Pastor Carl & Alice Stephens

Pastor Carl, Senior Pastor of Faith Assembly in Orlando, has served the Faith church family for 39 years. Starting out as a youth and executive pastor, he has led the church as senior pastor since 1987. A native of Grand Ridge, Florida, Pastor Carl was saved and filled with the Holy Spirit at the age of 19. He graduated from Southeastern Bible College in Lakeland, Florida.

Alice is ordained by Faith Assembly of God of Orlando, Florida. She has been in ministry alongside her husband since 1979, Pastor Carl Stephens. Alice graduated from UCF with a degree in Psychology. Alice’s heart is to help women fulfill the calling God has on their lives through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Pastor Carl and Alice are blessed with 3 married children and 9 grandchildren.

Faith Christian Academy opened in 1979 as a ministry of Faith Assembly of God. Pastor Carl Stephens, an advocate of Christian education, has faithfully supported the academy from its inception. Under the leadership of administrators Mrs. Margaret Hunt, Dr. Charles Smith, and Dr. Andrew Rumbaugh, FCA has become a reputable, college prep school with an enrollment of 680 students. In 2012, the church and academy moved to new facilities at 9307 Curry Ford Road. The academy has grown from an initial graduating class of 8 students to regularly graduating more than 50 students per year.

Faith Christian Academy and Faith Christian Preschool together serve more than 850 students. Students experience weekly chapel services held by the leadership teams at Faith Assembly with an integrated approach to ministry unlike other Christian schools across the country. Living a spirit-filled life is one of the deepest priorities at the academy. Students live fuller, richer lives when they have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.