District Elder Dwayne Shepherd, known as “a man after God’s own heart”, spent his childhood in Fresno, California. In 1976 he came to San Diego, California and two years later was baptized in Jesus Name and filled with the Holy Ghost at Greater Apostolic Faith Temple Church by the late Bishop Charles L. Taylor.

After spending time being taught the principles of the doctrine by Bishop Taylor, Minister Shepherd was called to the ministry and received his State license in 1984, his National license in 1987 and was ordained as an Elder in 1994 during the California District Council.

His educational credits include an Associate Degree in Business, a Graduate of Aenon Bible College in 1991, and a Ph.D. from International Apostolic University in 2001.

Elder Dwayne Shepherd was appointed the Pastor of Greater Apostolic Faith Temple Church in July of 1998 working under the senior Pastor, the late Bishop Charles L. Taylor. In December of 1998 when Bishop Taylor went home to be with the Lord, Elder Shepherd became Pastor and President of the Greater Apostolic Faith Temple Church, Inc. In February of 1999, Bishop Henry L. Johnson, Diocesan of the 16th Episcopal District of the California District Council officially installed Elder Shepherd as Pastor of Greater Apostolic Faith Temple Church..


 

Pastor Shepherd is a devoted husband to his loving wife, Sister Selina Shepherd and father to their two daughters & son-in-law; David & Delena Hubert and Zarinah Shepherd. .
 

It is with his humble spirit, a desire to uphold the Apostolic Doctrine and feed God’s people with the unadulterated word of God that God continues to lead and guide him to higher heights and deeper depths.

District Elder Dwayne Shepherd, a man after God’s own heart!