Dr. Larry K. Nelson is the founder and Senior Pastor of Agape Life Christian Fellowship in Kingsport, Tennessee. He and his wife, Joyce, have been in ministry since 1976.

Dr. Nelson also founded Agape Global Missions, Inc. His vision of establishing 500 new churches and equipping them with trained, faithful men by the end of the decade was fulfilled in 1999, exceeding the vision with a total of 506 churches established around the world. To date, AGM has established over 882 churches, with more than 1.8 million new souls having come into the Kingdom of God.

Dr. Nelson has been invited to over 150 nations of the world. He has made 104 mission trips to 54 nations and has spoken to more than 50 million people. Dr. Nelson has started three Bible schools, and had his own radio and television programs.

Today, Dr. Nelson spends much of his time mentoring sons in the ministry, and overseeing mission projects around the world, including a project to raise up 5000 new churches in Africa. He has also made himself available to travel within the United States to strengthen the church in America and to awaken those called to world missions.

Dr. Nelson resides in Jonesborough, Tennessee with his wife Joyce. They have three grown children and four grandchildren.

Sylvia Joyce Nelson is the co-founder of Agape Global Missions Inc. She has traveled with her husband, Larry to many nations of the world, sharing her teaching gift with small groups, churches, and women's conferences. She and her husband have pastored for over 25 years. Joyce is now the Senior Vice President of AGM.

She and her husband have been married since 1969 and have three grown children and four grandchildren. Joyce especially enjoys the time she spends with her grandchildren. She is known as "Mama Jo" all over the world. Her greatest desire is to see the Word of God being made manifest in the lives of those she teaches. She spends much time in helping others find their spiritual connection as sons and daughters. Joyce is co-laboring with her husband to see 5000 new churches raised up throughout Africa and equipped with faithful people, as well as the many other projects AGM has in progress around the world.

Sandra (Sandi) Darnell recently joined AGM to work with her father, Dr Larry Nelson. She brings with her over seventeen years of leadership and management experience along with a bachelor's degree in business management. She was part of the first mission team that was launched from AGM and has traveled to Haiti and Mexico. Her desire is to see others reach their potential in God. Her heart is for the children of the nations.

She along with her husband Jon led the youth group at Agape Life Christian Fellowship for two years and she has been working with children for more than twenty years. She is currently the children's church coordinator and the women's ministry coordinator for Agape Life.

She and her husband Jon have been married since 1991 and reside in Kingsport, Tennessee.

Jim was saved in the midst of the Jesus People movement in the early 1970's. But it was not until an encounter with the Holy Spirit a few years later did his life radically change. At that time Jim was called into the ministry. So in the fall of 1975 preparation for ministry began in Minneapolis. During this time Jim met Nancy and four years later they were married. After both received their degrees and taught school for a couple years they went back to school for more training.

From there Jim moved back to New Hampshire where he grew up to help out in a young church until an opportunity came up to teach a Bible study at a near-by town. That study grew into a vibrant church called Household of Faith. Jim and Nancy pastored there for the next twenty years. Jim and Nancy are both gifted in teaching the Word. At the same time they helped several other churches get started.

Throughout those years of pastoring, a passion for the world kept growing. So, in 2001 he turned his church over to his associate pastor to be able to pursue his passion for world missions. Jim has gone to over twenty countries, on over thirty mission trips. Some of the places he has been to are Nepal, England, Costa Rica, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Haiti, Guatemala plus many others. His heart is to see the local church become intimate with the Lord and to build and activate vision in church leaders. The emphasis of his trips has been teaching in Bible colleges, building up the missionaries and the local church. Now, after a couple years off from pastoring, Jim and Nancy and their family have moved to Tennessee in order to devote themselves to the foreign field, specifically helping Dr. Nelson accomplish Vision 5000 in the continent of Africa. They have two grown daughters, Anna and Alissa.

