Leadership

The Core

Two or three leaders with a shared vision.

Rev. Dr. Ronald D. Pate and Rev. Sherrie M. Pate

Senior Pastor

Rev. Dr. Ronald D. Pate & Rev. Sherrie M. Pate

Dr. Ronald D. Pate, Chickasaw, is a tribal member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma and a former two-time missionary of the North American Mission Board. He serves as Senior Pastor of The Ecclesia and President of Harvest Cry International, and previously served as Associate Pastor of Neighborhood Church in Chico, California.

Ron & Sherrie are an apostolic couple and have ministered in many nations together, through crusades, pastors’ conferences, spiritual gifts conferences, and prayer gatherings across North America, India, Mexico, and Israel.

Rev. Sherrie Pate’s ministry experience includes stints with YWAM, Neighborhood Church of Chico, and Harvest Cry’s North American Tour. Sherrie has a B.S. in Biology with a pre-med emphasis, and serves as Vice President of Harvest Cry International.

“Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.”Jeremiah 33:3 NASB

Years a Christian

Years in ministry

Nations served

Indian nations

Figures as of 2023.

Education

Prepared for ministry

D.Min., Covenant Theological Seminary, 2016. Valedictorian, Advanced Missiology and Non-Profit Leadership
M.Div., Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, 1992
B.A., History, East Asia, California State University, Chico, 1989

Ministry roles