Pastors Edwin and Shun Strickland

“Never let your past experiences harm your future. Always remember that your present situation is not your final destination. The best is yet to come.”

This is the heartbeat of the gospel message that Edwin and Shun Strickland have lived and declared throughout for over 20 years. This message has brought hope, help and healing to thousands of people and birthed many sons and daughters into the Kingdom of God. The Strickland’s are a dynamic ministry team, serving together as parents of 5 wonderful children, Pastors, educators, authors, and social activist.  Most of all, they're best friends, fun-loving, and just everyday people who love Jesus and are committed to living with purpose and passion. Edwin and Shun are the founders of Fellowship of Champions Church International, which helps people, discover their identity in Christ so they can live their best and highest life.  Their greatest passion is seeing people recognize their God given dreams and then being equipped and released into their God-given purpose to advance the Kingdom of God.

Pastor Edwin holds a Bachelors of Science Degree in Elementary Education, as well as a Masters and Specialist Degree in Education Administration from the University of Arkansas. Pastor Shun has a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Arkansas, a juris doctorate (law degree) from the University of Arkansas School of Law and a Master’s Degree from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. They are both life-long learners who are committed to using their knowledge to equip and empower others.

We are called to lead people to the place where they operate proficiently in the biblical principles of love, faith, prosperity, healing, redemption and righteousness and then to the place where they can share those principles with others.
We are called to assist people in becoming rooted, grounded and established in the Word of God by teaching them to give God's Word first place in their lives

We are called to build an army of mature believers, bringing them from infancy to maturity, from religion to reality. We are called to train them to become skillful in the word of righteousness and to stand firm in the spiritual warfare against the kingdom of darkness.