Pastors
SENIOR PASTOR G. AGABUS LARTEY
PASTOR SONJA LARTEY
SENIOR PASTOR G. AGABUS LARTEY
G. Agabus Nii Lartey was born in Accra, Ghana, in a nominally
Christian home. During his youth he sang in the church choir
and read the Scriptures during services; but he knew "something" was
missing. One night, when in his early 20s, he accompanied
a friend to a Pentecostal revival service where, dramatically
confronted with the power of the Holy Ghost, he gave his
life to Christ. A few years later, sensing God's call to
full-time ministry, he resigned from his job. First he served
as a youth minister, and later became part of a full-time
evangelistic ministry, traveling to various cities and remote
villages to spread the Gospel. In 1982 he set off for Benin
City, Nigeria, to attend All Nations for Christ Bible Institute,
founded by the late Archbishop Benson Idahosa. It was there
that he met and fell in love with Sonja Bishop, and one
year later arrived in Boston to get married. For several
years he served as Associate Pastor at a local church until
1994 when he sensed God's leading to plant a Foursquare
church in Boston. And thus Family Life Fellowship was born.
Pastor Agabus is a gifted and engaging speaker. His vast knowledge of Scripture,
coupled with his ability to expound it in amazingly practical terms, are the
hallmarks of his ministry.
Agabus serves as the Greater Boston Division Superintendent
for Foursquare churches, and in 2007 was voted to serve
on Foursquare’s Board of Directors. He his wife are the proud
parents of Jason and Kristen.
Message from Pastor AGABUS: It
is important for me to state, right off the bat, that Family
Life Fellowship is not a "Black" or "White" or "American" or "African" or "West
Indian" church. We vehemently resist any cultural or ethnic
label; instead, we find our identity in Scripture. People
of all cultural and ethic backgrounds are welcome at Family
Life Fellowship, a place where "the complexion of the family
is a reflection of creation."
In the early days, God gave
me a vision for this church which consisted two groups of
alliterative words: Worship, Word, Works and their counterparts
Communion, Communication, Community. Family Life Fellowship
is:
...a family that creates glory through reverent
worship.
We believe in establishing an appropriate atmosphere where
the Holy Spirit feels free to manifest Himself; therefore,
deliberate and conscious demonstrations of praise and worship
are actively engaged in here. Worship is communion with the
Lord.
...a family that fills its life with the transforming
Word.
We believe that the application of Biblical injunction is
the only true and lasting method of changing one’s life;
therefore, we regularly expose ourselves to the stark truth
of God’s Word, simultaneously allowing the power therein
to effect the necessary transformation in us. Communication
of the Word of God is spoken in the way we conduct our lives.
...
a family that fills its world with good works.
We believe in "practicalizing" our Christianity – whether
by addressing the needs of our neighbors, or by ensuring
that our everyday lives measure up to The Highest Moral Standard:
the Word of God. Our good works seen in the community are
the natural results of the practice of worship combined with
the application of the Word.
My constant prayer for Family Life Fellowship is that our
lives would bear much fruit to the glory of God; that others
will see our good works and glorify our Father which is in
heaven.
.....................Pastor Agabus
Lartey
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The
former Sonja Bishop was born in Barbados, the last of eight
children, in a Christian home. From childhood she was active
in the church, and at the age of 12 gave her life to Christ.
Her family immigrated to Boston while she was in her early
teens, and in 1983 she graduated from Harvard College with
a B. Sc. in Psychology and Social Relations. 
