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Pastor at First Pentecostal Assembly of God in Ottumwa

Richard Schlotter

Senior Pastor
Pastor Richard Schlotter has a heart to see the people of God operating in all that God has provided for His Church. He has a great passion to preach the Gospel of the Kingdom in his generation. His belief is that the Gospel of the Kingdom and a genuine encounter with God can turn ANYTHING around. In 2002, while in jail waiting to go to prison, Richard was radically saved and delivered from drug addiction. Upon his release, he began attending the church whose jail ministry led him to Christ. He began attending Bible School & was credentialed with the Assemblies of God. He is now Lead Pastor of the church that led him to Christ. He is married to the love of his life, Kelly. They have 4 kids. Together, they have pastored FPAG since 2007.
Pastor at First Pentecostal Assembly of God in Ottumwa

Lisa Mullikin

Children's & Worship Pastor
Pastor Lisa was born and raised in southern Iowa.  She was saved and water baptized as a little girl and filled with the Holy Spirit at age twelve.  Pastor Lisa greatly desired a Christian college education, and therefore attended Oral Roberts University where she received her Bachelor of Science in elementary education.  While Pastor Lisa had plans to stay in Oklahoma, God called her home to Iowa and where her heart for ministry still is. Pastor Lisa worked for thirteen years in public school as a 5th/6th grade teacher.  She married her best friend from youth group days, James, and together they live in a beautifully restored 100 -year -old home on one of the family farms. Their only son, Michael, is also involved in the family farm business. While attending First Pentecostal, Pastor Lisa studied and became a certified pastor through the Assembly of God School of Ministry.  She then became the children’s pastor and developed Solid Rock Kids into the ministry that it currently is now.  Pastor Lisa also leads worship and serves on the Women’s Ministry Committee.  In other community ministry, Pastor Lisa is a junior high Bible and English teacher at Ottumwa Christian School.   In all of these ministries, her heart is to pastor and teach any and all who desire to know the Lord and fulfill His purpose for their lives.
Pastor at First Pentecostal Assembly of God in Ottumwa

Verna Holm

Youth Pastor
Pastor Verna was born and raised here in Ottumwa. She has called First Pentecostal Assembly of God her home church since she was about 5 years old. When she was a teen, she found herself drifting from the plan she knew God had for her. She went through some terrible heartache and found herself at the feet of Jesus. She fully committed her life to Jesus and has a deep desire to help our teens make sure they know the plan God has for them and how to avoid drifting from it. She is married to Dave and they have been blessed with six kids, who keep them very busy. She also teaches at the Ottumwa Christian School, is our church treasurer and co-pastors our Cross Life Youth Group with her niece Falisha.
Pastor at First Pentecostal Assembly of God in Ottumwa

Falisha Willier

Youth Pastor
Pastor Falisha was born here in Ottumwa and attended First Pentecostal Assembly of God from the time she was born until her family moved to Kansas in 2016. She attended an AG church in Wamego, KS where her family still attends. After she graduated in 2020 she moved back to Ottumwa and came back to FPAG. She currently works at Job Corps and volunteers in our children's department on top of co-leading Cross Life Youth. She has 5 siblings and one niece who all still live in Kansas.
Pastor at First Pentecostal Assembly of God in Ottumwa

Josolynn Gordon

Marshallese Congregation Pastor
Pastor Josolynn and William Gordon moved to Ottumwa in 2008,  in 2011, after battling with alcoholism she was saved by Christ and was delivered from alcohol.  From then she vowed to serve the Lord.  Pastor Josolynn was called to preach the Gospel and was convicted to lead the Marshallese people to the Lord.  She believes that praying, praising and worshipping Jesus is the heart of her being and wants that for others as well.  She loves building the Kingdom.   In 2013 the FPAG Marshallese Assembly was established and together with her husband, they pastor the Marshallese Assembly. They have five kids but also love to raise nieces and nephews.
Pastor at First Pentecostal Assembly of God in Ottumwa

Nehemiah Dennis

French Congregation Pastor
Pastor Nehemiah Dennis is married to Eulalie and together they have 4 children. They manage the African Market on 2nd & Market Street in Ottumwa, and have a heart to reach French-speaking people in the area. They lead our Faith, Hope, and Love Fellowship which is a bi-lingual English/French service held on Sundays at 1 p.m. in the Life Center.

Our Pastors

multicultural worship service at First Pentecostal Assembly of God in Ottumwa

Our Beliefs

As a member church of the Assemblies of God, First Pentecostal - Ottumwa is part of a worldwide fellowship of more than 130,000 churches and 45,000,000 believers in 160 nations. We strive to live our motto, "Loving God, Loving Each Other."

ASSEMBLIES of GOD 16 FUNDAMENTAL TRUTHS

Statement of Fundamental Truths is the official delineation of the Assemblies of God’s 16 doctrines. These truths are non-negotiable beliefs that all Assemblies of God churches adhere to.

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Click here to view them in their entirety with Scripture references.

  • The Scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments, are verbally inspired of God and are the revelation of God to man, the infallible, authoritative rule of faith and conduct.

  • The one true God has revealed Himself as the eternally self-existent "I AM," the Creator of heaven and earth and the Redeemer of mankind. He has further revealed Himself as embodying the principles of relationship and association as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

  • The Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God. The Scriptures declare:

    His virgin birth, His sinless life, His miracles, His substitutionary work on the cross, His bodily resurrection from the dead, and His exaltation to the right hand of God.

