Jacob Bates a co-founder of Lighthouse Ministries Christian Center and is currently a Horizontal Directional Drill Operator for the City of Tallahassee, installing natural gas pipeline and electric pipeline. In his field of work, he enjoys being around his coworkers and being outside, impacting with his smile and being a blessing to everyone he comes across without judgement. Jacob has been in the blue collar workforce since 2017.

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Born and raised in Illinois, Jacob and his siblings were adopted to different families after going through the foster care system. His family is an incredible support system to him and through the good and the bad have always loved him. He was attached to video games as a young child carrying all the way into his adult years. He came to know the Lord as a 17 year old but encountered God supernaturally in 2015, and that experience impacted his perspective greatly, transforming him from selfish to selfless in the faith. Fortunately their were many mistakes made along the way, big and small, that molded and sculpted him into the man that he is today. Knowing that if Jesus can forgive him, then everyone deserves and has the right to be forgiven.

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Jacob's desire is to live a lifestyle of christianity; Imitating Christ in everything he does. His goal is to initiate a change of Christian culture in America. His hero's in the faith, Dan Mohler and Todd White, and the Christ in them, have assisted in paving the way for the direction that God has Jacob walking in and he is grateful for their passion for the gospel and living in righteousness.

 

Jacob will not judge you, Jacob will not be angry with you. He will love on you right where you are at, be patient with you, listen to you, and give you feedback. And there is no reason to fear coming up to him with any question. He welcomes you as the Father would welcome you.

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