{"id":23,"date":"2025-02-06T05:32:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T05:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev112.vallahub.com\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2025-07-24T16:14:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T16:14:17","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ignitingthefireim.com\/?page_id=23","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"23\" class=\"elementor elementor-23\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-2639adb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2639adb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce183f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce183f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Our Church<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-9dca3c6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9dca3c6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-398e620 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"398e620\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our vision and mission is to help connect people to faith<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de6800b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de6800b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 21\"><div class=\"section\"><div class=\"layoutArea\"><div class=\"column\"><div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 12\"><div class=\"section\"><div class=\"layoutArea\"><div class=\"column\"><p>We Gather, Empower, Equip and Impart by Preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We reconnect the Broken- Hearted by Igniting the Fire of God.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac0d0db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ac0d0db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a92774e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a92774e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e5d6f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e5d6f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Senior Leaders<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9041df2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9041df2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pastors Gary and Lelashawn Booker<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71f6d2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71f6d2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Apostles-Elect<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8252517 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8252517\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 21\"><div class=\"section\"><div class=\"layoutArea\"><div class=\"column\"><p>Pastors Gary and Lelashawn Booker were both born\u00a0in Cincinnati, Ohio and have three children, one son-in-law\u00a0and four beautiful grandchildren. They have\u00a0always had a\u00a0passion for prayer, praise and worship, and preaching the word of God. They have travelled locally and around the world, preaching and teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Both\u00a0have baptized many and laid hands on the sick. Pastors Gary and Lelashawn\u00a0have a true authentic love for people\u00a0and passion to unite the power and fire with the excellence and creativity of God. Their\u00a0approach has created a place where the people can experience the presence of God and be empowered by the Holy Spirit. 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