Ministry
Our Elders
Sam Vuckovich
Raised in Western Pennsylvania, Sam grew up in an Orthodox Christian home and serving in various church roles in his youth. Sam met his wife Robin in 1990 and were married in 1992. They have three children and five grandchildren. Sam is passionate about feeding people and doing Kingdom work. Sam and Robin lead a ministry in Prattville, AL named Feed My Sheep, that provides a hot meal, once a month to the community.
Robin Vuckovich
Raised in Western Pennsylvania, Robin grew up in an Assembly of God home and was regularly involved in church activities from her youth to teen aged years. Robin met her husband Sam in 1990 and were married in 1992. They have three children and five grandchildren. Robin is passionate about feeding people and doing Kingdom work. Robin and Sam lead a ministry in Prattville, AL named Feed My Sheep, that provides a hot meal, once a month to the community.
Ted Halley
DE-TRANSITION ER
Ted Halley grew up in Opelika and graduated from Auburn University. He is an USAF veteran of 24 years. Father to five adopted children and many grandchildren. After his children were grown, Ted bought into the Transgender lie and fully transitioned, (medically and legally) living as a "woman" for 12 years. In March of 2021 he was radically redeemed and delivered by Jesus Christ! Since then, he has de-transitioned back to "original".
Ted is grateful to God for saving him and feels called to share his testimony and the Truth about the Transgender agenda in these confused days. He has spoken at churches, podcasts and was the focus of an 1819 News article in 2022 shedding light on transgender issues. He is currently helping to fight and outlaw transgender medical treatments to minors in Alabama, Florida, Idaho, Oregon, Kentucky, Washington DC, Louisiana, and Montana. He was part of a documentary exposing this agenda in 2023. In 2024 he was part • Huntsville new clip testifying in a AL Senate Hearing.
Wanda Purvis
ABOUT OUR CHURCH MOTHER…
Mama Wanda has been a devoted disciple of Jesus Christ of Nazareth since 1984, when she began her journey of faith while studying in Bible Study Fellowship. A widowed mother of two grown children, two children by marriage, and a cherished grandson, her life reflects a deep commitment to both family and ministry.
Born in Oregon and raised in California, she made Montgomery, Alabama her home in 2012. Before settling there, she worked as a flight attendant for 11 years and later pursued higher education, earning two master’s degrees from Pensacola Christian College in 2009. With more than 30 years of experience as a Christian educator, Mama Wanda has poured her heart into teaching and nurturing others in the faith.
She joined Next Level Ministries in 2021 and, by God’s grace, was ordained as the Church Mother in March of 2022. Outside of ministry, Mama Wanda is a homesteader in Dalraida, where she tends to her chickens and fruit trees. She also joyfully serves her community by volunteering at her grandson’s Christian academy and at the Welcome Food Pantry in Millbrook.
Mama Wanda enjoys baking sourdough bread with freshly milled flour and treasures the simple joys of daily life. Her personal goal is to spend more time reading—especially the Word of God.
