About Us


Bishop Theodore L. Brooks, Sr.

Presiding Bishop

Our leader serves as the Senior Pastor of Beulah Heights First Pentecostal Church in New Haven, Connecticut, with his partner in life and in ministry, First Lady L. Janice Brooks. Bishop Brooks is also the Presiding Bishop of the PAW Inc. and Diocesan of its 20th Episcopal District (CT District Council).


Bishop Mark C. Tolbert

1st Assistant Presiding Bishop

Mark C. Tolbert, Teacher, Preacher, Entrepreneur. In his early years his entrepreneurial spirit shined through the midst of an era of poverty and despair. At age 9 Mark started a lawn care service and had 3 employees. His initial goal was to purchase the brand of tennis shoes he desired but his entrepreneurial thrust opened up his understanding of commerce and business.

Bishop Richard Howell, Jr.

2nd Assistant Presiding Bishop

Bishop Richard Howell. Jr., senior pastor of Shiloh Temple International Ministries, Diocesan of the 7th Episcopal Minnesota, Wisconsin, Dakotas District Council, and recently appointed 2nd Assistant Presiding Bishop of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, carries a well-earned mantle that identifies him as a man of God in both the house of God, and government spaces.

Bishop Jones Foote

DOTL Director

Bishop Jones Foote has been in the ministry for over 40 years. He is the founder and senior pastor of Faith Tabernacle Apostolic Church for 37 years, founder and president of Faith Alive Development Inc. (F.A.D.) in Springfield, MO. Suffragan Bishop Foote has been married for 42 years to Dianne (Lady Di). He is the father to Jerald J. Foote, Tambra T. Bates and LaNese R. Samuel & grandfather to Tre, Jerrah, Jayden, Kyra and Kaylyn.

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