Pastor Alex Bryant is the founding Senior Pastor of Evangelical Praise House of Deliverance, also known as EPHOD Ministries, located in Central Islip, NY.

A retired Suffolk County Correction Officer, Pastor Bryant served more than 29 years with the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office working with our inmate population in various capacities. Pastor Bryant also worked for 7 years as a Secure Care Therapy Aide at Central Islip Psychiatric Hospital and Kings Park Psychiatric Hospital. He has also worked at Suffolk Developmental Center where he worked with mentally and developmentally challenged individuals.

Pastor Bryant currently works as a consultant for Council For Unity where he encourages at-risk youth to become more productive citizens in the community.