Father, Friend, Evangelist, Teacher, Preacher, Counsellor, Confidant, Intellectual are just a few of the adjectives that describe Dr. Barrington E. Smith, Diocesan Bishop of the Canada District Council, Pentecostal Assemblies of the World (P.A.W.) and interim Diocesan Bishop of the Jamaica Council P.A.W.

He carries a calm and cool confidence that brings a warm feeling to every environment he steps into. He has a very engaging smile that has lifted many out of depression, ministering strength to those who are weak while giving hope to those who feel hopeless.

Dr. Barrington Smith is the founder and Senior Pastor of Kingdom Life Ministries, one of the most vibrant and fastest-growing Pentecostal Churches, serving the Greater Toronto Area since December 1999.

In just a few short years his inspiring messages and energetic anointing have touched and changed the hearts of many lives. He was called to the ministry at a very early age and to this day remains an anointed man of God with a strong passion for the growth and development of God’s people.

In 2015, Bishop Smith was called to become the Bishop of Refuge Temple Kingdom Life Ministries, in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, West Indies. He diligently serves this church and yearly hosts a mission’s trip to support the church.

In 2007, Bishop Smith with a delegation of eleven missionaries visited several orphanages in Kenya, Africa. He was instrumental in the provision of beds, clothing, food, shoes, food and other products to many orphans. His travels took him through the slum areas, ministering and praying for many sick and dying. To this day, he continues to provide monthly financial support to two orphanages in Kenya.

Bishop Smith travels extensively for the ministry and otherwise. His travel has taken him globally, to places like Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Italy, Spain, Africa and many Caribbean Islands. Everywhere he goes, he is well received and he leaves a spiritual imprint in the lives of people around the world.

In December 2010, Bishop Smith authored and published his first book entitled “It’s For My Good, Surviving the Storms of Life”. The book has received excellent reviews by those who have read it. One reader wrote, “I cannot put this book down, it is a page turner. It has motivated me to go on when I felt like giving”. God has continued to bless him to author four prayer journals: Loosed and Set Free (2016); Look Beyond the Visible (2015); Your Condition in Not Your Conclusion (2014); Believe the Promise and Recover It All (2013).

Professionally, Bishop Smith is an experienced accountant. He recently retired, having served the Re/max Organization as Financial Controller for over twenty five years. Through active study, Bishop Smith has attained the following degrees: Doctorate in Divinity; Bachelor and Master in Christian Education; and Bachelor of Science. He serves on the board of the Cornerstone Academy of Biblical Studies (CABS), as one of five directors. Bishop Smith actively operates on the Budget Finance Committee of the P.A.W.

Bishop Smith is a native of St. Elizabeth, Jamaica. He is the son of the late Bishop Herbert Edward and Lurty Adassa Smith, the youngest sibling to four brothers and four sisters. In September 1989, Bishop Smith was united in marriage to Kareen Sandra Lancaster. Their union has produced three children, Kandice, Charice and Dylan.

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