Vickie Vernon is an international evangelist called to "Family Ministry.” For the last 32 years, she has traveled in all 50 states and 6 foreign countries, while ministering to people of all ages, in many types of venues including crusades, junior youth camps, vacation bible schools, and conferences. The harvest of souls is her passion, which she shares as she trains Sunday School teachers and leaders to lead both the young and old to Jesus. Vickie teaches nine different training sessions including “Altar Working,” “Children in Ministry,” and “Igniting A Dying Passion.” She has also ministered to ladies across our fellowship, in both District Ladies Conferences and local assemblies, for the last 20 years. Cumulatively, over 15,000 have received the Holy Ghost where she has ministered at both home and abroad.
Additionally, Vickie shares her personal testimony and journey in ministry through the pages of “Birthing Your Burden in Children’s Ministries,” a powerful book that has caused many to weep and birth their own ministry in prayer while reading it. Vickie says of herself “I’m just an ordinary person with a love for souls!”

Kim Garcia has been active in ministering to children of all ages for over 30 years. She and her husband Rich relocated to Tampa in 2021 and currently serve as the Children’s Ministries Pastors at Tampa Life Church. The Garcia’s have their roots in Wisconsin where they formally served as Children’s Pastors at Christian Life Church in Mequon (J. Hanthorn) and Children’s Ministry Directors at Parkway Church in Oak Creek (A. Tamel). Kim is passionate about teaching Sunday School and Bible Studies which has ignited her passion for children’s ministry. She uses a variety of creative methods to connect with children and adults including storytelling, skits, games, illusions, action songs, props, objects lessons, and of course the Word of God, all leading up to a powerful move of the Spirit at the altar. The Garcia duo has had the privilege to minister in many churches, at the Wisconsin District Camp, and on mission trips to Nigeria where they did a series of children’s crusades and teacher trainings. Kim has a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and has taught music in public schools, private schools, and in her home. She is happily married to the love of her life, Rich, they have 3 grown children and one beautiful granddaughter.

Rev. Conlen Jones began working in children’s ministry as a teenager. After several years of ministry, along with teaching children, God instilled a desire to develop the next generation of children’s ministry leaders. With a vision that has spanned over thirty years, he has worked as a Sunday school teacher, children’s director, children’s pastor, children’s evangelist, and on international missions teams. Throughout his ministry he as seen thousands of children filled with the Holy Ghost.
Bro. Jones is currently the Children’s Pastor at Eastview United Pentecostal in Lufkin, TX and also travels doing children’s evangelism. His life and ministry have shown that pouring into the ministry of children is richly rewarding. For him, there is great joy in seeing children’s souls saved and watching them grow into godly adults.

“I do believe the greatest harvest of children’s souls is still to come!”
Rev. Conlen Jones