Bishop Powell is the Jurisdictional Prelate of NC2nd Jurisdiction. Bishop Stenneth E. Powell, Sr. is a man of Excellence, Integrity and Vision. He was born to Hubert Sr. and Edith Powell and is the second of six children. His spiritual upbringing and deep Pentecostal roots in the Church of God in Christ established a firm foundation for his spiritual journey. For more than thirty years he has been proclaiming the gospel with the anointing that transforms lives and empowers the believer to walk in their God-given dominion and authority. Bishop Powell has an unquestionable apostolic mandate on his life, and has been walking in that anointing by planting churches in his native state of Connecticut and in his current home state of North Carolina. Some things only happen once in a lifetime and for Bishop Powell this was the moment he found and met the love of his life, Beverly Ann Powell. They married and from this joyous union he was blessed to be the father to two sons, Stenneth Jr. and Joshua who are both actively involved in supporting their father’s ministry. First Lady Powell stands supportive by his side and is also actively involved in the ministry serving as the Executive Administrator of Abundant Life Christian Center.
 As the First Lady of the North Second Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction you’ll find her standing firmly by her husband’s side interceding for her husband the Jurisdiction. Bishop Powell understands what it means to respond to God’s call and commence with humble beginnings. In 1990,Bishop Powell founded his ministry Abundant Life Christian Center in Raleigh NC with just six members. No one told him the journey would be easy, but his decision to remain faithful and his commitment to the call of God allowed his ministry to flourish to a congregation of over 1500. Bishop Powell lives according to James 4:10 “Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.” It was in 1996 that he was appointed Superintendent by Bishop Cornelius E. Anderson, Sr. and began to serve the North Carolina Second Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. On November 10th. 2013 Pastor Powell was consecrated as the newly elected Jurisdictional Prelate of the North Carolina Second Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction in the city of St. Louis, MO. We celebrate his past achievements and are excited about the future of this Jurisdiction.