Archbishop Dr. Sterling Lands II
Presiding Bishop of Family Life International Fellowship and Archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. John the Baptist.
Archbishop's Council
Forty years of pastoral leadership
Dr. Lands pastors and supports pastors in the USA, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Kenya, South Africa, Canada, Pakistan, India, Haiti and the UK.
- Founding Pastor, Greater Calvary Bible Church, Austin
- Co-Founder, International Conference of Bishops
- Author of Better Choices and The Integrity Screen
- Participant in the 1961 civil rights sit-in protests
Biography
About Dr. Lands
Dr. Sterling Lands II is Presiding Bishop of Family Life International Fellowship and Archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. John the Baptist, Evangelical Episcopal Communion. He is Co-Founder of the International Conference of Bishops Inc. and the Founding Pastor of Greater Calvary Bible Church of Austin, Texas.
Ministry and enterprise
Dr. Lands brings 40 years of pastoral ministry and executive leadership, along with 25 years of corporate experience as a Process Control Engineer, Director of Engineering and Director of Operations. He is a Licensed Professional Control System Engineer and CEO of ANAK Consultants, Inc., and the author of Better Choices and The Integrity Screen.
He leads Greater Calvary Rites of Passage, Inc., which develops character-centered leaders, and Rites of Passage Development, Inc., focused on low-income housing and economic development.
Civic and civil rights leadership
Dr. Lands has chaired the Austin Parks and Recreation Board, co-chaired the Austin Planning Commission, and served on the Austin Ethics Review Commission and the first Austin Police Oversight Commission. He served as National President of the Association for Nonviolent Social Change of America and Missouri State President of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change. He took part in the 1961 sit-in protests, led the 1980 protest for equitable treatment and higher academic standards for Black students in University City, Missouri, and served as President of the East Side Social Action Coalition in Austin.
Education and family
Dr. Lands holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology from Southern University A&M School of Engineering and Technology in Baton Rouge, and a Doctor of Divinity from Master's International School of Divinity in Evansville, Indiana. He and Deaconess Mable L. Lands married in 1967; they have two sons and ten grandchildren. He is committed to strengthening the family as a Kingdom priority.