Our Story

 Our founding pastors, John & Judy Wilcox, started out in life searching for a truth that would transform their lives. They were young and adventurous, asking God for more in this life, Throughout this journey, they realized what they were looking for was right in front of them. The answers were within the Bible that God left us as a guide into a victorious life of faith through the teaching of faith. They began serving the Lord through the helps ministry at a local word of faith church. This would train them for their future ministry, known today as John Wilcox Ministries.  Through this, their mission is to reach the world for Jesus, demonstrating a message of faith to receive everything God has given us. To continue their world vision, they later started Faith Alive Family Church in Okeechobee as a base church. It was through a dream God had given John that led to the naming of the church. He was given the verse Romans 6:11 that we would "be alive to God through Christ."

At Faith Alive, the message of God's love and faith to believe in the impossible, while being empowered by the Holy Spirit to do all things in this life are preached. We are called to live a victorious life filled with his presence to let our light shine to a hopeless and lost world.

The local Okeechobee campus is determined to see the impacts of Christ within the people. It is then that transformation takes place, through the teaching of faith demonstrated by the Holy Spirit. We are to live a life beyond the normal and experience the extraordinary and supernatural that God has intended for His children. This is received through the word of God, illuminated only through revelation.

We seek revival in every home across Okeechobee and beyond. It is God's desire that we reach more and do more than ever before. To achieve this, faith and dedication will be needed from the people God has placed in our local body. Through this, the work Jesus instructed us and commissioned us to do will continue, that is: go into the whole world to share the gospel. We love people and we love to help Christ.