Bishop Stenneth E. Powell Sr. & First Lady Beverly A. Powell are the exemplary couple in faithing building ministries and share a common goal to teach, encourage, inspire and uplift families in the local church, North Carolina Second Ecclesiatical Jurisdiction and around the world. Known today as a ministry with a strong emphasis on the Word of God and Worship, the Abundant Life Cathedral COGIC began as a floating bible study with just six members in May 1999. 

From its humble beginnings in a rented post office, God has blessed the ministry with it’’s own 1,000 seat sanctuary and a 27,000 sq. ft. family Life center that includes a gymnasium, a complete fitness center and a recording studio. Bishop Powell and First Lady Beverly Powell believe the first question asked in the Westminister Catechism should be answered by every individual who takes on the arduous task of planting a new Church, “what is the chief end of man?” “The answer is, To glorify God and enjoy Him.”