Norma McCarroll is the Executive Assistant for Dr. Nelson at Agape Global Missions, Inc. She has been working with Dr. and Mrs. Nelson for the past 22 years. She started working with Dr. Nelson in 1988 as the church secretary at Agape Life Christian Fellowship where she continues to function as Office Manager as well as assisting Dr. Nelson at AGM. She and her husband, Dennis, live in Church Hill, Tennessee. They have five grown children, and have been blessed with eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Pastor Lynn met her husband Pastor Jon about five years before both of them took on the leadership of Harvest Christian Fellowship. Four months after starting at Harvest the two were married. They work together as a ministry team. Lynn handles the administration, counseling, and some teaching at the church.

Her call has taken her more into the community where she is active in two ministerial associations, leads a monthly intercession for the city, and teaches Job Readiness and Motivational classes. Bringing the body of Christ together is a major issue of her heart. As a result of overcoming three fatal diseases in her own life, Lynn has an anointing for healing (both physical and emotional).

Lynn began her overseas mission work with the inception of AGM. Experiencing the hunger for Christ that exists overseas, has permanently changed her life. Her own hunger and thirst have been increased with each trip. Being in other nations has ignited a passion in her for the US, wanting to see others understand how truly God has blessed us here and how much we have to share.

Lynn and her husband Jon have four children, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. They reside in Bluff City, Tennessee.

Dan was born in Flint, MI into a Christian mission-minded family. He received Christ at age 7 on May 24, 1959, and feels he was called to serve in missions at that time. Brenda was born in Griffin, GA and also received Christ at the early age of 6. She has always felt God placed a special calling on her life to serve others.

In 1989 they left for Tanzania East Africa with their young son. There they worked together on a Bible College Campus doing various building projects as well as building churches in the bush villages of Tanzania. Before returning home there were also involved in logistics providing vehicles, electronics, and building materials for several ministries. They have followed a Barnabas call in coming alongside to assist those who are called in the field.

Dan and Brenda and their family have moved to Kingsport, TN to assist Dr. Nelson in his vision to build churches around the world. They have two grown sons. Their daughter Emilee is still in high school and lives at home with them.

Jon Darnell recently joined AGM. He brings with him over twenty years of leadership and management experience as well as over ten years of computer operations and technical experience.

He along with his wife Sandi led the youth group at Agape Life Christian Fellowship for two years. He is currently running the sound and visual systems as he has done for over five years for Agape Life.

He and his wife Sandi have been married since 1991 and reside in Kingsport, Tennessee.

Roddie and Michele Nelson have been doing missions for over 10 years. They have traveled from Africa to Central and South America. With a combination of Revelation and Worship, Roddie and Michele have established themselves as true Kingdom Sons. Together with their children Talia and Tristen, the Nelsons have a vision for Latin America that they call the “Transformation of the Nations.” They returned from Costa Rica in 2009 and spent most of 2010 in Colombia, South America. Roddie now pastors a church in Illinois.

Roddie has become a prophetic voice to the nations. As a Pastor, he can relate to the struggles of other ministers. Roddie is a professor at Covenant Bible College and would like to establish other colleges in the nations. His call is to empower people to fulfill destiny. He has already helped establish two schools of prophets in Colombia. For years, Roddie has worked side-by-side with his father, Dr. Nelson, in all aspects of the ministry. He was very instrumental in helping his father complete the raising up of 500 churches in 17 countries, especially helping to finish that vision in the country of Cuba.

Michele has a degree in music from East Tennessee State University and experience as a private music instructor and band director. She gives praise to God for her talents and experience, and offers herself as a willing vessel to the Lord to lead the body of Christ into intimacy through worship. Her heart's desire is to see God's people consumed with a passion for the Lord in a deep relationship with the Bridegroom Jesus. With an array of talent on different instruments and a sensitivity to God's voice, Michele challenges the Body of Christ to whole-hearted devotion.

Dr. Johnson was born in York County, Virginia and grew up in the Hampton, Virginia area. He became the pastor of Lee Street Baptist Church in 1961. He has been graduated from Virginia Seminary in Lynchburg, VA; Virginia Union University of Richmond, VA; and the Chicago Theological Seminary/University of Chicago, and holds the following degrees: BA., BD., M DV., M TH., DD.

