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altAntonio Thomas was born in Panama, Republic of Panama to the union of Mr. And Mrs. Percival Thomas. He attended parochial schools in Panama where he directed the school choir at the age of fifteen.
 

His love of music lead to career as a musician playing for various groups, arranging and composing sacred music. By age nineteen, he moved to the United States and continued his career in Atlanta, Georgia at Decatur Seventh Day Adventist Church under the Pastorate of Ernest Young.
 

He later became the musical director for a local gospel group "Cantante." For ten years, the group traveled throughout the United States spreading the good news of the gospel through music.
 

In 1995, he was united in marriage to Ogela; they are the parents of four children: Willie, Victoria, Sarai, and Abram.
 

In 1998, he later became the Minister of Music at Lawrenceville Seventh Day Adventist Church under the leadership of Horace Jones.
 

By 2000, Antonio was called to pastor and was ordained under the leadership of Pastors Jerry and Piper Davis of Pleasant Place Ministries. In 2001, he began serving as Senior Pastor at The Church of the Lord's Gospel in Stone Mountain, Georgia.
 

Pastor Antonio's vision extends far beyond what the natural eye can see. His carries a great burden for our youth today, which God has given the vision to open a youth empowerment center, geared toward empowering the whole man.