Pastor John J. Wagner holds a Master’s Degree in Theology and Religion. He began serving in full-time vocational ministry in 1987 as the youth minister at Faith Fellowship Ministries World Outreach Center in New Jersey. Pastor John now serves as the lead pastor, along with his wife, Dr. Ilena Wagner Ph.D. here at Faith Fellowship Ministries. Pastor Wagner also serves as the President of Covenant Ministries International, a ministerial organization of over 900 pastors and ministers in over 80 nations. Over the past three decades he has ministered on four continents and in over 100 churches nationally. Pastors John and Ilena have 5 children, ranging from 12 to 30 years of age, as well as two lovable Goldendoodles.