Living Water Community Church Leadership
Living Water Community Church is blessed to have a leadership team who are truly dedicated to Christ and accomplishing His will. Following are brief bio's of our leadership team and their qualifications for ministry.
Pastor Rick & Deborah Thompson
Lead Pastor & Woman's Ministry Director
Pastor Rick is the Lead Pastor of Living Water Community Church, a multicultural fellowship in Ft. Lauderdale Florida. He is a graduate of Palm Beach Atlantic University with a Bachelor of Arts in Ministry. Pastor Rick was ordained into the Gospel Ministry on November 9th, 1997 and He, his wife and family have been in full-time ministry in South Florida since then. Under his innovative leadership, there has been dramatic growth in the ministries of Living Water and in the lives of those who place their trust in Christ. His ministry has been described as authentic, genuine, practical and intensely passionate. Pastor Rick’s relevant style of communication serves to enable listeners to come into an ever-growing personal relationship with God. Pastor Rick and his wife Deborah have been married since 1988 and have four beautiful children, Amanda, Ricky, Caleb, and Brittany.
Pastor Sean & Shelly Ogilvie
Worship Experience Pastor | Production
Pastor Sean is the Worship Experience Pastor of LWCC and oversees our Production teams, shoulder to shoulder with his wife Shelly. They have a passion to utilize avenues of technology to extend the reach of the Gospel. They believe we serve an excellent God and strive for excellence in whatever they do. A man and woman of faith, they embrace God’s promises, standing on His word. Pastor Sean and his wife Shelly have been married since 2005 and have three super, awesome, amazing sons.
Pastor Steve & Lena Diaz
Welcome & Greeter Coordinators
Pastor Steve and Lena have been married for 38 years. They both attended Kingdom Builders Bible College and it is the Joy of their lives to able to do the Lords work! They both serve as teachers of the good news, parents, and grandparents! They are dedicated to living by His grace, and preaching and teaching to live up to their full potential in Christ with humor, warmth, transparency and strength in our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus. Acts 20:32 "And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified."
Maegan Melody
Executive Assistant & Office Manager
Maegan started attending LWCC while she was in high school. Since then she has served on multiple ministries including Children’s, Youth, Dance and the Worship ministries. She has been the Executive Assistant at LWCC since 2017. Maegan has recently attained her Associates Degree at Broward College and is working on her Bachelors in Psychology at Florida Atlantic University. She recently gotten married to her husband, Dylan. She has a huge heart for children and helping others in any way that she can!
Janice Scott
Hospitality Coordinator
Janice received her Childcare Training in Jamaica almost 30 years ago. After meeting the standards of DCF here in Florida, she can proudly say that 24 years later, she is still able to fulfill her passion of working with children! Through Hospitality at Living Water Community, she has been able to not only serve our precious children, but also our adult members. Janice always gives a warm welcome, a call, or even a warm meal (hers are the best) to serve God's people. She is a true Christ ambassador, and her actions communicate who she represents!
Dawn Ivey
Dance Team Coordinator
Dawn accepted the Lord as her Savior as a child & she still loves Him day by day. She considered herself blessed to be able to serve as the leader of the dance ministry at Living Water, since 2006. Dawn has a servant's heart as she works as a nurse. She loves to help all those she comes into contact with. She has a desire to continue lifting up the Lord in Spirit & in truth in this area & serve with other ministries in the fulfilling of the vision for this church!
Brittany Thompson
Kids Ministry Director & Graphic Artist
Brittany is a gifted artist and loves working with children! She is currently working on her bachelor's degree in addition to being the graphic designer and kids ministry director for the church. She enjoys spending time with her family, creating works of art, and reading novels.