Rev. Bruce Howell is the General Director of Global Missions. He is the former dean of Christian Education at Jackson College of Ministries, was appointed to El Salvador in 1979 and served there for about twenty years, became a Regional Director, and was elected as the general director in October 2001.

Brother Howell emphatically states, “Ministerial education is crucial to the future of the United Pentecostal Church International. The Church marches forward only to the extent that we evangelize the world and educate our converts. GATS is a cutting edge education program that uses the foundation of our past to build for the bright future of taking the Whole Gospel to the Whole World by the Whole Church in the 21st century. I stand firmly behind the work of GATS and the Global Education Committee. I foresee ground-breaking changes in the way we go about Bible school training.”

James Poitras has a BEd from the University of New Brunswick, a BA in Biblical Studies from Indiana Bible College, and a MA in Ministerial Studies (Education Concentration) from Global University. Additionally, he has attended the United Pentecostal Church Bible Institute (now Northeast Christian College). His wife, Linda, is also an educator with a Bachelor’s degree from Troy State University. Both have been extensively involved in missions and Bible School administration for more than thirty-five years.

Gerry and Darla McLean arrived in Nigeria on June 1, 1997 with the primary objective of resurrecting a floundering Bible school that was on the verge of closure. Twenty-two years later there is a sprawling campus in Enugu housing a 14,000 square foot Bible School, a 1200 seat auditorium, a dormitory, chapel, and a two-family residence. A second Bible School was opened in Lagos in 2015. Over 400 students have graduated with an Associate Degree in Ministerial Studies. Over half of the pastors in the United Pentecostal Church in Nigeria have graduated from the Bible School. The work has grown from one Bible School church in 2001 to 207 churches and 24,206 constituents. The Bible school has been the driving force behind this growth.

Gerry McLean served as Principal of Ministerial Training Center for 8 years and 11 years as President. He graduated from Gateway College of Evangelism in 1976. He also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology, a Masters Degree in Social Work and a Masters Degree in Business Administration. He is a licensed counselor specializing in substance abuse. Darla McLean served as the Administrative Assistant at the Bible school for 17 years. Both have taught in the Bible school since 1997.

Prince Mathiasz serves as the Regional GATS Representative for Asia as well as a Career missionary to the nation of Sri Lanka. He received his Associate, Bachelor and Masters degrees at Indiana Bible College.

He was instrumental in the establishment of the UPC of Sri Lanka and has served as founding pastor of several churches there. He has written several textbooks for the Ministerial Institute of Theology of Sri Lanka and is heavily involved in their Associate Degree program.

Prince has been a part of the GATS program from the very beginning and has worked diligently to see many Asian nations implement GATS Curriculum in their Bible Schools.

Robert Kelley was appointed as a career missionary in 1983 and has served in the United Kingdom since that time.  In 1998, Harvest Bible College began their part time program and in 2002 this expanded to a ten month full time program for the whole of Great Britain & Ireland.  In 2009, Harvest Bible College received full accreditation with the British Accreditation Council and has maintained that status.  In 2016, the college added a second year internship program in partnership with Urshan College.  In 2020, an online program was also established that is fully accredited. 

Students from numerous countries have attended Harvest Bible College and are now working in many nations of the world.  HBC has been a springboard for both faculty and students who are interested in missions.  It has given them a chance to get a taste of missions and practical experience. 

In 2010, Bro. Kelley became the Area Coordinator for Northern Europe.  This area includes Great Britain & Ireland as well as the Nordic countries.  The Baltic nations as well as Russia and Belarus are also included in his responsibilities as Area Coordinator.  Bro. Kelley has served in numerous positions in the United Pentecostal Church of Great Britain and Ireland.

Robert and Jerolyn Kelley are the parents of two appointed missionaries—James and Mary Catherin (Kelley) Beek who serve in Scotland and Kyle and Amanda Kelley who are appointed to Wales.  The Kelleys reside in Glasgow, Scotland.

Troy M. Wickett is the GATS representative for the Pacific Region. He is working with students and faculty of Bible Colleges in the Pacific region with a goal of ministerial excellence.

Since appointment in 2017, Troy Wickett has made numerous contributions to the advancement of higher education. He is an instructor at Faculty Development Seminars, and is creating and enhancing support provided to faculty and administrators of Colleges in the many Pacific countries on a continual basis.

Troy has studied at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia and Texas Bible College in Houston, Texas in pursuit of a Bachelors Degree in Christian Education, as well as a Bachelor Degree in Psychology and Christian Counselling. He has also received education and accreditation from the US Federal Government as a Federal Instructor of the Mine Health and Safety Association (MHSA) for an International company (Headwaters Resources Inc.).

Troy has served in Global Missions to places including South Pacific, Central America, Europe and in Africa; teaching in Bible Colleges both in North America and abroad. In September 2016 Troy and his wife Jennette along with their three children (Justus, Callan & Eva) received their appointment as Missionaries to Fiji and The Solomon Islands where they continue to invest in Bible Colleges as they endeavor to establish churches and preaching points throughout the islands.