Praise Fellowship Church

Apostle Edwin Favors

Senior Founder Pastor 

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Born on February 26, 1975 to Debra and Marvis Favors, accepting Christ and becoming a member of the Faithful Missionary Baptist Church was just the mere beginning for Pastor Favors at the age of 4 on May 20, 1979 during the Women’s Day Program. Starting at the age of 13, Pastor Edwin E. Favors began the ministry of teaching at the Faithful Missionary Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas under the leadership of his pastor and father in the ministry Rev. N.C. Sargent.  He taught the Young People’s Sunday school class as well as the Youth Baptist Training Union Class.  He was a member of the H.L. William Singers, the N.C. Sargent Choir, and Judah Praise Team. 

 

He then graduated from Lancaster Elsie Robertson High School in 1993 to pursue higher education from Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas.  He finished with a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies and an emphasis in Music Education.  During his time in Brownwood, he became a radio disc jockey for 99.3FM The ROCK (Christian Radio), Minister of Music for Greater Faith Community Church and Living Word Church, Brownwood Intermediate School Music and Choral director for grades 5-6, Youth, Education, and Senior Associate Pastor for Greater Faith Community Church, sang with the Howard Payne A cappella Choir, Chamber Singers, and the Heritage Singers.  While with the Heritage Singers and A cappella Choir, he traveled to 30 states and five countries ministering the gospel of Jesus Christ. He was also nominated for Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities twice.

 

Upon his return to Dallas in 2000, Pastor Favors came back and served at his home church and began teaching Music, Choir and 7th Grade Reading for the Desoto ISD. He spent one year at The Meadows Intermediate School and one year at Desoto East and West Junior High Schools and two years at Desoto East Junior High. He went into full time ministry for two years and then taught one year of music at Clay Academy, the private school for The Potter’s House of Dallas, Texas.

On April 21, 2002, he became founder and senior pastor of Praise Fellowship Church which began meeting at The Duncanville Senior Center, the Lancaster Community House, the Friendship West Youth Center, the “Storefront on I-35”, The Desoto Lions Club, and now in the beautiful paid for facilities on I-45 in Wilmer, Texas. The theme of Pastor Favors’ life continues to ring out “this is the Lord’s doing and it’s marvelous in my eyes.”

 

Pastor Favors is currently the Director of Choral Music activities at Seagoville Middle School for Dallas ISD.  He is also currently completing his Doctoral Degree in Educational Administration at Grand Canyon University with plans to graduate Spring 2015.  He is a member of the Texas Choral Directors Association, the Texas Music Educators Association, and the American Choral Directors Association. This year he was nominated Who’s Who Among Professionals and Executives.

Certainly last but not least he is married to Pastor Ellyn Nicole Favors.