Dr. McGougan, along with his wife, Laura, have served as Senior Pastors of Victory Christian Center since May, 1999. Dr. McGougan also serves as a Chaplain for Hope Hospice and as a member of the board of directors for Gulf Coast Counseling and Community Services.

Pastor holds three undergraduate degrees: a Masters Degree and a Doctoral Degree along with significant Postgraduate studies in the area of Pastoral and Family Counseling.

Dr. McGougan is an Ordained minister with the Assemblies of God and has been in full-time ministry since 1972. During that time, he has ministered in Washington State; Missouri; Florida; British Columbia, Canada; and then back to Florida.

He has directed and traveled in musical evangelism teams; taught at Southeastern University; Malisapina College; and Selkirk College; established biblical counseling ministries; and served as guest speaker at conferences, camps and retreats; and as a chaplain at Hope Hospice; but his passion and calling is pastoring and teaching and training people for the work of the ministry.

Pastor and Laura have been married for over 40 years and are blessed to have three daughters: Mary, Barbara, and Jamie and four grandkids; Josiah, Rankin, Abby, and Ainsley.

Laura is also a credentialed minister with the Assemblies of God and, along with her multifaceted role as pastor’s wife and her care and compassion for people, she also supports the ministry here at Victory by working outside the home for the Lee County Sheriff’s office.

Together their desire is to Love God, Love their Neighbor, and Share the Good News, and to lead others to do the same.