  • Man was created good and upright; for God said, "Let us make man in our own image, after our likeness." However, man by voluntary transgression fell and thereby incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death, which is separation from God.His virgin birth, His sinless life, His miracles, His substitutionary work on the cross, His bodily resurrection from the dead, and His exaltation to the right hand of God.

  • Salvation is received through repentance toward God and faith toward the Lord Jesus Christ. By the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, being justified by grace through faith, man becomes an heir of God, according to the hope of eternal life.

  • Baptism in Water

    Salvation is received through repentance toward God and faith toward the Lord Jesus Christ. By the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, being justified by grace through faith, man becomes an heir of God, according to the hope of eternal life.

    Holy Communion

    The Lord's Supper, consisting of the elements --bread and the fruit of the vine-- is the symbol expressing our sharing the divine nature of our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Peter 1:4 [KJV/NIV]), a memorial of his suffering and death (1 Corinthians 11:26 [KJV/NIV]), and a prophecy of His second coming (1 Corinthians 11:26 [KJV/NIV]), and is enjoined on all believers "till He come!"

  • All believers are entitled to and should ardently expect and earnestly seek the promise of the Father, the baptism in the Holy Spirit and fire, according to the command of our Lord Jesus Christ. This was the normal experience of all in the early Christian Church. With it comes the enduement of power for life and service, the bestowment of the gifts and their uses in the work of the ministry.
     

    With the baptism in the Holy Spirit come such experiences as:

    • an overflowing fullness of the Spirit

    • a deepened reverence for God

    • an intensified consecration to God and dedication to His work

    • and a more active love for Christ, for His Word and for the lost

  • The baptism of believers in the Holy Spirit is witnessed by the initial physical sign of speaking with other tongues as the Spirit of God gives them utterance.

  • Sanctification is an act of separation from that which is evil, and of dedication unto God. The Scriptures teach a life of "holiness without which no man shall see the Lord." By the power of the Holy Spirit we are able to obey the command: "Be ye holy, for I am holy." Sanctification is realized in the believer by recognizing his identification with Christ in His death and resurrection, and by the faith reckoning daily upon the fact of that union, and by offering every faculty continually to the dominion of the Holy Spirit.

  • The Church has a Mission to seek and save all who are lost in sin. We believe 'the Church' is the Body of Christ and consists of the people who, throughout time, have accepted God's offer of redemption (regardless of religious denomination) through the sacrificial death of His son Jesus Christ.

  • A divinely called and scripturally ordained ministry has been provided by our Lord for the fourfold purpose of leading the Church in: evangelization of the world, worship of God, building a body of saints being perfected in the image of His Son, and meeting human need with ministries of love and compassion.​

  • Divine healing is an integral part of the gospel. Deliverance from sickness is provided for in the atonement, and is the privilege of all believers.

  • The resurrection of those who have fallen asleep in Christ and their translation together with those who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord is the imminent and blessed hope of the church.

  • The second coming of Christ includes the rapture of the saints, which is our blessed hope, followed by the visible return of Christ with His saints to reign on earth for one thousand years. This millennial reign will bring the salvation of national Israel, and the establishment of universal peace.

  • There will be a final judgment in which the wicked dead will be raised and judged according to their works. Whosoever is not found written in the Book of Life, together with the devil and his angels, the beast and the false prophet, will be consigned to the everlasting punishment in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.

  • "We, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness."

multicultural worship service at First Pentecostal Assembly of God in Ottumwa

Family is a foundation stone at First Pentecostal Assembly of God. We strive to break generational bondage by helping families discover the Solid Rock—Jesus Christ. Our focus is to help our families build their lives on the Rock so they will never be shaken by the troubles of this life.

We are a global minded church with a heart for the nations. We have many nations representedin our different services. We work together to become an equipping and mobilizing church that is intent on transforming the world for the glory of Jesus Christ.

About Us

At First Pentecostal Assembly of God, we believe that honor is the culture of the Kingdom of God. It is for that reason that we honor our spiritual heritage.
 

For over 100 years our vision and mission have been the same: Influence people by preaching the gospel. Extend the Kingdom of God to those that are hurting.


By God’s grace, we have been able to serve our city and the nations through Spirit-empowered ministry since 1920!

Our church was birthed during a time of great revival in our community. A travelling evangelist by the name of A.D. McClure came to Ottumwa to hold revival meetings. The Spirit of the Lord began to move mightily and hundreds were saved and filled with the Holy Spirit.


As a result, the people impacted by the revival asked Brother McClure to stay and pastor the church they would start. He agreed, and the church began to fulfill its vision of reaching the city of Ottumwa with the gospel of the Kingdom.

Throughout the years First Pentecostal has been a lighthouse in Ottumwa. We have been blessed with some of the best pastors and leaders over these years. As a result, many men and women have been raised up  and sent out to impact the world for the glory of Jesus Christ.

 

We have a VERY RICH history at First Pentecostal . Our church was born in the flames of revival and we still carry the flame of revival today! But we believe that our greatest days are in front of us and not behind us! We celebrate all that God has done over the last 100+ years but we are convinced there is much more that He has planned for our church. We also believe that God has much more planned for your life!

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