Empower was founded in 2012 by Pastor Bob (Buddy) Walker Jr. who has a life time of service in ministry beginning with 6 years missionary service abroad, and 35 years pastoring  inter-denominational churches. Buddy has traveled extensively leading world-wide missions and church planting endeavors.

Buddy felt a call to missions at age 16 and made his first short-term mission trip to Mexico at age 19. He graduated from the Spanish Language School of Guadalajara, Mexico and received his theological training from the El Calvario International Bible College in Guatemala, C.A.  He has planted churches, served as senior pastor of 4 churches and also currently serves as the executive director of the Empower School of Discipleship and World Missions.

Developing leaders and team ministries for effective community outreach, new church plantings, pastoral care of churches and world missions is the focus of Buddy’s ministry.