Karen Mayes is an Associate Senior Pastor who possesses a deep passion for intercession and teaching effective prayer. Her heart's desire is to nurture an intimate relationship between believers and their Heavenly Father, guiding them to flow with the Holy Spirit in a profound and transformative manner. Holding a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a Music Minor, Karen's journey includes serving as a missionary evangelist and international speaker, and she was ordained as a minister in 1990 with Rhema Ministries Association International.
Together, Karen and her husband, James, held miraculous evangelistic crusades throughout Guatemala, Central America, and Mexico, impacting hundreds of thousands of lives with salvation and healing. They are proud graduates of Bethel International Pastoral Training Center, ordained as Pastors in 1996, and have ministered globally, offering Church Growth Seminars and pioneering the New Hope Healing Rooms. With a legacy of impactful leadership, their recent roles as Senior Pastor and Associate Senior Pastor symbolize their continued commitment to guiding believers toward spiritual prosperity, fearlessness, and a transformed life in their churches and communities.