Ron Lewis is the founding pastor and overseer (affectionately called “Bishop”) of King’s Park International Church. He has been in Christian ministry for more than 30 years, planting churches, pastoring and raising up a generation of young people to further God’s kingdom in the earth.

Upon graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Ron helped establish a campus ministry that eventually grew into King’s Park International Church, touching the universities and communities of Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill. In the years since, he has helped plant more than 30 churches in America and around the world, which in turn have established more than 100 churches in 16 nations.

Ron is married to speaker/author Lynette Lewis and has three sons, all happily married, and one son with Jesus in heaven. Ron and Lynette also have young twin daughters and share their time between Raleigh/Durham and New York City. Visit RonLewisMinistries.org for more information on Pastor Ron and his ministries.

Pannan Anike Hewitt was born in Lagos and raised in Jos, Nigeria where she lived until moving to the United States in 1998. Pannan studied Jazz Vocal Performance at Temple University, receiving a Bachelors in Music, and went on to study Music Education at Philadelphia Biblical University where she received her Masters in Education.

For over 14 years, Pannan led worship at the Every Nation church in Philadelphia, Freedom Church. With 30+ years’ experience as a worship leader, performer and recording artist, her love for music is great, however, her highest calling is to offer her gifts and experiences to the Lord and guide others as they seek to do the same. She also enjoys songwriting and performing with her band, Talitha Koum. Pannan has eight siblings who she loves dearly, is the proud aunt to numerous nieces and nephews, and now lives in Durham, NC with her husband, Gavin.

David was born in California, but grew up in four different nations as a missionary kid. He was first gripped by the gospel at a young age. His encounters with Christians in persecuted and restricted nations, who were radically devoted to the gospel, left a profound impact on him during his childhood.

He received his undergraduate degrees in Rhetoric and Philosophy from UNC-CH in 2014, a Master of Arts in Theology in 2016 from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and then attended the Every Nation School of Campus Ministry in Nashville, TN. He married his beautiful wife Betsabe on March 2022 and they have one child, Nathan. As the Mobilization Director, David oversees campus ministry, young adult ministry and missions at King’s Park.

Saved by grace at age 17 at the University of the Philippines, Erwin began to serve the Lord and His people with a pursuit of seeing more souls saved and filled with the Holy Spirit. When the Lord called him to vocational ministry, he left DNA Vaccine research work to grow as a preacher, prophetic minister and leader developer.

Erwin received his Graduate Diploma in Intercultural and Urban Studies with an MA in Christian Leadership in an Every Nation Leadership Institute joint program with the Asian Theological Seminary and a Master of Divinity from Regent University. Erwin and his wife, Fem, are joyfully parenting two young warriors, Jedi and Kenshin, while making disciples and doing cross-cultural mission work.

Ryan was born and raised in Asheville, NC. He went to UNC-CH, where he graduated in 2010 with a degree in Middle Grades Education. Upon graduation, he decided to pursue full-time vocational ministry on the college campus since his life was forever changed by the Gospel in that context.

Ryan began working as a campus missionary with Every Nation in 2011, and continued for nearly 9 years, with 4 years as the Campus Director. Three of his favorite books are Prodigal God by Timothy Keller, Fathered By God by John Eldredge, and Fearless by Eric Blehm. After 7 years of friendship, he married Kristen in November 2013. Ryan and Kristen live in Durham, North Carolina with their five kids—Joel, Gideon, Bailey Abigail and Ethan. In their free time they enjoy books, coffee shops, board games, family movie nights and time outdoors.

Eric Syfrett is the Executive Pastor of King’s Park. He served as a volunteer in the Children's Ministry while an undergraduate at UNC-Chapel Hill and came on staff in 2003 as the Children’s Pastor with a vision to see the children of King’s Park launched into the purpose God has for each of them. In 2011, Eric took the role of Executive Pastor, providing oversight to King’s Park’s accounting and building operations. He and his wife, Adena, live in Durham with their two daughters, Sarah Beth and Elena.

Eric has a Masters of Accountancy from UNC-Chapel Hill and a Certificate of Nonprofit Leadership from Duke University.

Dana was born and raised in Western NC and began following Jesus the summer before entering college at NC State, where she also met the man she would marry, Jason. They married in 1996 and Dana graduated with a Chemical Engineering degree in 1997. Dana stayed home with their children, Benjamin, Samuel, Cora and Jacob for 15 years and Jason and Dana served King’s Park in the Life Group, Prayer and Family areas of ministry.

Jason and Dana were ordained as elders in 2011. In 2012, the Lord called her into vocational ministry, so she transitioned from being a stay at home mom to a working mom. Dana has served as Women's Director, Life Groups Director and Pastoral Care Director. She currently serves as an Associate Pastor. Dana has her Master of Divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary.

Jasmine Martines
Pastoral Assistant to Executive Pastor

Michael Miller
Media Specialist

Vienna Tan
Events Coordinator