Alfred E. Craig Sr. was born January 20, 1954 in Casa Grande, Arizona. He gave his life to Christ on December 8, 1974. And on December 17, 1974 he married the beautiful Beverly A. Malone. They have five children, twelve grandchildren and a niece they are raising.   Dr. Craig graduated high school on June 3, 1971 and went on to receive his barber’s license from Kinsloe Barber College in November of 1972. His first business, “New Image Hair Salon”, was established in 1985.   Dr. Craig founded “Life Tabernacle Christian Church” in Coolidge, Arizona on December 26, 1976. In 1991 he completed one year of studies at Rehma Bible Training Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In his constant pursuit to be obedient to God, Dr. Craig then graduated from Crenshaw Christian Center Ministry Training Institute, Los Angeles, California in 1993 where he was ordained by Dr. Frederick KC Price (Crenshaw Christian Center) and in the same year founded AZUSA World Ministries Community Church. Also founded in 1993 was the AZUSA World Ministry Training Institute. And in 2003 the Faith Professionals Business Institute was founded. Dr. Craig was conferred “Doctor of Divinity” from Phoenix Bible College, Phoenix, Arizona in 1996.   AZUSA World Ministries Community Church has since grown nine branches in Arizona, one in California and over 70 in Africa. In 1998 AZWCC in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, Africa were established. Dr. Craig is also the spiritual father to over 115 churches in Nigeria, Africa (totaling over 35,000 members in Arizona, The United States and the World).   The AZUSA World Ministry Training Institute reached Africa in 2000 beginning in Kenya, then spreading to Nigeria in 2003. This ministry has currently spread to eight satellite branches throughout Arizona, California, Ohio, and Tennessee totaling over 1,500 students worldwide.   In 2003 Dr. Craig was elected as a board member of (FICWFM) Fellowship of Inner City Word of Faith Ministries and in the same year was ordained to the office of Apostle by Dr. I.V. Hilliard of AIM Ministries. The founding of “Apostle To The Nations” television broadcast took place in 2004. He is also the author or numerous books, teaching series and confessions.   In 2005, the AZUSA World Ministry Training Institute became and affiliate school of Friends International Christian University. In the same year Dr. Craig received his Doctorate Degree from Friends International Christian University. (F.I.C.U.)