Paul & Patti Endrei met in Bible College and have been married for 40 years. They reside in Avon, Ohio with their five children Jordan, Natasha, Gabrielle, and Promise and Gideon. In addition to their large, busy family life they have been in ministry together for 40 years as well.

 

Dr. Paul Endrei is the COO of Ascent Church, a fast-growing interdenominational church located in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Southeastern Bible College in Lakeland, Florida with a degree in Missions. In 1989, he received a Master of Arts degree in Biblical Studies from Ashland Seminary and in 2003, he received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree.

 

Patti Endrei is the Co-Lead Pastor at Ascent Church. She attended Southeastern Bible College in Lakeland, Florida, where she met Paul. In 1983 they were married and have been in full-time ministry together ever since.

 

Paul Endrei is a dynamic preacher of the gospel, conducting overseas ministries with the late Dr. Ed Cole of Promise Keepers and many others. He believes whole heartedly in “Total Success” as God’s plan for the total man and the total woman. Often Dr. Paul is called upon by various media news outlets in the Cleveland area and nationally to give a Christian perspective on issues facing our society. He has traveled extensively in all 50 states and internationally in over 35 countries. Most recently, Dr. Paul ministered with Dr. Charles Blair in Ethiopia, and has helped to plant 1,000 churches along the Ethiopian border with Sudan. He has also ministered in South Africa and has headed up “Operation Uganda,” which has planted 3,000 churches in Uganda over a three-year period of time.

 

Paul and Patti’s Marriage book “Glue, Sticking Power for Lifelong Marriages,” is in its 2nd printing and they are impacting at least 10,000 marriages a year as they speak at conferences and in some of the largest churches in America on a consistent basis