Senior Minister

Ray Mitchell

Ray Mitchell’s life and ministry have been shaped by prayer from a very early age.
He is one of seven children whose mother passed away when he was six years old. At that time, the oldest child was thirteen, and the youngest was not yet two. Their father was suddenly left to raise seven children on his own.
Before she died, Ray’s mother used her final breaths to pray that God would protect her children. As they stood around her bedside, the children saw a powerful example of faith. Even as she was dying, she trusted in the Lord. Her life showed them that death cannot separate us from the love of God.
That final prayer became an important part of their family’s story. Even today, Ray and his brothers and sisters believe that God answered their mother’s prayers. Her prayer life made a deep impact on Ray’s faith and taught him to trust God’s love during hard times, loss, and uncertainty.
After her passing, the older children stepped up to help care for the family. The oldest brother began cooking for the others, and the oldest sister made sure the younger children kept saying their prayers each night before bed. In these ways, their mother’s faith and love continued to live on in the home.
That early experience taught Ray a lesson he has carried throughout his life: prayer is not just a religious habit — it is a lifeline.
Over the years, that foundation grew into a life of ministry and service. Ray has served in Christian ministry for more than 30 years, in roles ranging from Assistant Pastor at a homeless shelter ministry to Associate Minister at a megachurch. He holds a Master’s in Ministry and has ministered in the United States, the Middle East, and Asia.
Throughout Ray’s military career, God placed him in strategic assignments that prepared him to work with people, leaders, and organizations on an international level. He served at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq as the senior military logistics adviser to the U.S. Ambassador and as the senior military logistics officer working with the Iraqi military. He also served as the Senior Logistics Liaison Officer for the Eighth U.S. Army, where he worked to support shared goals between the United States Army and the Republic of Korea Army. In addition, he served as the Deputy Commandant of the U.S. Army Logistics University with students from several foreign armies. Through these roles, he gained valuable experience in leadership, diplomacy, and global cooperation. These assignments helped equip him to build relationships across cultures and nations, and they continue to shape the global vision and outreach of the World Prayer Center today.