Praise Fellowship Church Staff

Reverend Michael Koppes ~ Senior Pastor

With unbridled zeal and a passion to be diligently about the Fathers work, Reverend Mike and Lisa have put their hands to the plow.... and have broken into a full run!
Pastor Mike is ordained under Elim Fellowship of Canada and is the Senior Pastor here at Praise. Together, he and Lisa oversee and shepherd the body of Praise. As one, they endeavor to carry out the mandate that God has deposited within them to the furtherance of His Kingdom. 
The call God has placed on Pastor Mike's life is evident as he roars forth the word of God like a young lion. They are truly, tireless in the work of the Kingdom, brazen and belligerent toward the powers of darkness, willing and able to take a bite out of any hapless demon that ventures too close. 
Truly God is a rewarder of those that diligently seek Him. (Heb 11:6) He rewards us with the desires of our heart in accordance with His will.
He is so faithful!
It was the great Apostle Paul who once said:
The course is set, the race has begun. We end in glory...

Our History

Founding Pastor of Praise Fellowship Church, and Senior Pastor for twenty two years, was Rev. John Lubbers. 

Rev. John and Edie saw the church grow from a handful of people gathering for meetings in their basement to a congregation that is bursting the seams of our latest church facility built only in 1992.
Originally from Wallaceburg, Rev. John and Edie moved to Chatham and started a mobile ministry called "Transport for Christ". Quite literally a ministry on the move, it involved a tractor trailer, where the trailer was a church! Sporting logos on each side proclaiming "Safety is of the Lord" and "Salvation is of the Lord" the church with 18 wheels traveled a circuit from Windsor to Toronto for two years, ministering at many stops along the way.
1974 marked a year of beginnings. The fledgling seeds of what was to become a brand new church in the Chatham area, began as prayer meetings in basement of their house.
The meetings grew and in 1977 Rev. John became ordained under Elim.
With the purchase of our first building in 1977, Praise Fellowship Church was officially born.