visionary • leader • author • philanthropist

Victor L. Powell

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Victor L. Powell is a native of Chicago, Illinois. He left Chicago and served nine-years in the U.S. Marine Corps before he was honorably discharged. Since 1990, he has served as the Senior Leader of Rhema Word Cathedral, in Albany, Georgia.

Powell is known for his unwavering commitment to prayer, his passion for serving people, and his resilience in the face of challenges.

Since 1985, Victor L. Powell has ministered tirelessly to the hungry, alcoholics, prostitutes, drug addicts and the homeless. He established a youth reading program at a local housing project, a homework assistance program, abstinence and self-esteem education projects, boys and girls mentoring programs and feeding programs.

Powell is a leader, teacher, and motivator and realizes the mandate on his life is global. He has served people across the United States as well as in Central America, Africa, Asia, Australia, South America, and Europe. The services have included ministry of the gospel and tangible goods and other services such as medical supplies and clinical service, building educational facilities, digging wells for clean water sources, disaster relief as well as providing food and financial support.

In honor of his hard work and diligence as a world citizen, Powell was recognized by the Georgia House of Representatives and was honored through an official resolution by the U.S. Congress. He was also honored with an official proclamation by the Albany, Georgia mayor’s office, and was the recipient of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Award. Additionally, Powell was privileged to attend a ceremony at the White House, meeting President Barack Obama. He was also one of two pastors invited by Representative Sanford Bishop to sit on a Congressional advisory panel with other noted clergy from around the nation.

Not only does Powell have a lengthy background in pulpit ministry and serving those in need, he also has extensive experience in law enforcement, including years of service in the criminal justice system. He was a sergeant at the Georgia Probation Center and was employed as a Public Safety Instructor with the Georgia Corrections Academy and Georgia Juvenile Justice Academy. He has trained hundreds of law enforcement officers for the State of Georgia. Currently, Powell is a Subject Matter Expert for the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Law Enforcement agencies and their corresponding professional organizations have sought out Powell as a trainer as have colleges and universities and other agencies.

In October 2002, Victor L. Powell was consecrated to the office of Bishop by Archbishop Earl Paulk of the International Charismatic Communion of Churches in Decatur, GA and has served on the College of Bishops for the International Charismatic Communion of Churches.

Powell received an honorary doctorate in Biblical Studies, earned a bachelor's degree in Theology, and has trained for certification as a life coach and mediator. He has also completed studies in the Clinical Pastoral Chaplaincy program and was as an on-staff chaplain at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital.

Further, Powell has authored several books and is a bestselling author.