02/13/2026
The Gulfhaven Seventh-day Adventist Church welcomes Pastor Emmanuel Abar and his family! Pastor Abar has been installed as our new pastor by the Texas Conference of Seventh-day Adventists as of January 24, 2026. We are welcoming him and his family with full faith in God's leading in his ministry. God has led this beautiful family to our church, and we have welcomed them with open arms and warm hearts. We pray for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon Pastor Abar and his family as they continue to fulfill His purposes for their lives. We pray for renewal and revival at Gulfhaven by the power of the Holy Spirit working in and through each of us. As we walk together into this new chapter of ministry and worship and service at Gulfhaven, may God lead and guide and may the name of Jesus be honored and glorified in all our actions.
Getting to Know Pastor Emmanuel Abar:
Pastor Emmanuel Abar is an ordained minister of the Seventh-day Adventist Church with a rich background in pastoral ministry, theological education, and chaplaincy. Originally from Nigeria, Pastor Abar sensed God’s call to ministry at the age of twenty-three. While preparing to enroll in a Pentecostal Bible school, he became deeply convicted by the biblical truths of the Three Angels’ Messages and was baptized into the Seventh-day Adventist Church. That same year, he entered Adventist ministry, beginning a lifelong commitment to preaching, teaching, and pastoral care.
Pastor Abar has served faithfully as a pastor in Nigeria and later in the United States. His ministry in the U.S. has included service as an adjunct faculty member at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University, pastoral ministry within the Allegheny East Conference, and most recently as pastor of the Houston United African Seventh-day Adventist Church under the Texas Conference. Academically, he holds a Bachelor’s degree in
Theology, a Master of Divinity, and a PhD in Religion (Church History), all from Andrews University. He is also a professionally trained clinical chaplain and currently serves as a volunteer chaplain at Houston Methodist Hospital in the Texas Medical Center.
Pastor Abar is happily married to Oluwabukola Abar, a community developer, his best friend, and partner in ministry for over twenty-three years. Together, they are blessed with two children, Angel and Michael. As a family, the Abars have dedicated their lives to the service of God and His people, and look forward to walking with their new congregation in faith, mission, and spiritual growth.
