MEET OUR APOSTLE
Apostle
Clinton Bethea III
FOUNDING APOSTLE
Clinton Bethea III is an Alabama State University graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in History (Secondary) Education. He has also been awarded an Honorary Doctoral Degree in Evangelism from New Covenant International Bible College & School of the Prophets for his outstanding efforts and accomplishments in Evangelism. He continues his pursuit of knowledge and wisdom everywhere he goes and with every opportunity granted to him. Clinton Bethea III loves Jesus and the Kingdom of God. He first stepped into the Kingdom of God at the age of 11 and started preaching in 2001 at the age of 25. He is also a Retired Educator of 21 years. He is married to Lady Shalandra Bethea, and between them, they have 4 children and two grandchildren.
The ministry of Clinton Bethea III is kingdom-minded and focused. His ministry has a non-denominational approach with a full gospel flavor and he is not confined by the traditions of men or traditional venues. He is affiliated with Kingdom Agenda Fellowship, under the Apostolic Mentorship and Leadership of Chief Apostle Keith L. Moore, who has certified him with Apostolic Episcopal Affirmation as an Apostle in the Lord's Church on Sukkot - 20 Tishri 5782, 26th of September 2021.
His inner circle of accountability continues with several great leaders and mentors who are dear to him personally and his ministry: (His Pastor/Spiritual Dad) Superintendent Dr. Terry Ellison of Montgomery, AL, Elder Paul "Uncle" Temple of Hampton Roads, Virginia, (Spiritual Mother) Kathleen "Momma P" Parsons of Wetumpka, AL, and (Spiritual Parents) Dr. Sam and Angela Seals of Enterprise, AL, and my Father & Mother (the Late) Deacon Clinton Bethea, Jr. & Deaconess Barbara T. Bethea. (Spiritual Mentors) Chief Apostle Keith L. Moore of Montgomery, AL (Kingdom Agenda Fellowship/Apostolic Covering), and Bishop Dr. George White, Jr. of St. Louis, MO (The Worship Center of St. Louis/FGBCFI Council Bishop). Other influential voices of the Kingdom of God that have been pivotal in his life are Bishop Clarence E. McClendon (CEMM/Place of Grace), Bishop L. Lawrence Brandon (3rd Presiding Bishop for FGBCFI), Bishop William Murphy III (Bishop of Worship for FGBCFI), and the Late Bishop Earnest L. Palmer (Former Alabama State Bishop Emeritus for FGBCFI).
Clinton Bethea III has also been affiliated, since 2007, with the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International under the leadership of the International Presiding Bishop Joseph W. Walker III. Formerly under the Leadership of the Honorable Bishop Founder Paul Sylvester Morton, Sr., Clinton Bethea III served as the Southern Regional Director of Evangelism overseeing the states of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas; while simultaneously serving as the Gulf South District Director and State Director of Evangelism for Alabama with the responsibility for overseeing all evangelistic efforts, training, and development of the people of God in the area of Evangelism. He also formerly served as the State Director of Emerging Churches for the Alabama Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship under the Leadership of the Former Alabama State Bishop the Late Bishop Earnest L. Palmer.