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Pastor Karl Strader and Joyce


  • Born in Homestead, Oklahoma, June 16, 1929
  • Methodist background before becoming Pentecostal
  • Attended Bob Jones University, 1947-'54, Graduating with B.A. and B.D. Degrees
  • Married Joyce Wead, of Selfridge, North Dakota, 1954
  • Four children, ten grandchildren
  • Pastored in Indiana and Florida for 51 years
  • Pastored in Lakeland, Carpenter's Home Church 40 years
  • Official in Assemblies of God Church in the past for 20+ years
  • On Lakeland Civil Service Board in the past for three years
  • On Board of Regents for Oral Roberts University for over 20 years
  • On United States Charismatic Concerns Committee for over 20 years
  • On Executive Committee for International Charismatic Bible Ministries for over 20 years
  • On Dr. Cho's International Board of Church Growth, Seoul, Korea, for more than 20 years
  • Presently Senior Pastor of Carpenter's Home Church at two locations, Lakeland and Auburndale.
  • President of Carpenter's Home Estates of Lakeland with more than 400 residents
  • Written nine books, plus several books of sermon outlines
  • President of Auburndale, Florida's WTWB Radio Station
  • Has been for a number of years on national Christian TV stations
  • Has been for a number of years on multiple nations radio oversees
  • Plans to be on television with Channels 22 and 55 at Clearwater and Orlando to cover central Florida locally as well as other stations across the nation.
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  • Plans to reach 30 million Russian speaking people with telecasts, shortly, in Russia, Europe, Iraq, Iran, Turkey, and Israel.
  • Has plans to reach 69 million Hispanic people in Latin America, Europe
  • I s On the way to institute Carpenter's Home International Internet Church, on a new web site to reach the total world.

  • Current Ministries: Internet Church, Russian and Latin American Television, WTWB Radio, Ignited Church , Auburndale Life Church, Member of Dr. David Yongi Cho's Church Growth Ministries, Oral Roberts University Regent, International Charismatic Bible Ministries Executive Trustee, on Charismatic Concerns Committee Executive Board, and President of Carpenter's Home Estates, Lakeland..

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