Pastor Steve and his wife, Tara joined the staff at First Assembly Church in July of 2019 from Lewisville, Texas. They both share the call of God upon their lives to minister together to serve not only the people of First Assembly, but also, the surrounding community. They have been married since September of 2010 and are blessed to be the parents of their two children, Liam and Valentina.

Steve is a passionate communicator that specializes in leadership development, teaching God's Word and creating systems to improve overall church functions and growth. He has over 13 years of ministry experience in mega-church platforms where he served in multiple leadership capacities. Under his leadership; he inspires people to cultivate a passion for God's House while leading ministry departments with order and structure to ensure that all guests feel at home at church.

Steve is known for his patriotism as an American, his immense love for his family, his personal disciplines and is a peoples person. He enjoys the outdoors, being a father, reading, traveling, and teaching together with his wife. His constant leadership/teaching points are about walking in Christ's wholeness, health and freedom. 

He is a current student at Global University where he plans to graduate as an Ordained Minister.

Patrick joined the staff at First Assembly Church as the Student Ministry Pastor in the spring of 2019 after serving as a Youth Pastor in South St. Louis County for the last 4 years. As a Students Pastor, his ministry is defined by seeing students grades 6-12 come to know their identity in Christ through the Gospel, helping them discover the purpose God has created them for, and to help them discover the encouragement and empowerment available to them to fulfill that purpose through the power of the Holy Spirit. Pastor Patrick believes that young people have a significant role to play in the Church and that this generation is tremendously blessed and gifted to carry out the commission of Christ in their homes, schools, and communities in person and online.  

Patrick has been married to his wife Ashley for over 10 years and they have 3 children; Nathan, Cody, and Chloe. He recently completed serving a 12 year enlistment in the US Air Force as a technical expert in Information Technology. Patrick enjoys spending time with his family, playing guitar, and is all about Star Wars. 

You can follow/contact Pastor Patrick on Instagram @FirstStudentsFAC or email at Students@FirstAssemblyChurch.org

Jacob Yarbrough was raised in Oklahoma City, OK and graduated from Oral Roberts University in 2013, with a Bachelor of Arts in Music and a minor in Biblical Studies. Since 2012, he has served in various ministry roles as Associate Pastor, Youth Pastor and Music Director. He has also served in missions overseas to six different countries. Jacob is a Certified Personal Trainer and owner of Freedom Fitness and Wellness, LLC.  

Angelina Yarbrough was born and raised in Las Vegas, NV and graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 2014, with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies and a minor in Journalism. She has served alongside Jacob in Associate Pastor, Youth Pastor and Music ministry roles, and, was a keynote speaker for Girls Ministry. She currently works for Junior Achievement of Greater St. Louis and teaches group fitness classes at a few gyms in the area.