Meet Our Pastor

Pastor Antwoyn Mells is a native of St. Petersburg, Florida. He graduated in 1982 from Gibbs Senior High School. He later went to Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Theology. While at Oakwood he served as the President of the Southeastern Conference Student Association, as well as the early Morning Prayer service director, the United Student Movement Religious-Vice President and the United Student Movement President.

 After graduation he returned to St. Petersburg and was hired as the Bible Associate for the Elim Seventh-day Adventist Church. In 1987 he joined the Southeastern Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and was assigned to be the associate pastor for the West Palm Beach/Riviera Beach, Florida district. In 1988, Pastor Mells went to Andrews Theological Seminary where he obtained his Master of Divinity degree. At Andrews he served as the President of the Black Student’s Association of the Seminary. Since graduating from the seminary Pastor Mells has pastured in several churches including Lake City, Live Oak, Lakeland, Plant City, Ocala, Leesburg, Citra, and Coconut Grove all in Florida. Presently, he pastures the Perrine and Mission Station churches. His focus is evangelism. His motto “All Lit Us” is permeated throughout every program of the church.

Pastor Mells is married to Carlita of Hyattsville, Maryland. Sis. Mells is a graduate of Takoma Park Seventh-day Adventist Academy, CUC and Bowie State University. She has a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology. She is a guidance counselor in the Dade County School system, Florida.

Pastor and Mrs. Mells solicit your prayers as they continue to serve God whole heartedly  here at Perrine.

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