Leadership
Pastor
Danny Stemen
PASTOR DANNY STEMEN Bro. Danny has been pastor of House of Fellowship since 2010 following in the faithful footsteps of his father, Bro. John Stemen. Bro. Danny has been a minister for 38 years. He ministered alongside Bro. John Stemen for many of those years. Bro. Danny was born in Sarasota, Florida. The family relocated to Elida, Ohio when he was a young boy, but returned back to the Pinecraft area of Sarasota in 1977 where they have remained to…
Minister
Bill Hershberger
Bro Bill Hershberger Bro. Bill has been a dedicated minister at House of Fellowship since 1989, of which 25 years were also spent serving as a deacon. His commitment to God and His people is portrayed through his life of service and has been an integral part of the framework of the local assembly to this day. Bro. Bill was born in the Amish community of Wooster, Ohio, but moved to Florida in December 1979. He first heard Bro. John…
Minister
Elias Ojurabesa
Elias Ojurabesa Bro. Elias was born in Nigeria, where his father, Bro. Tony Ojurabesa, started a church around the time Elias was born. Growing up, Elias was immersed in the church environment, with his life revolving around church and hearing the Message of the hour. In 2015, Elias relocated to Florida, where he began attending House of Fellowship. He felt a calling on his life to minister, and by 2016, he officially heeded the call and entered into the ministry…
Minister
Franxosi Damis
Franxosi Damis Bro. Franxosi was born and raised in Florida. He grew up hearing the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the end time Message preached by Rev. William Branham from his mother’s family. After moving to the United States from Haiti, Franxosi’s oldest sister, Chantale, met Sis. Katherine Prentice who invited her to House of Fellowship. From this invitation, the entire family started to attend House of Fellowship in 1997.During his years of attending House of Fellowship, Bro. Franxosi’s spiritual…
Deacon / Minister
Joel Seay
Joel Seay Bro. Joel has served as a deacon at House of Fellowship since 2007 and a minister since 2012. He was born and raised in Lima, Ohio, where he was fortunate to grow up in a Message-believing home. In 2005, he and his family relocated to Florida and made House of Fellowship their home assembly. Although I was raised in a Message-believing home and the Message was familiar to me, my walk with the Lord grew cold in my…
Deacon / Minister
Juan Botero
Juan Botero Juan has attended House of Fellowship for 25 years, serving as a minister for 13 of those years. Additionally, he has held the position of deacon since 2023, demonstrating his commitment to serving the Bride of Christ. Juan was born in Patterson, New Jersey, but moved to Florida when he was just two years old, where he has resided for the past 30 years. His journey of faith began in 2000 when he was seven years old and…
Minister
Peter Ivanenko
Peter Ivanenko Peter has been a minister at House of Fellowship since 2022. He, his wife and their 3 sons embarked on a new chapter in their lives three years ago when they relocated to the sunny state of Florida from Washington State. Since their arrival, they have become deeply embedded in the warm and welcoming community of the House of Fellowship, finding kinship among fellow believers. Peter was born in a small town in Russia near the Black Sea.…
Deacon
Martin Wollmann
Martin Wollmann Bro. Martin was ordained as a deacon at House of Fellowship in 2023. He embarked on a new chapter in his life when he and his family moved from Washington State to Florida in February 2021. Together with his wife Dianna and their four children, they are committed to living a life that promotes the Gospel of Christ and the Message of the hour. Their desire is to actively participate in the spreading of the Gospel and to…
Deacon
Seth Smith
Seth Smith Bro. Seth has been a deacon at House of Fellowship since 2016. Although he was born in the heart of Tennessee, Seth spent his childhood years in Kentucky before relocating to the state of Florida at the age of 15. It was at this time he started attending House of Fellowship. Although he was taught the principles of the Word of God and the Message from his childhood, it wasn’t until the age of 17 that God changed…
Deacon
Viktor Ivanenko
Viktor Ivanenko Bro. Viktor has been a deacon at House of Fellowship since 2016. He was born in Krasnodar, Russia. His family moved to Washington State in the early 90s where he resided until he was 21 years old. He relocated to Florida in 2004 Viktor’s family introduced him to The Message when he was 13 years old. However, during his teenage years, he drifted away from the Lord. Despite the years of not serving the Lord, his family remained…
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