Apostle Alvin Deal, a native of Greenwood, South Carolina, was called to preach God’s word at the age of 22. He was called to pastor his first church at age 23. Within the next year, God called him to another church while he still pastors at the initial church. The anointed words of God took Apostle Deal’s ministry from level to level. Apostle Alvin Deal is presently the founder and senior pastor of the Faith Christian Center Church in Greenwood, South Carolina.  Apostle Alvin Deal is a 1978 graduate of Greenwood High School, a former student of Morris College School of Religion, and formerly employed by the Cornerstone Commission of Alcohol and Drug Abuse as a Prevention Specialist Associations.

Apostle Alvin Deal Ministries is a member of Association of Independent Ministries (A.I.M.), under the direction of Bishop I.V. Hilliard Apostle Deal is married to the former Georgia Heyward. They have three children Fauwnia , Isaiah and Aukeem and seven grandchildren Ja’arious, Rezavious, Timothy, Tierra, Kasen, Johnathan, and Dre. Apostle Deal is a community activist that is deeply involved in his community in so many different ways. May 17, 2021 2 He travels the state and country providing workshops, seminars, and presentations for schools, businesses, community groups and other organizations. He is a highly sought-after motivational speaker that gets his message across with a bang.

Apostle Deal has served in many different capacities in the community such as:

• Greenwood Chamber of Commerce Board Member
• Lander Foundation Board Member • Piedmont Technical College Foundation Board Member
• PALS Chairperson
• Coordinator of Project GANG
• Black Male Conference Presenter, Benedict College
• FaithWorks Initiative DOADAS

National Black Family Summit Presenter Community & Philosophy Apostle Deal currently serves in his community in these capacities:

• Chairperson of the Upper Savannah Minority Coalition
• Consultant for the GLEAMNS Human Resource Commission
• Volunteers in many other community efforts
• Board member of the United Community Center

Apostle Deal’s philosophy is that there are three kinds of people in the world .

• Those that LET things happen
• Those that DON’T CARE what happens
• AND THOSE THAT MAKE THINGS HAPPEN!!!!!

Apostle Deal walks by faith not by sight and delivers the radical word of God. The blessings and favor of God of healing and prosperity follows him wherever he goes. Apostle Deal believes that it is important to love the people, teach the word and live the life. Because he makes what’s important to God important to him, God makes what’s important to Apostle Deal important to him!!!!