Kenneth Copeland Bible College (KCBC) alumni Jonathan and Rebecca Davis recently became the lead pastors of Life Tabernacle of Shreveport in Louisiana. This marked a significant moment not only in their lives, but in the history of Life Tabernacle.
This is where Jerry Savelle first heard a man named Kenneth Copeland preach about faith. That moment marked Savelle and the trajectory of his life forever. He surrendered his life to God and never looked back, impacting millions of lives around the globe during his lifetime.
Savelle’s life on earth ended in 2024; however, the legacy and connection between Kenneth Copeland Ministries (KCM) and Jerry Savelle lives on.
Davis and his wife, Rebecca, moved to Fort Worth, Texas, from Louisiana in 2018 to attend KCBC. They are graduates of the inaugural class of 2020.
When asked what drew them to enroll at KCBC, Jonathan stated it was the level of faith taught from KCM that caught their attention.
“It takes faith to receive anything and everything from the Lord, and I wanted to be an expert,” said Jonathan. “I wanted to be equipped to help teach people to live a life of faith.”
Even moving to Texas required faith for the couple. “The Lord led us to quit everything to go to school at KCBC,” said Jonathan, who was a fire captain at their local fire department. Rebecca was a dental hygienist.
Laying their careers aside, they obeyed the Lord and trusted Him to provide for them and their two young children. Within one month, two separate people contacted them to give money toward their schooling. The total amount? $14,000—the exact cost for two people to attend Kenneth Copeland Bible College at that time. “Neither donor knew what the other had done,” said Rebecca.
A Calling to Pastor
While enrolled at KCBC, the Davises planned to travel and minister after graduation. They researched RV living in preparation for what they “wanted” to do, as Jonathan said. “I knew all the time that I was called to pastor, but I was running from it.”
After graduating in 2020 with their Associates of Biblical Studies, Jonathan served as the Disaster Relief Coordinator at KCM while Rebecca worked for KCBC.
It was during a deployment to Mayfield, Kentucky, when the Lord showed Jonathan that his time leading relief teams for KCM was fulfilling his desire to have a traveling ministry. “Only a short time later, the Lord asked me to begin preparing to move home to Benton, LA, to pastor,” said Jonathan.
Following God’s leading, they planted a church in Bossier City, LA. In February 2025, they sensed they were supposed to merge their church with another congregation, but they didn’t know what that meant. “We began trusting by faith that the Lord would show us what to do, and in August of this year, it came to pass with Life Tabernacle of Shreveport,” said Jonathan.
Jonathan and Rebecca Davis stepped into the role of lead pastors. They embraced the connection between this church’s history and the legacy of Kenneth Copeland and Jerry Savelle.
“I grew up in a neighboring city to Shreveport and had heard of Life Tabernacle my whole life,” said Jonathan. “I had heard the story told by Brother Copeland and by Brother Savelle. I guess the significance of that story stood out to me because of the connection to my hometown.”
Since taking the lead as pastors at Life Tabernacle, their congregation has seen an increase in attendance of about 75%. “God is moving quickly, and the things we learned at KCBC are coming in handy,” said Jonathan. “Operating in excellence is one of the greatest things we learned that we’re using in ministry today.”
“Kenneth Copeland Bible College prepared us in more ways than we could have ever expected,” Rebecca added. “We didn’t just receive knowledge; we discovered our calling while we were there. Those principles continue to guide us in the way we pastor and lead today.”
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