Our Leaders
Georgian and Winnie Banov
GCSSM Founders
Lovingly referred to as the “Joy Apostles,” Georgian and Winnie Banov are a radical team with a powerful message. They travel extensively conducting revival meetings and conferences worldwide. There is a strong anointing and tangible sense of the presence of God during their exuberant, joyful praise and deep, intimate worship. They deliver a powerful message to the Body of Christ based on fresh revelations from the Epistles of Paul. Their presentation of the Gospel is with rare clarity and depth causing changed lives, healing and freedom from the past and religious bondages. Signs, wonders, and the impartation of the manifest presence of Christ in the heart of the believers always accompany their preaching of the Word.
Our Team
Maryann Vangor
Maryann Vangor was an Elementary School teacher in Christian schools for 20 years – where she deposited God’s amazing heart of friendship and love to each student. Upon moving to Pennsylvania she became a part of the Global Celebration Team. She carries God’s heart of compassion inside of her. She is excited to be a part of the administration of GCSSM. Since GCSSM began, she believes the school to be one of the catalysts to bring healing and revival to the northeast.
Alicia Young
Alicia served in a leadership capacity for many years in the marketplace before making the transition to serving the Body of Christ. She is a spiritual mother and mentor, ministering as a Women’s Pastor and prophetic voice in New York before relocating to Pennsylvania. Alicia has been with GCSSM, Harrisburg since its inception in 2013. Her passion is to teach and equip in the prophetic, as well as to develop and empower great leaders. Alicia lives in Harrisburg, PA with her husband, Mike and four kids, Noah, Jesse, Marcus, and Mikayla.
Kalel Pratico
Kalel Pratico has served in a ministerial and leadership capacity for over 15 years in New York and New Jersey. Kalel loves equipping the saints and has a gift for teaching and prophesying that he uses to build and encourage the body of Christ. Kalel lives in New York City along with his wife Carla, where he also serves as the administrative director of the GCSSM campus in Manhattan.
Mitko & Albena Dimitrov
Mitko and Albena Dimitrov of Mega Joy International are itinerant speakers, teachers, and revivalists who for more than 15 years have been traveling and ministering in a growing network of revival churches all over the United States. They carry a powerful and distinctive anointing of revelation – they love taking out the hidden treasures laid up in the Word of God and bringing them to light to reveal the power and the beauty of the Gospel of the finished work of the Cross. With their unique teaching and prophetic gift, they are a true blessing to the Body of Christ.
Grace Zulueta
Grace Zulueta is a loving spiritual mother, leader, mentor, encourager, revivalist, and is known as a passionate worshipper who loves to host the Presence of God. Her mission in life is to share the love of Jesus and see the Kingdom of Heaven come to Earth. She is passionate about awakening the body of Christ to rise up, embrace, and pursue their God-ordained destiny. She believes in the simplicity of the Gospel, yet so powerful in setting the captives free and bringing complete and radical transformation to cities and nations of the world. Grace has served in ministry for many years, including some international trips ministering God’s Word. Grace and her husband Juan are the Senior Pastors of Open Heavens Worship Center in the state of New Jersey. They are the proud parents of three children and six amazing grandchildren.
Susie Baker
Susie Baker is the lead intercessor for Georgian & Winnie Banov and has been the Coordinator of their Global Celebration Intercessory Prayer Team for over twenty years. She has traveled with them nationally and internationally. She teaches about intercession and holds very powerful corporate prayer meetings at their conferences and their Global Celebration School of Supernatural Ministry (GCSSM). She has taught at online events and holds internet prayer calls for Global Celebration Ministry and for GCSSM.
Susie’s passion is to awaken believers to the power of Spirit-filled corporate intercession and to the valuable prophetic gifts that are released in and through each one during these amazing times of prayer.
Susie has been blessed to be married to her high school sweetheart, Michael. Together they have raised two wonderful children who have added to their happiness with precious grandchildren.
Tiffany Needham
Tiffany lives in Redding, California with her husband Andrew. She is passionate about community, and thrives when she is able to teach, mentor, and disciple those around her so that they are activated in living life to the fullest. She believes in living life naturally supernaturally everyday. She loves challenges and growth, and expects people to live in the fullness of who they were created to be, and to live life abundantly. The joy of the Lord is her strength, and it is her honor to get to interview you if you are applying for GCSSM Harrisburg. Also if you see her at a conference just know she is a hugger and is excited to meet you.