Our Pastors
Bishop Aaron Powers & Stephanie Powers
Senior Pastors
Rev. Dr. Aaron Powers is a sharecropper’s grandson and the son of bi-vocational evangelists who subsidized their ministry as mill workers. Dr. Powers received salvation at four years old and the baptism of the Holy Ghost at eight. He began full time pulpit ministry at sixteen years old after traveling with his parents playing the piano and singing for their revivals for many years. As an Ordained Bishop in the Church of God, Dr. Powers is a graduate of Pfeiffer University with a BA in Youth Ministry, holds an MDiv in Theological Studies, Doctor of Ministry in the area of Discipleship, and will be pursuing a PhD. in Systematic Theology in 2026 at Pentecostal Theological Seminary in Cleveland, TN.
Brother Powers now shares the Gospel with many thousands in world missions as he raises his own budget through preaching revivals and special services with nearly 90,000 souls saved and many healed and filled by the power of God. He is also a certified Prayer Trainer for Alive Ministries under the leadership of the Church of God International Prayer Coordinator, Rev. Doug Small. In addition, Pastor Powers has served Western NC Church of God on the World Missions Board as the CO-Chair, Church of God World Missions Pakistan as a fundraiser for church planting, and formerly served as host and on-air personality for Total Christian Television and currently serves as on-air personality and host for Global Television Network monthly on the live program, “The Pastor’s Study”.
Sister Stephanie Powers has a great heritage of ministry as third generation Church of God. Her father, Rev. Phillip King is currently an associate pastor at Matthews Church of God in WNC COG (after over 30+ years as a Senior Pastor) and her grandfather, Rev. Horace King, served as a pastor in WNC for 50+ years and came out of retirement twice to pastor. Sis. Stephanie has that same fire for ministry in her! She also a direction connection to BCC. Her uncle and aunt, Rev. Lynn and Doris Porter, were pastors at BCC when it was still Mebane Church of God on Franklin Street several years ago.
Sister Powers is a graduate of Lee University with a BS in Accounting. She is a talented solo vocalist as well as choir member/praise team member. Sis. Powers is very proud to be a full-time mom and full-time Auditor for Turner Business Appraisers. She is currently in the process of taking her CPA exams.
Dr. Powers, along with Sister Stephanie Powers and their children bring to Breakthrough over 25 years of ministry experience in World Missions, Local Missions, Evangelism, Youth Ministry, Christian Education, music ministry, and Pastoral Ministry. They are dedicated to ministry which flows in the power of the anointing of the Holy Ghost with signs following and are dedicated to raising up disciples to evangelize the world wherever they are planted.
