| Pastor Joseph S. Toomey III was born in
Liberia, West Coast of Africa and at the age of ten, came to
the United States to live with his father who had come to
the states a few years earlier and lived in St. Albans, NY
seeking a better lifestyle for he and his family. During his
childhood years in NY, and in an effort to fit in being
driven by the pressure of his piers at school, Joseph did
what ever was necessary to become one of the boys. This
lifestyle led him to join his peers cutting classes and
smoking cigarettes and doing other unpleasant things.
After a long life of this crazy lifestyle and having been
gifted with musical talent, Pastor Toomey joined a band and
played for many years and lived an even crazier lifestyle
which led him further away from the presence and the calling
of God in his life. One day he cried out to the Lord and
said Jesus if you deliver me from this craziness, I will
serve you for the rest of my life.
November 29th of 1990 he surrendered his life to the Lord
and has served him since becoming a student of the Word of
God, then a worship leader, a teacher, a preacher, and an
evangelist. At the present time, Pastor Toomey is a Licensed
and Ordained Pastor in the State of Florida and has acquired
several Licenses including Arno Profile Christian
Counseling, Suicide Intervention, and has had years of
training in the area of substance abuse, as well as 18 years
of intensive training in the Word of God.
Pastor Toomey’s messages cater to everyday living
bringing strength and encouragement to others through the
Word of God. Pastor Toomey is a singer/songwriter and has
recently released his first CD entitled; The Lord is in this
place which is now available for purchase. Pastor Toomey is
the Founder and Chairman of Great Commission Fellowship
Center.
Pastor Daisy Astacio-Toomey is a native New Yorker
whose parents were both born in Ponce Puerto Rico. Pastor
Daisy has also had her share of life’s experience but in a
different light. She was raised with both of her parents
along with her five brothers in a Christian home and is the
youngest of the bunch. In her early twenties Pastor Daisy
got married and had two wonderful boys but like many
marriages, it did not work out leaving her alone with two
little ones to take care of. Shortly thereafter, Pastor
Daisy joined a Christian Organization called Redemption
Ministry in New York and began to teach Sunday school where
she later became the Superintendent.
Pastor Daisy and Joseph first encountered within this
ministry and were later wedded and have been married for
almost 13 years and have a beautiful 9 year old son named
Brandon Toomey. Pastor Daisy has since had compassion for
women that are struggling to make it and has become an
encouragement to them and a great leader, teacher, and
counselor.
Pastor Daisy attended Baruch College and is also a
Licensed and Ordained Minister of the Lord and also has an
Arno Profile Christian Counseling License and together
Pastor Joseph and Daisy are known as the Dynamic-Duo. |
