President / Director, Pastor Ralph Egyud
Susan Egyud, co-director
Ralph and Sue Egyud are the current directors and senior leaders of The Altar International House of Prayer.
Ralph has been worshiping Jesus since 1973. After 15 years in retail management, God led him into his current career as a school Music teacher in 1993. Active at The Altar since its inception in 2000, Ralph and Sue lead the Sunday morning and evening sessions.
The Sunday evening team has been focusing on praying for houses of prayer since October 2007. As an outgrowth of this prayer, the Egyuds have toured 40 states and 6 Canadian provinces over the past 6 summers, visiting over 140 prayer rooms and connecting with close to 200 different prayer ministries.
One result of these journeys is the development of the www.24-7prayerlist.com website, listing up-to-date addresses, phones, websites and contact information for over 600 prayer ministries in the USA and abroad. We hope that houses of prayer will use these contacts to build relationships with each other and become one dynamic body.
Ralph also helps organize communications and events for the Pennsylvania House of Prayer Network (PA HOP NET), which grew partly out of the Sunday evening HOP prayer sessions.
Ralph and Sue are national directors representing the HOP movement on the United States National Prayer Council, the nation's largest network of prayer leaders.
Ralph has been worshiping Jesus since 1973. After 15 years in retail management, God led him into his current career as a school Music teacher in 1993. Active at The Altar since its inception in 2000, Ralph and Sue lead the Sunday morning and evening sessions.
The Sunday evening team has been focusing on praying for houses of prayer since October 2007. As an outgrowth of this prayer, the Egyuds have toured 40 states and 6 Canadian provinces over the past 6 summers, visiting over 140 prayer rooms and connecting with close to 200 different prayer ministries.
One result of these journeys is the development of the www.24-7prayerlist.com website, listing up-to-date addresses, phones, websites and contact information for over 600 prayer ministries in the USA and abroad. We hope that houses of prayer will use these contacts to build relationships with each other and become one dynamic body.
Ralph also helps organize communications and events for the Pennsylvania House of Prayer Network (PA HOP NET), which grew partly out of the Sunday evening HOP prayer sessions.
Ralph and Sue are national directors representing the HOP movement on the United States National Prayer Council, the nation's largest network of prayer leaders.
Vice President & Treasurer, Ryan Fitzsimmons
Ryan spent a season in the International House of Prayer, Kansas City in the early years learning the prayer models and serving on a worship team with his violin.
Ryan has been one of the pillars in The Altar IHOP and has been involved in a variety of roles over the years. He as a deep desire for the things of God and to see the Kingdom become a reality.
Pastor Lance Rhoades
Lance Rhoades is pastor of Tree of Life Open Bible Church in Pittsburgh, PA. He was born in McKeesport, PA. His spiritual senses were opened after a profound experience shortly after the suicide of his uncle. He has devoted his life to helping people embrace the supernatural in order that they might be set free from negative spiritual forces influencing their lives.
Lance has been called a modern day mystic by many. He has studied dreams and the revelatory realm for over twelve years. His desire is not to get all the credit, but to empower others with the same ability to do what he does. He has released many in their own personal prophetic flow. You will almost always see someone with Lance wherever he is. He takes every opportunity to train others and show them how to activate their spiritual gifts within them.
He is continually looking outside of the box of normal humanity in order to help others experience the divine.
Pastor Ray Martinez
We are thrilled to have Pastor Ray Martinez join the board of The Altar. Ray is the pastor of Living Waters Church in Meadville. His wife, Marti, is the worship pastor at LWC. More on the Martinez family soon!
We are thrilled to have Pastor Ray Martinez join the board of The Altar. Ray is the pastor of Living Waters Church in Meadville. His wife, Marti, is the worship pastor at LWC. More on the Martinez family soon!