Lewiston Assembly of God

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Rev John J. Sperrazza--- PASTOR
 
As a skilled mechanic with General Motors for 18 years he took great pride in working with his hands, able to repair most anything except his life or his marriage which was on the fast track to destruction. Even a severe auto accident and a 35 foot fall on the job did not shake him up enough to search for God.
    
However the Scripture says in Proverbs 19:14 "A prudent wife is from the Lord".  God used his wife of 10 years, at that time, to help bring him to the crossroad of decision and to examine his life and the direction he was going. After some time of frustration, he finally surrendered his heart to Jesus Christ only to find that God did have a plan for him. He was transformed from a "Millwright to a Minister", from a job in which he had great confidence in his natural mechanical abilities and little need to call on God, to a position of serving God in a capacity which requires total dependency on Him.
     
After serving as an Associate Pastor for 9 years and then pastoring a church in upstate New York for nearly 15 years, he returned to the Western New York area to retire (so he thought), but God had other plans for him which have led him to this present position as Senior Pastor of Lewiston Assembly of God.
     
It has brought him into a new season of challenge and believing God to continue in His faithfulness to provide all that he needs, to  accomplish God's purpose and plan for his life and the church at Lewiston at this time.
 

Articles & Resources for Church Workers

  • Starting a Greeter Program
    Four years ago I accepted the challenge of evangelism chairperson for our church. One of the first programs the pastor and I developed was the Sunday morning greeter program.
  • Motivating the Right Person into the Right Ministry
    One of the greatest challenges for most leaders is selecting and motivating the right people into the right ministry positions in hopes of minimizing turnover and frustration. Even in the smaller church with limited personnel, it is important to coordinate people and ministry as much as possible.
  • “I TRIED, BUT NO ONE EVER CALLED ME”
    “I tried, but no one ever called me” are painful words for a leader who has much work to do and not enough people willing to do it. These words are painful for the person who wanted to contribute, but was never called. These are also painful words for a person who is committed to helping people connect and contribute in meaningful ways within the church.