Bishop Dr. Eric Archibold Mensah Clarke is the Primary Prelate and the General Overseer of Faith Family Ministries International Church (FFMIC) worldwide and the Senior Pastor of the Headquarters branch in Woodbridge, Virginia. God, through Bishop Eric & First Lady Elizabeth Clarke, set up FFMIC in the year 2000 in response to a call by God to raise a spirit-filled multicultural church to reach the world for Christ. Now FFMIC has branches in Ghana, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast and Kenya.
Bishop Clarke, as he is affectionately called now, had a background in Electrical Engineering and Management before he proceeded to study Theology to enable him to effectively pursue the work of Ministry. Bishop Clarke has served the Lord in various capacities – as a Sunday School Teacher, Youth Minister, Evangelist, Pastor and now as the Presiding Prelate and the General Overseer of Faith Family Ministries International Church, serving as an under shepherd of Jesus Christ. His ministry experience now spans a forty-year period across his home country Ghana, other African countries, Europe, Asia, Central America, the Caribbean and the United States of America. His unique teaching style emphasizes evangelism, discipleship, holiness, and character separation unto the Lord’s service. He is the International President of the Destiny Ministers Network, a network of pastors and church leaders across the globe, and Vice President of Global Kingdom Builders Network. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the NorthStar Network, an association of Baptist and other non-Baptist churches in the northern part of Virginia, USA. Additionally, he is affiliated with The Baptist General Association of Virginia and also serves on the Board of the Consultative Council of Elders of the Council of Ghanaian Pastors and Churches (COGPAC) in the Washington Metro Area. In Colorado, he previously held the position of vice president of the Colorado Association of African Pastors (CAAP).
He is also involved in a Network of Pastors from every denomination across the United States of America known as Pastors United in Battle (PUB). As a leader in the ministry, He serves as an advisor to several pastors, churches and ministry leaders worldwide. Bishop Clarke is an author of over 25 evangelism tracts for outreach. Bishop Dr. Eric A. M. Clarke attained his Doctor of Divinity from Vision View Center Seminary in Coimbatore, India, on January 24th, 2013. Bishop Dr. Eric Clarke is married to Elizabeth who serves as a partner in the ministry, and they are blessed with a daughter Eliza Florence Clarke.