Kenneth Carpenter

Kenneth Carpenter is general superintendent of the Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ and senior pastor of First Apostolic Church of Maryville, Tennessee, which he has led since 1984. He preached his first sermon at 17 and spent his early ministry evangelizing across the United States. With his wife, Penny, he founded Apostolic Christian Academy, and he led the church to build its 80,000 square foot campus debt-free so that missions giving always came first. He was elected general superintendent in 2013.