FOUNDERS

We recognize the authority of God and realize that we are shepherds who serve under the Chief Shepherd, Jesus Christ. We desire to devote ourselves to prayer and the ministry of the Word. Our passion and goal is to equip the believers for the work of the ministry until we all attain maturity in the fullness of Christ.

Kevin & Mariella Kazemi, Founders

Lead Pastor Kevin and his wife Mariella, who serves as Identity’s worship director, met at a discipleship training school in Cape Town. Their calling to the nations comes naturally as Kevin was born in Iran and grew up in Sweden, while Mariella is from The Netherlands. Together, they have traveled to over 45 nations. After spending seven years as missionaries in South Africa, they responded to the call to move to the U.S. and planted Identity Church in Ohio. They have been blessed with four children, and as a family, they passionately pursue God’s presence while continually challenging His people to be kingdom-focused. kevin@identitychurch.org

Billy Druckenbrod

Larry & LaVerne Kreider, Spiritual Parents

Larry and LaVerne Kreider have served together in Christian ministry and leadership for over 50 years. As founders of DOVE International, a worldwide family of churches and ministries, that has successfully used the New Testament “house to house” strategy of building the church with small groups for over four decades. Larry served fifteen years as senior pastor of DOVE Christian Fellowship in Pennsylvania, growing from a single small group of believers to over 2,300 in ten years. Today, DOVE believers meet in over 1100 local churches and thousands of small groups in 27 nations on five continents. Larry and LaVerne started ministry in 1971, helping to found a youth ministry called “Lost But Found” that targeted the unchurched youth in their community of northern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.