Steve Uppal was born in Wolverhampton in 1974. At the age
of five he gave his life to the Lord. It was prophesied
that he would travel the world preaching and at thirteen
he committed to a wholehearted Christian walk, challenging
his friends to examine their lives and to commit totally
to the Lord.
They started to get together to pray and to read the Bible.
By 1988 the group, led by Steve, began to feel challenged
to take the “uncompromised gospel” to others.
They called themselves “Christian Warriors.”
They began to plan their evangelistic activities at weekends
and at school holidays and were soon visiting churches and
youth events up and down the country.
Through the late 1990’s, Steve’s work with the
Warriors grew to encompass a number of different activities.
As well as becoming involved in local church leadership
and youth networking, Steve founded a training school as
a pilot programme for one year. In 1999, he began working
on a part-time basis for CfAN as an events organiser - work
which took him to Africa, to experience first-hand the impact
of mass crusades.
In November 2000 he began work as Associate Minister of
All Nations Christian Centre in Wolverhampton, England,
and in May 2001 he was asked to take on the role of Pastor.
At All Nations he has brought a new vision to the church
based on a “militant” Christianity that wants
to see the Kingdom of God forcefully advanced across all
nations. The “three pillars” of the church are
now overseas missions, actively engaging with all levels
of the community through social action, and the training
and development of disciples.
Steve is married to Esther.
They have four children – Bethany, born in 1998,
Sophia, born in 2000, Joel, born in 2003 and Judah born
in 2005.
A devoted wife to Pastor Steve and a loving mother to
Bethany, Sophia, Joel and Judah, Esther Uppal epitomises
the virtuous woman mentioned in Proverbs 31. She is a
constant source of love and support to Pastor Steve, and
has committed herself to bringing their children up in
the ways of the Lord.
Esther currently leads the Ladies Ministry of All Nations
Christian Centre. Her humility, warmth and genuine love
for God and people have led her to touching many lives.
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