ABOUT FGFCFCI

   Senior Pastors Taisi and Grettel Aumua

Taisi M. Aumua. Taisi is the son of Matu'u Aumua Tagaleo'o of Amanave, American Samoa. Taisi met his wife, Grettel Laurenson, during a church conference in 1987, in which they were both active youth leaders in their ministries. Upon realizing, that God had planned every detail of their courtship, friendship and relationship, their deepened love for God and each other brought them together in Holy Matrimony. They were married in San Francisco, California on December 23, 1989 by Pastor Vaisigago Uperesa of the First Samoan Full Gospel Pentecostal Church, Inc. Taisi & Grettel both grew up in the First Samoan Full Gospel Pentecostal Church under the leadership of Mataifale Toeaina ( Founder ) and continued under the leadership of Elder Pati & Afiafi Vaeao as the second Presiding President of the Organization.

In 1999, Taisi and Grettel became ordained Pastors under the First Samoan Full Gospel Pentecostal Church, Inc. Under the direction and leading of the Holy Spirit, they stepped out in faith and established a ministry on April 9, 2000 and was recognized by the FSFCPC organization on August 5, 2000 in Buena Park, CA. Their church became the 67th branch of the F.S.F.G.P.C., under the Southern California District and leadership of Elder John & Fiva Leasau. In 2004, the Fellowship of Praise Ministry became independent and began to fulfill its vision from God as an international ministry, a multi-cultural church. Pastor Taisi was ordained as a Bishop in 2004 under the Apostles and Bishops Council, Inc. He is a full time pastor and both he and his wife Grettel are Ordained and Licensed Pastors. Their ministry is in Anaheim, California.

Taisi and Grettel earned their degrees through the Assembly of God, ITGW Theological Seminary in Texas, Antioch Christian University and Tyrannius University in New Mexico, and received B.A, M.A. in Theology of Divinity at Theological Seminary in Rockdale Texas. As pastors, they are both anointed and motivational speakers with practical teaching. The strong pursuit in their ministry is to develop and equip its members to become the best that they can be for God. They encourage every individual believer to develop spiritually, physically, intellectually, emotionally and socially, so that they may develop the wholeness of God's plan for their lives and fulfill HIS promises.

As senior pastors, Taisi and Grettel reside in the City of Anaheim with their 2 children, Taisi Jefferson Aumua and Trinitymercy Aumua. They are under the covering of their spiritual parents, Dr. Dennis and Clara Brooks.

The Full Gospel Fellowship of Praise Center International has now established two branches, one in American Samoa under the leadership of Pastor Sam and Mareta Unutoa and a new branch in the city of Auburn, Washington, in which its new pastor will be installed in July of 2010.

Faith comes by hearing and hearing the Word of God and the righteous shall live by faith as faith pleases God, faith also fulfills vision.