Bill Winston is the visionary Founder and Pastor of Living Word Christian Center, a 20,000 member church located in Forest Park, Illinois, and Tuskegee Christian Center in Tuskegee, Alabama. Other entities under his leadership include: the Joseph Business School, with eleven schools at partnership locations across the U.S. and internationally; Living Word School of Ministry and Missions; the Forest Park Plaza (a 32-acre shopping mall) and Washington Plaza (in Tuskegee); Living Word Christian Academy, and Golden Eagle Aviation among others.

He’s the Founder of Bill Winston Ministries (a ministry outreach that shares the Gospel through television, radio, and other media), and President and Founder of Faith Ministries Alliance (FMA), an alliance of more than 500 churches and ministries under the covering of Dr. Winston in the U.S. and overseas.

Before starting a business career and later a full-time ministry, Bill served six years as a fighter pilot in the United States Air Force, receiving numerous awards, including The Distinguished Flying Cross, The Air Medal for performance in combat and Squadron Top Gun Award. He received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Friends International Christian University.

Bill is married to Veronica and is the father of three children Melody, Allegra, and David and grandfather to eight.