Meet Our Assistant Pastor

God blessed Bishop Stacey with the gift of prophecy at an early age as well as playing the lead guitar by ear at the age of 10.  God called him to the ministry in 1985, and he was ordained as an Elder in 1996 serving under his father as Second Assistant Pastor.  In 2007, after the passing of his father, he became Assistant Pastor of Temple of Praise. He was later ordained a Bishop by the Apostolic Pentecostal Fellowship of Churches (APF) in 2018.  Besides regularly preaching and teaching the Word of God, and playing the guitar during each service, he has served as the leader of Men’s Ministry since 2007.  

Bishop Stacey is passionate about building up the Body of Christ as well as his local church by boldly proclaiming the Word of God, praying for others and ministering to all those with whom he comes in contact.

Yours in Christ,

Bishop Horace Stacey III

Assistant Pastor Stacey was born in Denver, Colorado and moved to Amarillo, Texas in 1977 when his father and mother, Bishop Horace Stacey, Jr. and Billie Stacey were called to Amarillo to pastor the Free Church of God In Christ In Jesus’ Name (which was later re-named Temple of Praise Community Church).  He graduated from Amarillo High School in 1987 and was a member of the varsity basketball team that won the State championship that year.  He earned an Associates Degree in Psychology from Clarendon Junior College in 1989.  He later went back to college to complete his pursuit of a Bachelor’s Degree and graduated from West Texas A&M University in 2023 with a degree in General Studies. 

He has worked with juveniles since 1994, retiring from the Youth Center of the High Plains in 2018, and is currently employed at Canyon High School. He married his childhood friend, Ravonnette in 1994 and together they raised their 2 sons, Horace (DJ) and Zachori Stacey, who both serve in the ministry.  Their family also consists of their daughter-in-love, Montaisha Stacey and granddaughter Malayah Stacey.