Prayer
This is a praying church. We believe prayer changes things — that God hears, answers, leads, and strengthens people. You do not have to carry life alone.
About the church
A church family rooted in prayer, worship, and the Word of God.
For more than 50 years, Pentecostals of Woodville has served people in the Woodville area with a simple desire: to help people find refuge, hope, and life in Jesus Christ.
Who we are
A real church for real people.
Pentecostals of Woodville is an Apostolic Pentecostal church, affiliated with the United Pentecostal Church International. We are a family-sized congregation, which means people are not meant to disappear into a crowd. They are meant to be known, prayed for, and encouraged.
We believe the world is wearing people down, and Jesus Christ is the refuge people need. Our church exists to preach and teach the Word of the Lord, pray for people, worship God freely, and help people take their next step with Him.
“You don’t need to get holy to get God. You need to get God to get holy.”
That is not a slogan. It is how we want people to understand the invitation. God meets people where they are, then leads them forward.
What shapes this church
Prayer, worship, the Word, and family.
Worship
We believe people should have liberty to worship God sincerely. Worship here is not a performance. It is a response to a real God.
The Word
We believe the Word of God brings truth, salvation, correction, and hope. Preaching and teaching are central to the life of the church.
Family
We believe church should be a place where people can be known and cared for. In a family-sized congregation, no one has to get lost in the crowd.
Pastoral care
Pastor Bunker and Donna Bunker
Pastor Bunker leads Pentecostals of Woodville with a heart for prayer, clear Biblical preaching, and genuine care for people. He believes church should be a place where people can encounter God before they feel like they have everything figured out.
Donna Bunker serves alongside him. Together, they want people in Woodville to know they are genuinely welcome, and that God can meet them right where they are.
[PLACEHOLDER: Preferred public title for Donna Bunker; years of pastoral leadership; a short bio and photo if you want them on the site.]
What we believe
Apostolic and Pentecostal, explained plainly.
We are honest about who we are. You do not need to understand every belief before you visit. You are welcome to come, listen, ask questions, and take the next step at your own pace.
The Bible
We believe the Bible is the Word of God and the authority for what we believe and how we live. We want to preach and teach it plainly.
One God
We believe there is one God — not three separate persons. The one God revealed Himself as the Father, came in the flesh as Jesus Christ the Son, and lives in believers as the Holy Spirit. Jesus is God come to us, our Savior.
The gospel and a new life
We believe the Bible’s pattern for coming to God is repentance (turning toward Him), water baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, and receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit, as the apostles preached in Acts 2:38. God meets people where they are and leads them forward. You do not have to have this all figured out before you walk through the door.
The Holy Spirit
We believe God still fills people with His Spirit, just as He did in the book of Acts, and that speaking in tongues is the Biblical evidence of that experience. Pentecostal worship is expressive and prayerful, but it is not a show — and no one will force you to participate in anything you are not ready for.
A life that honors God
We believe God changes people from the inside out. Holiness is not about proving you already have it all together. It is about letting God shape how we live, love, and walk with Him.
The hope to come
We believe Jesus will return. Until then, we worship, pray, care for one another, and invite people to find hope in Him.
Pentecostals of Woodville is affiliated with the United Pentecostal Church International.
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