We are the Luis PAlau association

Our diverse, global team exists to proclaim the Good News, unite the Church, and impact cities worldwide. We’ve had the great privilege of sharing the Gospel far and wide for more than 60 years—and the legacy lives on through the next generation of evangelists, Andrew and Wendy Palau.

It is our great joy to minister with, through, and for the local Church. It’s God’s design!

By God’s grace, we reach millions each week with a message of hope in Christ—through in-person festivals, digital outreaches, collaboration with a global network of evangelists, City Gospel Movements, and our Hope with God radio program.

Proclaiming the Gospel for over 60 years…

leaders who Love God & Love PEople.

Kevin Palau

President & CEO

Kevin joined LPA in 1985 and began directing the day-to-day operation of the ministry in the late 1990s. Under his leadership, LPA has united tens of thousands of churches in hundreds of cities to love and serve their communities and clearly share the Good News of Jesus.

His passion for holistic Gospel transformation and deep partnership have propelled Kevin to forge new strategies in global evangelism. During Kevin’s time at LPA he has also helped develop a global network of hundreds of partner evangelists and launched a City Gospel Movements effort that helps unite churches to serve their city and proclaim the Good News on an ongoing basis.

Kevin helps lead TogetherPDX, a sustainable, united movement of churches in Portland, Oregon. His book, Unlikely: Setting Aside Our Differences to Live Out the Gospel describes the ongoing impact of the movement.

Kevin lives in Beaverton, Oregon with his wife, Michelle, and enjoys serving on the boards of Alpha USA, Christians Against Poverty, and Transforming the Bay with Christ.

Andrew Palau

Evangelist

For more than 25 years Andrew Palau has played a key role in the ministry of the Luis Palau Association. He has been instrumental in building the LPA model for citywide outreach as an evangelist, director, and key team leader. He has guided campaigns, led church relations efforts, trained thousands of believers in friendship evangelism, and proclaimed the Good News of Jesus Christ in person to millions of individuals around the world through evangelistic festivals.

Andrew’s festivals have brought him and the Palau Association in partnership with thousands of churches in cities throughout Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, the Caribbean, and the United States.

His weekly radio broadcasts are heard by millions of people on thousands of radio outlets in dozens of countries. He is also the author of multiple books, including Secret Life of a Fool, a retelling of his personal journey to faith in Christ, and What is Christmas?, a groundbreaking evangelistic book published in China in 2012.

He and his wife, Wendy, have three children, Christopher, Jonathan, and Sadie. They live in Portland, Oregon, close to the world headquarters of the Palau ministry.

Wendy Palau

Evangelist

Wendy Palau shoulders a burden for the brokenhearted, born out of her own experience of loneliness, pain, and loss. While raised in a loving home on the island of Jamaica, her heart sought fulfillment and peace in all the wrong places.

At 25 years of age, God radically changed her life, and she found the true joy she had been longing for. She and her husband, Andrew, have since dedicated their lives to sharing this message of hope with hurting people around the world. For the past several years, they have led multiple festivals around the United States and the world, reaching millions of people.

Currently, Wendy leads outreaches to women around the world in the context of Palau Festivals. She shares the hope she has found in Christ through her own personal story. She also shares the Good News through Palau’s Hope with God Radio and digital evangelism efforts.

Her new book, Stories of Hope, shares unique and diverse stories from multiple different women from around the world, highlighting how Christ worked in their lives to bring hope in their darkest moments.

Hear the Heart of our Leaders

our Story In Snapshots…

Young Luis Palau dreamt of sharing the Gospel as he listened to Billy Graham preach on the radio from his home in Argentina.
At Bible College in Oregon, Luis and Pat Palau bonded over their passion for overseas missions, married, and began their shared dream of reaching the world with the hope of Christ.
Luis and Pat's family grew to include 4 sons who experienced global missions firsthand throughout their childhood.
Luis served as a Spanish interpreter for Billy Graham during his evangelistic crusade in Fresno, California. Luis began to learn from Rev. Graham about effectively reaching the world with the Gospel.
Luis spoke to 20,000 people at the Presidential Plaza in Bogotá, Colombia, on the opening day of his first large-scale evangelistic crusade.
For more than 65 years, Luis preached the Gospel—in more than 80 nations to an audience of more than 1 billion through media and live events. In 2021 passed away, leaving a legacy of deep love for God and people.
Beginning in 1999, Palau outreaches took on fresh vibrancy and relevancy under the direction of two of Luis's sons, Kevin and Andrew Palau. A new festival model was launched.
With the new festival model, came an increased focus on the local body of Christ uniting to serve the needs of the city. CityServe is a vital part of CityFest movements to this day!
Under the leadership of LPA's President and CEO, Kevin Palau, the organization has flourished and expanded to include sustainable City Gospel Movements, a global network of evangelists, and widescale digital evangelism ministry.
Andrew Palau responded to the Gospel in 1993 at his dad's crusade in Jamaica—where he also met his wife Wendy! Not long after, in prayer, he felt God's call on his life to proclaim the Good News.
By God's grace, evangelists Andrew and Wendy Palau reach millions each week with a message of hope in Christ—through in-person festivals, digital outreaches, and their radio program titled Hope with God.
The future looks bright and the mission is urgent. It is our great joy to serve alongside local churches, in unity, all over the world to proclaim the Good News and impact cities for the long term!