Our Mission & Vision
Our vision at SWC is To Win, To Build Up, and To Turn. We are on a mission to win souls through preaching, love, outreach, and world missions. To build up through discipleship, fellowship, worship, prayer, and family relationship. To turn ordinary into people exceptional leaders, parents, spouses, young people, mentors, and lovers of Jesus Christ.
Leadership Team:
Our leadership team is focused on equipping, empowering and praying for those whom God has put in our care.
Pastor Tyson Prater, Lead Pastor
As the lead pastor, Pastor Tyson has a passion to lead people into a full understanding of scripture, through preaching, teaching, and prayer. He has a heart for people and their needs, and believes that faith in Jesus Christ has the power to make each one’s life whole. Tyson has been married to his beautiful wife, Jennifer for over 15 years. They have two children, Blake, age 11, and Aly, age 8. Pastor Tyson has been in ministry for more than 13 years.
Pastor Jennifer Prater, Worship Pastor
Pastor Jenn is an anointed praise and worship leader. Her desire is to lead people into the presence of the Lord in such a way that their heart, mind, and spirit are ready to receive whatever God has for them. She has a passion for those who are struggling to be made strong in the Lord, and to empower the people to overcome and walk in their divine destiny. She has been married to Pastor Tyson for over 15 years.
Rev. David Winstead, Associate Pastor
Pastor Dave has heart for people and that heart drives him to raise people, up into who God has called them to be. He is married to his lovely wife, Joanie, and they have two beautiful girls, Jessica and Leah.
Pastor’s Council
Dave Winstead
John Thompson
Jerome Sapp
Selio Fontanez
Jay Canals
Steve Patrone
Men’s Ministry
Jim Marquiss, Director
Women’s Ministry
Renay Martinez, Director
DIVINE – Daughters Inspiring Victory Integrity New Beginnings Encouragement.
Childrens Ministry
Dani Tredway, Director
Nursery is available each Service. Nancy Thompson, Teacher, Leah Winstead Assitant
Youth Church
Brian and Laura Quier, High School/ Early College Director
Joanie Winstead and Kim Canals, Middle School Directors
Usher Ministry
John Thompson, Director
Security Team
Jay Canals, Chief of Security
Declaration of Faith
The Church of God believes the whole Bible to be completely and equally inspired, and that it is the written Word of God. The Church of God has adopted the following Declaration of Faith as its standard and official expression of its doctrine.
We Believe:
- In the verbal inspiration of the Bible.
- In one God eternally existing in three persons; namely, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
- That Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of the Father, conceived of the Holy Ghost, and born of the Virgin Mary. That Jesus was crucified, buried, and raised from the dead. That He ascended to heaven and is today at the right hand of the Father as the Intercessor.
- That all have sinned and come short of the glory of God, and that repentance is commanded of God for all and necessary for forgiveness of sins.
- That justification, regeneration, and the new birth are wrought by faith in the blood of Jesus Christ.
- In sanctification subsequent to the new birth, through faith in the blood of Christ; through the Word, and by the Holy Ghost.
- Holiness to be God’s standard of living for His people.
- In the baptism with the Holy Ghost subsequent to a clean heart.
- In speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance, and that it is the initial evidence of the baptism of the Holy Ghost.
- In water baptism by immersion, and all who repent should be baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
- Divine healing is provided for all in the atonement.
- In the Lord’s Supper and washing of the saints’ feet.
- In the premillennial second coming of Jesus. First, to resurrect the righteous dead and to catch away the living saints to Him in the air. Second, to reign on the earth a thousand years.
- In the bodily resurrection; eternal life for the righteous, and eternal punishment for the wicked.

