Bishop Herbert K. Andrew
Our Pastor
Bishop Herbert K. Andrew was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on June 13, 1960. He is married to Mrs. Lanette Andrew, and to this union three children were born: Dominic, Danielle, and Devin.
He accepted his call to ministry at the age of 30. He preached his 1st message (sermon) in 1993 at Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Baptist Church. Bishop Andrew’s Mentor and Pastor,Bishop Darryl S. Brister, licensed him to preach the Gospel in June 1994 and he was ordained as an Elder on November 19,1995. In January 2001, Bishop Andrew received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Religious Education from Friends International Christian University. He also received an Associate of Arts Degree from Los Angeles Trade Tech College and attended the University of South Alabama of Mobile, AL.
After serving faithfully and diligently for over seven years at Beacon Light International Cathedral, on April 7, 2003, Bishop Andrew was installed as the Senior Pastor/ Teacher of Beacon Light Baptist Church of Houma, Louisiana.
On September 6, 2013 Bishop Andrew was consecrated to the office of Bishop in the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship under the leadership of the International Presiding Bishop Paul S. Morton.
Bishop Herbert K. Andrew is a man of God who has a deep love for God’s people and a strong commitment to presenting to them the Finished Work of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. In an effort to help them to build their lives from the inside out.
Elder Lanette Early Andrew
Our First Lady
Elder Lanette Early Andrew was born November 5, 1959 in New Orleans, LA to the late Louis James Early and Claudette Bartholemew Early. She is the second eldest child of five.
She is married to Bishop Herbert Keith Andrew, the Senior Pastor/Teacher of the Beacon Light Baptist Church of Houma, LA. They are the parents of three children: Dominic Micheal, Danielle Michelle, Devin Emile, the in-laws of Dr. Kristi Adams Andrew and Louis Francis Edmond III, the grandparents of 7 joyful, anointed and full of promise grandkids.
Elder Andrew is a 1977 graduate of St. Mary's Academy Senior High School, a 1982 graduate of Grambling State University and a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Though born into Catholicism, Elder Andrew began studying the word of God under the leadership of Dr. Fredrick K.C. Price of Los Angeles, CA and in 1986 was baptized at Third Rose of Sharon B.C. of New Orleans under the leadership of Rev. Joseph Jackson.
In 1992, the Andrew family was led to join forces with the Greater St. Stephens Full Gospel Baptist Church under the leadership of Bishop Paul S. Morton and Pastor Debra B. Morton.
In 1993, they joined forces with Bishop Darryl S. Brister, Dr. Dionne Flot Brister and the Beacon Light B.C. of New Orleans, LA. There she served as a Youth Sunday School Teacher and the Women's Ministry Evangelism Coordinator.
However, it was under the leadership of her husband that she announced her calling to the ministry. She was licensed as a minister in 2006 and in 2008 ordained as an Elder of the LORD'S church.