Randy Valimont, Senior Pastor of Exciting First Assembly of God in Griffin, Georgia, is a native of Johnson City, New York. He spent many of his childhood years in Norfolk, Virginia and in Charleston, South Carolina. He is married to Jelly Jordan Valimont of McMinnville, Tennessee. They have three daughters, Jordan, Danielle, and Alayna. Pastor and Mrs. Valimont are both graduates of Southeastern University of Lakeland, Florida. He received his Doctor of Religious Philosophy degree in 2007 from Beulah Heights Bible College of Atlanta, Georgia and in 2006 from Logos Graduate School of Jacksonville, FL. In 1993, they relocated to Griffin, Georgia where they accepted the position as Senior Pastor of Griffin First Assembly of God.

During Pastor Valimont’s ministry at Griffin First Assembly, more than twenty thousand souls have dedicated their lives to Jesus Christ through the ministries of the church. The church has grown from 400 to over 4,000 in Sunday morning worship attendance.

Pastor Valimont has served on the World Missions Board of the Assemblies of God and is currently an Executive Presbyter of the Georgia District Assemblies of God and General Presbyter for the General Council of the Assemblies of God. He is also on the Board of Regents at Southeastern University, his alma mater. In addition to these responsibilities, Pastor Valimont serves on the following boards: CIS Bible School Board of Regents Chairman, International Media Ministry, Asian Compassionate Touch Foundation, Georgia District Missions Director, Cutting Edge International, and Northwood Assembly Board of Overseers.

Recently, Pastor Valimont saw a great need in the church world to teach pastors and churches how to generate income for new buildings and special projects. In response to that need, Pastor Valimont created a partnership ministry with other pastors called Church Consulting Group of which he serves as president. At the heart of CCG is the desire to help pastors and their churches fulfill their monetary goals necessary for the advancement of their particular project.

Pastor Valimont has also made himself available to pastors and their boards for teaching and mentoring leadership, stewardship, governing and servanthood principles. Many pastors and their boards have been truly blessed by this particular ministry.

Pastor Valimont has preached in more than forty nations of the world. He has been featured on the Injoy Life Club, the 700 Club, American Family Radio, Global Pastors Network, and Trinity Broadcasting Network. He is a much sought after preacher, leader, author, and conference speaker.