Pastor Pearcy first came to this congregation on Father’s Day 1991 and has served as our pastor for over thirty three years (on a forty year assignment). He and his wife, Davene, have ministered side by side since their wedding day in 1988.
The Pearcy’s arrived in Bentonville without children and still in their twenties. The years have come and gone, and many things have changed, but their passion for people remains the same. Every Sunday on the platform with her husband, you will find Davene, an amazing wife with a passion for ministry and for her family.
Since arriving in Bentonville, the Lord has blessed our pastors with three wonderful children who are each actively serving in ministry:
Tabitha is an ordained minister, serving as the pastoral staff pastor at Destiny Christian Center in OKC. She is a graduate of Victory Bible College and Southwestern University. Tabitha, her husband Noah Sons, and daughter Avery live in south OKC.
Joshua served at Elevate Church in Midland, TX, for the last three years but recently moved to Western Oklahoma, near the family farming business. He is a graduate of Victory Bible College.
Seth owns and operates his own technology company, Seth Solutions, and serves as facilities director at Radiant Life Church in Bentonville, AR. He is a graduate of Full Sail University.
Since April 2013, Pastor Pearcy has served as President of the FGEA Ministry Network, overseeing an international network of churches, ministers, and ministry agencies. Since 2002, he has served as an instructor at Ecclesia College in Springdale, AR (five of those years as chairman of the Bible and Theology Department) and served four years as President of Great Commission Bible College. Since 2013, he has served as a Benton County Sheriff’s Chaplain, as well as serving on various ministry and community boards and committees.
Pastor Pearcy has a Bible degree from Southwestern University in Waxahachie, TX. He holds a teaching degree from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, OK; a Master’s in Biblical Literature from the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary in Springfield, MO; and an earned Th.D. in Pneumatology from Great Commission Bible College and Seminary. Currently, he is taking additional classes through Dallas Theological Seminary and Hillsdale College.