Leadership

 Apostle Ron A. Domina

Apostle Ron was raised in an Assemblies of God church in Hudson Falls, NY and recognized the call of God on his life at a young age. He graduated from Zion Bible Institute in 1965 and became a pastor at the age of 21. For more than 30 years, he served as the senior pastor of Bethel Christian Fellowship in Rochester, NY. He now provides apostolic oversight to Bethel and a network of congregations and ministries under the umbrella of Lifenet Apostolic Network. 

In the early 1990s, God began stirring in Apostle Ron’s heart the need to connect and form relationships with other pastors and denominations. This stirring was confirmed when he attended a meeting in which Robert Schuller presented a teaching titled, “Structures, Alliances, and Coalitions,” that outlined an apostolic call to form relational linkages that crossed denominational lines. It was in this season that he led Bethel to transition to an apostolic church government with five-fold ministry at its core. Following the new establishment of the five-fold government structure of Bethel, other leaders began to seek Apostle Ron for counsel, relationship, and covering, which led to the birth of Lifenet Apostolic Network. 

One of the most notable accomplishments throughout the 2000's has been Apostle Ron's work to build regional support for Israel and the Jewish people.  Connection with Pastor John Hagee and Christians United for Israel (CUFI) brought about the establishment of the Night to Honor Israel in Rochester, beginning in 2006.  Through this annual event, new lines of communication and relationship have formed with the Jewish community locally and nationally. Along with his friend Rabbi Shaya Kilimnick, Apostle Ron partnered to lead a tour to Israel in 2010.  His leadership role continues today as the Regional 10 Director of CUFI.

In addition to being a spiritual father to countless pastors and leaders, Apostle Ron was married for almost 58 years to his beautiful wife Karen who went to be with the Lord on June 11, 2023. Together, they’ve raised 3 sons and 2 daughters and now have 12 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.

Recently, Apostle Ron, was married to Judy Hoomans, whose late husband, Jurjen Hoomans, went to be with the Lord on September 13, 2019. Jurjen had served on staff at Bethel for approximately eight years in the 90s.

Apostle Ron & Judy look forward to all the Lord will do through their ministry and their network of ministers and friends.