Pastor Walter August, Jr.
He was born in Lafayette, Louisiana on January 28, 1959 and grew up in Abbeville, La. Upon completing high school in 1977, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corp where he faithfully served through 1983. In 1984, he joined First City Bank Corporate Security Group and attended the Professional Management Training
School reaching the position of Security Specialist in 1991.
In 1992, Pastor August professed his calling into the gospel ministry under the leadership of Dr. E.L. Lott, Senior Pastor of True Light Missionary Baptist Church in Houston. He was employed by LaSalle Partners Asset Management Company and served as their Director of Security through 1996.
In 1994, Pastor August organized and founded Bethel Family Baptist Church along with his wife, three sons, and six committed adults. Today Bethel’s Family serves over 3,000 families, through 50 different ministries. He also served 7 ½ at Sugar Creek Baptist Church as their Missions Pastor. He has place Bethel’s Family on the
frontline of every major disaster in and around these United States, impacting over a million people!
Through Pastor August leadership over 9000 people has traveled to Belize, India, Angola, Africa, Kenya, Africa, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Haiti, Hawaii, Czech Republic, doing evangelism training, medical clinics, and developing church leadership teams. He attended Southwestern Theological
Seminary in Houston and received Honorary Doctorates of Divinity from Saint Thomas Christian College in Jacksonville, Florida and Encourager Bible College & Seminary in India.
In 2003, Pastor August started Bethel’s Heavenly Hands Food Pantry and Clothing Center. Heavenly Hands is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that has grown tremendously over the years and now serves over 17,000
people in the community per month.
In 2004, Pastor August came to Bethel’s Family full-time and the ministry flourished under his leadership. In 2006, his care and concern for families in the surrounding communities compelled him to create Bethel’s Place. Bethel’s Place is a separate 501(c)3 Community Development and Empowerment Center that serves over 4000 people a week. In August 2010, he opened the doors to Bethel’s Family Christian Academy offering a viable faith-based learning environment to young families in the community for teaching and developing their
children.
Pastor August started “The Nehemiah Projects of Acadiana” a non-profit organization in Abbeville, La. that is transforming the lives of families throughout the Acadiana area.
Pastor August is married to Ruby Jewel for almost 36 years! They have three sons: (Walter III, wife-Tanecia Patrick, Alex, wife-Marcie and they have eleven grandchildren.
