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Bishop Kenneth Moales, Pentecostal Leader, Dies at 65

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Bishop Kenneth Moales dies at 65‎


Bishop Kenneth H. Moales
, presider of the Pentecostal Churches of Jesus Christ over a 10-state region, died of a heart attack Monday just a day before his 65th birthday.

Moales was a national leader of the Pentecostal church and was installed as Presiding Prelate of the Pentecostal Church of Jesus Christ in 1995.

While a leader of his church, Moales gained public attention for his work in the world of gospel music. Moales was named president of the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses in 1993 and was inducted in to the International Gospel Music Hall of Fame.

Born in Bridgeport, Conn., Moales founded the Prayer Tabernacle Church in 1969 at a Bridgeport storefront and held Sunday school classes for local children.

Moales, who is survived by his wife (Peggy) after 43 years of marriage, leaves behind three children.

Watch the Bishop do his thing here:

Rest in peace.

 

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