Bishop Lloyd L. Faulknor
Senior Pastor
Lloyd Leslie Faulknor was born in the parish of Manchester, Jamaica to Mr. Thomas Samuel and Mrs. Inez Faulknor. He attended St. Paul’s primary school where he received his childhood education; later he pursued a career in automotive engineering. In 1974, he migrated to the United States where he continued his passion and career in automobiles by completing a course of study with certification at Lincoln Technical Institute. Subsequently, the Lord led him through a career change by allowing him to work for the United States Postal Service, a position he held for sixteen years.
In 1975 he accepted the Lord Jesus Christ under the leadership of the late Bishop H. J. Taylor. He received the Holy Spirit exactly one month after his baptism. His zeal for the Lord propelled him to serve in all areas of ministry. Brother Lloyd Faulknor served as the Sunday school bus driver, teacher, choir member, and youth president at the local and district levels. During this time, he was appointed and ordained as a Minister. While working in ministry, Minister Lloyd Faulknor found his wife, Sister Paulette Graham, and they wed in 1980. Together, their union produced four children; Kevin, Camille, Katerina, and Carrece and four grandchildren: Zuriel, Elias, Zemira, and Malachi.
In 1983, Minister Lloyd Faulknor was ordained to the office of an Elder by the late Presiding Bishop William S. Barnes Sr. of the Rehoboth Apostolic Church of God in Christ Jesus organization. In 1985, he was led by the Lord to start a ministry called First United Tabernacle Church in Orange, New Jersey. He was later ordained as an Overseer by the late Presiding Bishop Monroe R. Saunders Sr. of the United Church of Jesus Christ (Apostolic) in the year 2000. In June of 2003, he was consecrated to the office of Bishop. He supported the Lloyd L. Faulknor School of Biblical Studies in Liberia, Africa—a well-recognized and certified college where young men and women can obtain a degree in theology for many years.
Bishop Lloyd L. Faulknor is the Presiding Bishop of ACTS United Church International, Inc. (AUCI). and the Senior Pastor of its headquarters church in Orange, New Jersey. He is a diligent worker both naturally and spiritually. He has a great vision for the work of God both on a local and international level. Wherever there is a need, he is ready to answer the call. Bishop Faulknor certainly has the heart of a shepherd and unquestionably commands the admiration and full support of the FUTIM & AUCI church family at large.