Ministry Staff

Jerry Helton

JERRY HELTON
SENIOR PASTOR

House of Prayer has been his lifelong church. He was called to full-time pastorate here in June 1984, after a number of years as part-time Pastor. He was also a full-time educator at Union County High School. He is married to Barbie and they have 2 children, Zach and Paige, and 3 grandchildren.

Mildred LeCroy

MILDRED LeCROY
MINISTER OF MUSIC

She was called to full-time music ministry here in January 1995, after serving 4 years in a part-time role. She has been in music ministry most of her life. She was married to Nelson, who went home to be with the Lord in 2007.  Together, they ministered more than 50 years.  Mildred has two children, Daryll and Syd, and one grandchild.

Darryl Flake

DARRYL FLAKE
ASSOCIATE PASTOR

He was called to full-time pastorate here in December 2000. He was formerly with a local manufacturing company, and was a youth pastor in Colorado. He is married to Colleen and they have two children, Courtney and Charis.

Nathan Helton

NATHAN HELTON
YOUTH PASTOR

He is married to Tina and they have three children: Aaron, Elijah and Noah.  He has been involved in Upward Sports Ministries for four years and has been involved in part time jail and prison ministry since 1998.  Nathan was called to serve as Youth Pastor at The House of Prayer in August 2010.

Eric Tippens

ERIC TIPPENS
ASSOCIATE PASTOR

Eric worked in Retail Banking for a total of 12 years and served as staff pianist at The House of Prayer for the past 5 years. He earned a Masters Degree in Church Music from Lee University in 2004 while serving as Minister of Music in Marietta, Georgia. Eric accepted the calling into full-time ministry and was ordained at HOP in June 2011.