCTOR FOR PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DISABILITIES. WITH PASTOR KEVIN’S LOVE FOR MUSIC, MINISTRY AND PEOPLE, THE LAUNCH OF HIS PRODUCTION COMPANY “CMA PRODUCTIONS” BEGAN. HIS FIRST ALBUM RELEASED "I'VE GOT NEWS WAS RELEASED IN 2006 AND IS STILL CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON ITUNES, AMAZON, CD BABY AND MANY MORE WORLDWIDE DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION SITES TODAY. IN 2008, PASTOR KEVIN ANSWERED THE CALL TO BIRTH AND PASTOR LIFE CHANGERS INTERNATIONAL WORLD MINISTRIES. IT WAS HIS DESIRE TO FOLLOW GOD, OBEY GOD AND DEPEND ON GOD FOR THIS VISION. TRUSTING GOD’S PLAN, PASTOR KEVIN IS CURRENTLY STILL LEADING AS THE FOUNDER AND SHEPHERD OF LIFE CHANGERS INTERNATIONAL WORLD MINISTRIES. PASTOR KEVIN'S WORK EXPERIENCE INCLUDES 2 YEARS IN THE COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, 2 YEARS IN OVERSEEING ADULTS WITH ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTIONS, 5 YEARS WITH TEENAGERS DEALING WITH ABUSE, GANGS, DRUGS, AND VIOLENCE, 9 YEARS WITH PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND CURRENTLY WORKING WITH AT RISK TEENAGERS WITHIN HIS LOCAL COMMUNITY. PASTOR KEVIN IS VERY WELL KNOWN FOR HIS PERSONALITY TO CONNECT WITH HIS COMMUNITY AND THOSE THAT GRACE HIS PRESENCE. HIS LIFE OF HUMBLENESS HAS GRACED HIM TO SHARE THE STAGE WITH MANY PROFOUND PERSONS SUCH AS: VICKY WINANS, RICK DERRINGER, SHERRI DYSON, DORINDA CLARK, JOHN P. KEE, CANDI STATON, AND MANY MORE. HE’S HAD 4 APPEARANCES LIVE ON DAY TIME TALK SHOW “STUDIO 10”, 2 APPEARANCES ON RADIO BROADCAST WITH “THE PETE O’SHEA SHOW”. HE CURRENTLY WRITES FACEBOOK ENCOURAGEMENTS DAILY AND HOST’S HIS OWN 30MIN. LIVE STREAMING SHOW. TODAY, HIS HEART’S DESIRE IS TO CONTINUE SERVING FAMILIES THROUGHOUT HIS COMMUNITY, NATION AND WORLD |
Assistant Pastor Timothy
& Lady Eleanor Dinks |