Henry Harbuck, Ph.D., Th.D.

Bishop Henry Harbuck was born in 1941 in the lowlands of Georgia to farmers who taught him the value of hard work. God called him at the early age of 17 to ministry. Upon finishing high school, he attended Bible College and later enlisted in the army where he served in South Korea for three years.

Although he felt the call of God on his life at a young age, it was not until he was in his early 20’s that he began to understand discipleship. Committing himself to be a disciple for the Lord, he gained valuable knowledge and experience by working under the leadership and guidance of several pastors for over 20 years. During these years he met and married his lovely wife, Jan, who also was called to ministry at a young age, and they began to work together in ministry.

Dr. Harbuck served as youth minister, prison minister, evangelism director, nursing home minister, counselor, and even cleaning the church and doing whatever he was asked to do. By the time he reached his mid 30’s, he had earned a Ph.D. in Psychotherapy and Counseling and opened the first Christian Counseling Center in Monroe, Louisiana. He later earned a doctorate degree in Theology and co-founded Evangel Christian University and Omega Bible Institute & Seminary in the late 70’s.

In 1976, the Association of Evangelical Gospel Assemblies, or AEGA, began as a local ministerial fellowship under the name Christian Ministries. But, in 1988, after years of seeking God about a fellowship, he met and prayed alongside several other mature men of God about the matter. Seeing the need for “truth and accountability in the ministry,” their prayer was for a fellowship that would provide spiritual, accountable and legal covering for independent ministers, ministries and churches. From this meeting came the formation of AEGA as we know it today, which now has members in 40 countries and networks in over 60 nations around the world!

Dr. Harbuck serves as President of the International Executive Presbytery Board, and is an author, teacher, pastor, conference speaker, educator, certified naturopathic physician, and an ambassador for the Lord Jesus Christ. He is in the process of authoring a new bible entitled The New Millennium Study Bible, which he desires your prayer to complete this work for the glory of God.

Dr. Henry and Jan Harbuck have a daughter Tanya, son Jeremy and two wonderful grandchildren, Jimmy and Cassey.