SENIOR PASTOR
Gerron & Tami Ayento
Gerron and Tami have had the distinct honor of ministering in different capacities since 1990 with the Church of God. Each were raised in pastor’s homes and have spent their lives committed to the calling placed before them. They met at Northwest Bible College in 1984 and married in 1987, and then transferred to Lee College where Pastor Gerron graduated in 1989. He later graduated with a Master of Arts degree in Professional Counseling from Liberty University in 2014, earning high distinction honors.
Gerron, with Tami at his side, has served on several boards and committees within the Church of God, including State Youth Boards, State Council, State Music Committees, and Senior Adult commission. Tami has served on the State Women’s Board, Senior Adult Commission and has been very active in state music participation.
They have served as Youth Pastors, Music Pastors, Executive Pastors and Senior Pastors. Their sincere desire at Good Shepherd is to love the people in the Pahokee area and share the good news of Christ for every persons lives who will accept it.
CHILDREN’S TEAM
We have an amazing team of teachers that work with our children’s ministry. Children between the ages of 4-11 enjoy music and a message during the morning service times that is created just for them. It is exciting to learn about the Lord and this team makes sure that children know how much fun it can be to LOVE the Lord.
EXECUTIVE PASTOR
Rev. Aaron Guy
Reverend Aaron & his wife Amanda are from the Glades area. They met through church activities and married in 2000. They have three wonderful sons and three fur babies. They enjoy being part of the Good Shepherd team and assisting the Pastor in any area needed. Pastor Aaron works as a High School Bible teacher at The Shepherd’s School; you can find both of them serving in the capacity of greeters on Sunday mornings.
ASSOCIATE PASTOR
Rev. George “Buck” Jones
Reverend Buck and his wife Tamey have been married since 1990, they first became members of Good Shepherd Church of God in 1997. They have served on the Missions Commission since their appointment in 2000. Buck and their oldest son Jonathan have traveled to Uruguay with the GSCOG missions team and eagerly looks forward to his next missions trip. Buck became an ordained minister in the Church of God in 2022. Although they are both active in various areas of ministry, Buck serves as the Associate Pastor as well as director of the men’s ministry “Forged” and Tamey serves as the principal of The Shepherd’s School. They are co-directors of the young adult ministry “R.I.O.T”. When asked, they both say that they love what they do and always want to be used by the Lord for Kingdom work. “Join us for service, there is a seat on our pew”.