ABOUT US

About Us

SPARTA PASTOR James Michael Stamper

Michael and his wife Yolanda have been saved and married since 1974. Products of the Jesus People Movement of the late 60’s and early 70’s, their passionate love of Jesus has moved them to pioneer, pastor, and plant churches on three continents. As two time missionaries to Kenya and Nepal and multiple church plants in California and New Mexico they are looking forward to what God has called them to do here in Sparta, Illinois.
Along the way Michael has earned two MTh’s and a Th.D. along with various certifications in counseling, computers, business sales and management. Together with Yolanda, mother, author, artist, and teacher they are the proud parents of three grown children with multiple grand-children and great grandchildren.
This newest church plant, The Potter’s House of Sparta is currently in the formative stages as the Stampers were sent from their mother church, The Potter’s House of Prescott, AZ in July 2023. Having relocated from Murrieta, CA where they had pastored the last eight years, they are currently renovating a house, meeting people, and establishing new relationships.
The Potter’s House of Sparta is just part of God’s global mission to evangelize, make disciples and plant churches throughout the world. To date, Christian Fellowship Ministries [world-cfm.org] have over 3000 churches throughout the United States and the world.

FOUNDING PASTOR Wayman Mitchell

Wayman and Nelda Mitchell were married for 63 years, until her passing in 2016. Neither of them had a religious upbringing, but experienced powerful conversions in their mid-20’s. After responding to the call to preach, they pastored a number of churches in Canada, Arizona, Idaho, Oregon, and California. In 1970 they came to Prescott to take a small, struggling congregation. Shortly after arriving, God saved a number of hippies and they welcomed them into the church. God began a marvelous outpouring of conversions and growth in connection with the “Jesus Movement” of the 1970’s. As God revealed His plan for discipleship, churches began to be planted throughout the US, and then spreading to many other nations. The Mitchells pastored as missionaries to Australia on 3 different occasions to accelerate the movement there. Pastor Mitchell continued to travel extensively throughout the world preaching in various Potter's House conferences, rallies, leadership meetings, discipleship classes and healing crusades, until early in 2020. He finally went home to his reward on September 21st, 2020, and left behind a world-changing move of God.

SENIOR PASTOR Greg Mitchell

Greg and Lisa Mitchell have been married for over 38 years. They were both wonderfully saved as teenagers; Greg in Prescott, and Lisa in her hometown of Perth, West Australia. They were married, discipled, trained for ministry and sent out of The Potter’s House in Perth, West Australia. In 1986 they pioneered a church in Launceston, Tasmania, then pastored 2 other churches in Melbourne, Australia. In 1997 they went as missionaries to pioneer a church in Eldorado Park, Johannesburg, South Africa. During their 7-1/2 years there, they saw many wonderful conversions and miracles. God helped them to raise up disciples, plant churches, build a permanent building, and establish the conference center for our churches in Southern Africa. They then returned to Prescott, where they have pastored The Potter's House Prescott since 2004.