Fellowship Presidium

Committee Leader

Bishop Ronald Moten

Bishop Ronald Moten was born to Clarence and Ella Moten in

Leakesville, Mississippi. As a child, he received early Christian training at the Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church of Mt. Vernon, AL. he served in the local church as a choir member and Trustee. He was later called into the ministry in 1978 at the age of 17 years old.

Bishop Moten is a product of the Mobile County Public School System. He received an Associate of Arts Degree from Selma, University and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, AL. He was a former pastor of St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Vinegar Bend, Alabama and Wings of Faith Christian Center of St. Petersburg, Florida. He is founder and presently pastoring Free Worship Chapel of Mt. Vernon, AL and Word in Season Ministries of Mobile, AL.

Bishop Moten was ordained by the Lighthouse Fellowship of Churches, Inc. in 1992. Later he was consecrated as a Bishop and member of the College of Bishops of the International Charismatic Interdenominational Churches. He previously served as a member of the Executive Board of Bishops and Chairman of the Credential Committee of Bridging the Gap International Fellowship of Churches of Mobile, AL.

He is a man who is dedicated to the things of God. He has embraced the ministry along with his lovely wife, Sonya Moten. He has three sons: Ronald, Jarmarius and Victor. Bishop Moten is a motivational Teacher- Preacher. His inspiring and thought provoking messages will challenge and revolutionize your life. He is certainly a man who proclaims an end-time message.

Committee Leader

Bishop-Elect Jeffery Bolden, III

Bishop Jeffery Bolden III, is a native of Mount Vernon, Alabama. He is one of two sons born to Deacon Jeffery and Mary Bolden, Jr.

He started preaching at a very young age, and has pastored for most of his adult life. He was ordained in 1991. He believes in the Apostle Paul’s instruction to young Timothy to ‘study to shew thyself approved unto God - a workman that needth not to be ashamed - rightly dividing the word of truth’. He prepared himself for the ministry through study and matriculation at Selma University. He also studied for and received an award from Tennessee School of Religion.

He is married to the former Wanda Faye Stone of Selma, Alabama. She is the daughter of William and Luxora Stone. They are the proud parents of two daughters; Jasmine and Jada Bolden; two sons, Jacoby K. and Deangelo J. Bolden.

Bishop Jeffery Bolden, III and Co-Pastor Wanda Faye Bolden founded City of Refuge Bible Center on June 23, 2002.

Prior to the founding of City of Refuge they founded Kimbold Ministries, inc. on November 22, 2001.

His motto on life is, “Everybody is somebody in Jesus Christ”