OUR BISHOP

Bishop J.B. Sims was elected pastor of Faith Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church January 13, 1998. He was born in the city of Tallahassee Florida. He has been in full time ministry since 1991. He met the love of his life, Jo Ann Sims in 1977 in Gainesville Georgia. They have been happily married for 43 years. Their ministry first began at the First Pentecostal church in Gainesville under the leadership of Rev. Charles Duke, where they were actively involved in bus ministry, outreach, bible studies and Sunday school. They served the Gainesville church for five years until moving to Tallahassee Florida where they first served under the direction of Bishop Larry Sims in the capacity of youth ministry. In 1987 Rev. J.B. Sims was promoted to Assistant to the pastor where he served under his brother until assuming the work in Foley Alabama where he has faithfully served for twenty four years. He served as the Alabama Districts Apostolic men’s director for eighteen years before resigning in 2021. Bishop Sims has led and completed many missions’ projects including the H.O.M.E. International children’s orphanage in Guatamala City. Bishop Sims writes a daily devotion each day which he electronically sends out to the flock. The flock then sends the devotion to many contacts across the world to spread the gospel message of hope far and wide. He hopes to publish them all in a book someday soon.

Bishop and Sis. Sims have two children, eleven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Jo Ann Sims is a first generation apostolic with the utmost passion to see her family and extended family set free from bondage and serving Jesus. She has served faithfully along with her husband. She is an anointed speaker with a powerful testimony. She has also served as the Alabama district section 7 ladies ministry leader. The Sims’s vision for the church is to evangelize the world and to disciple the saved. They are committed to the goals Jesus set for his people, to inspire, to train, and to change the world around us.