Throughout the years, Dr. Johnson has been a spiritual leader, having served in numerous community, state, and national positions. He has formerly served as a trustee of Virginia Union University in Richmond, VA; and has also served on a number of Boards of Directors and Advisory Boards, including Wellmont Hospital, The United Way, The Kiwanis Club, and People Inc. Today, Dr. Johnson currently serves on the following boards: ETSU at Bristol, Northeast State Tech, Virginia Highlands, WHCB, Bristol Faith in Action, Mike Jenkins Evangelistic Association, and Agape Global Missions, Inc. In addition, he serves as the current Vice-President of the King College Round Table.

Dr. Johnson has traveled to 20 countries of the world preaching, teaching, planting churches, and reaching out in compassion. Many souls have been won to Jesus through his ministry and mission efforts, and a number of churches have been started in Central Asia, Africa, Haiti and Cuba. He is a spirit filled servant of the Lord and a man of vision and purpose, with a deep sense of commitment to Jesus Christ and a zeal to fufill the high calling upon his life. His major concerns are to carry out the Mandates of our Lord Jesus Christ and reach the world with the Gospel, to meet the needs in the local community (whatever they may be), to train and develop the local church to get involved in reaching out to others with the Gospel with loving care, and to be ready when Jesus returns - for He is coming soon for a glorious church without spot or wrinkle.

Greg and Kim Peterson bring to AGM a combined history of more than 42 years of ministry experience. Both are ordained ministers, seasoned worship leaders and ministers of the Word. Greg and Kim are currently the Worship Leaders at Agape Life Christian Fellowship in Kingsport, TN. Prior to 2000, they served as pastors of one of AGM's mission churches in Greeneville TN for two years (Mercy & Truth Christian Fellowship, #367 of the original Vision 500 churches).

One of AGM's Board of Director members, Greg is a native of Wisconsin, and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and a Masters in Theology. Since the early 1980's, Greg has been on more than 25 missions trips overseas, and also served 2 years as a worship leader in Indiana, 4 months as a missionary in Glasgow, Scotland, and 9 months as a missionary/evangelist in Cardiff, Wales. While in Cardiff in 1994, he met Kim who had led a mission team from Kingsport to the church he was serving. Within 2 months, Greg moved from Wales directly to Kingsport to be with Kim and to serve with Dr. Nelson and his vision for AGM. Greg and Kim served as Youth Pastors for a time at Agape Life, and Kim served as Agape's Music Minister for over 12 years before leaving to pastor in 1998. Greg has continued to be active in missions, having made several trips with AGM, some of which he and Kim have led.

Greg and Kim have been married since 1995 and are the parents of 2 beautiful girls, Marlaina and Makenna. They reside in Mount Carmel, TN.

Nancy received Jesus Christ as her Savior at 17 years of age. She graduated from college in Minneapolis, MN where she also met and later married Jim. Jim and Nancy reside in Kingsport, TN. They have two grown daughters, Alissa and Anna.

Her background has been in early childhood education – teaching, directing and administrating. While pastoring with her husband Jim in New Hampshire, she was involved in church education, women's groups, volunteering, developing enrichment programs, and teaching at Milford Christian Academy.

Today her direction is regional outreaches. They include but are not limited to food pantries, meal distribution, clothing, and other needs of women and children. The goal is to support local outreaches in the way of people, finances and other resources.

Pastor Jon is the senior pastor at Harvest Christian Fellowship. He attended Milligan College in Johnson City, TN. Once you hear him preach, you will never forget his unique method. His sermons display his tremendous gifting in understanding and teaching the scriptures. The gift of mercy he possesses enables him to build strong relationships with those he ministers to. His sense of humor explodes in his teachings and makes them unforgettable. His desire is to see others reach their potential in Christ and fulfill their purpose.

A natural on the mission field, Pastor Jon touches hearts with his easy way and compassionate touch. Seeing signs, wonders, and miracles across the nations has stirred in him an unquenchable thirst for more. The joy of seeing that light of revelation coming on in others as he teaches, spurs him to seek more of the master for himself. Wherever he is in the US or abroad, Pastor Jon is always with family.

Jon and his wife Lynn have four children, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. They reside in Bluff City, Tennessee.