Alfonzo (Fonzie) Garcia is a graduate of RHEMA Bible Training Center. Since his graduation in 1989, he has served as a camp councelor, Food Service manager, and Program Director for Camp Dry Gulch, a branch of Willie George Ministries in Tulsa, OK.

Deanna Garcia has worked in children's ministry since she was in high school. Her love of children drew her to Camp Dry Gulch as a camp counselor. She met the love of her life there and they married in 1990. She continued to serve at Camp Dry Gulch as the Genreal Store Manager working with Fonzie.

In 1992, they returned to Mississippi and worked as Children's Church Pastors at New Testament Fellowship Church in Pearl. Fonzie and his family relocated to Laurel in January 2004 and voluteered in the Children's Church Ministry of Grace Covenant. This past August, Fonzie and Deanna became the Children's Church Pastors at Grace. In addition to his role in Children's Church, Fonzie also plays the drums for weekly worship services. They have two beautiful daughters, Abigail (8) and Isabelle (4).

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