Bishop Lawrence A. Wilkerson has been ministering the gospel of Jesus Christ and a pastor for more than two decades. He is impassioned with training and developing Godly leaders. He is the Senior Pastor and founder of Agapé Christian Ministries. He is also the founder of the Agapé Family of Churches (AFC).

On November 21, 1993, Bishop L. A. Wilkerson opened the doors of Agapé Christian Ministries with 3 members. Bishop Wilkerson is now a pastor to pastors through AFC.  Agapé is a multi-cultural non-denominational church in the Austin suburb of Round Rock, Texas.  Many nations are represented at Agapé and together these nations of the world unite with the mission to impact this generation with the love of God. Bishop Wilkerson has a unique ability to express the “deep” principles of the Word of God in a way that translates into a “nuts and bolts” language that is easily applied to the daily lives of believers from every walk of life.

Bishop Wilkerson is a graduate of Long Island University at C.W. Post. He has self-published two books entitled: “What’s Agapé Got To Do With It?” and “The Making of A Leader.” He owns a barber shop named after the passion of his walk- Agapé Family Barber Shop. He is married to Elder Lisa Wilkerson and is the proud father of 3 children- Lauren, Lindsay and Lawrence, II.

Bishop’s mantra is “I will bless the Lord at all times!”