Lambert Gates

Bishop Lambert W. Gates, Sr. is the presiding bishop of the Pentecostal Churches of the Apostolic Faith International (elected 2016), and is senior pastor of the multicampus Kingdom Apostolic Ministries (Atlanta, Detroit, Indianapolis). His distinction as one pastor in multiple locations attests to the call on his life for expansive ministry. He is an outstanding teacher of the Word of God and is an internationally known speaker whose ministry is in constant demand. Bishop Gates is the president of L.W. Gates Ministries which is the foundation for the churches, ministries, and programs under his calling. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and is a former high school English teacher, a position he held for several years before answering God’s call to the pastorate. In June 2023, Bishop Gates received a Master of Arts in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary. He is married to Nancy Franklin Gates and they have two sons, Lambert, Jr. and Cameron.