Lee Allen Jenkins is the founder and senior pastor of Eagle’s Nest Church in Roswell, Georgia. As a nationally recognized businessman, best-selling author, speaker, and financial advisor, the Lord has been preparing Lee for this assignment his entire life.
Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Lee accepted Christ and was baptized at a young age, but it wasn’t until he was an 18-year old freshman at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, that he fully committed his life to the Lordship of Jesus Christ and to serving in ministry.
While at the University of Tennessee, Lee was the president of Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). Under his leadership, FCA grew prodigiously, becoming the largest ministry on campus where hundreds of students came to know the Lord.
After graduating from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville with a B.A. degree, Lee was drafted by the New York Giants of the National Football League as a defensive back. When his football career was cut short by injuries, he entered the music industry where he served as the road manager for the Grammy Award winning gospel group, The Winans. He has also served as business advisor for gospel great, Kirk Franklin.
After his time in the music business, Lee entered the financial services industry where he had a stellar 24-year career and is still regarded by many as one of the country’s leading financial advisers, educators, and strategist. In 2003, On Wall Street Magazine referred to him as “one of the top financial advisers” in the industry.
As God was using Lee in the business world, he was still very active in ministry on the local church level. Lee served as an Elder at two churches over the last twenty five years. One of those churches grew from a few hundred people to 5,000 members in only a couple of years.
Additionally, in 2008,Gospel Today Magazine featured Lee on their cover as one of ten "New Kingdom Voices", citing his empowering sermons, seminars, books, and articles that teach people to handle money from a biblical perspective.
For over a decade, Lee has been in high demand as a teacher and preacher of God’s Word. Small and mega churches alike have benefited immensely from his engaging, biblically-sound, insightful, practical, and humorous style of presenting the Gospel.
Lastly, Lee (affectionately known as Pastor Lee) has been happily married to the love of his life; Martica, for close to 24 years. They have three “almost grown” children; a daughter Kristin, and two sons, Martin and Ryan.
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