Kingdom Keys Staff

Ricky Pfeil had 2 strong desires in his heart. The desire for involvement in radio was a dream of his heart as a child in elementary school. The desire for preaching became strong when he received the Baptism of the Holy Spirit in 1966 at age 15. In neither “calling” did he make an effort to open doors for himself or his dreams. He cannot answer the question when a young person asks him how to get started in the ministry. “It just happened”, he says. God’s Word says if you delight yourself in the Lord, He will give you the desires of your heart.

His story is an example of the Lord doing exactly that. With no plan for it, he always ended up being with the people and in the places where the dreams were brought to pass. He preached his first sermon at age 15, though he points to 1968 at age 17 as the point of time in life when he considers himself to be “in the ministry”. About a month before his 19th birthday, he became a DJ at a Christian radio station. That ultimately led to the acquiring of a network of radio stations and translators that broadcast 24 hours a day today.

Diana Pfeil cannot remember a time in her life when she didn’t know the Lord. She has always been consumed with walking with and pleasing the Lord. God did not ordain that she would just be a dedicated Christian wife of a church member with secular employment. She would have never been fulfilled apart from involvement in ministry.

She is not only a pastor’s wife, ministering side-by-side with her husband in both a pastoral ministry and in the radio ministry, but she is a skillful teacher of the Word herself, having studied the Bible diligently and consistently since youth. From a youth, like Timothy, she has known the Holy Scriptures, which have made her to be a very wise woman. She received the Baptism in the Holy Spirit at age 11 and never had a moment since then when she wasn’t possessed with an overwhelming desire to be in the center of God’s will, doing what she can to please Jesus and touch the lives of people. She is the perfect helpmeet in ministry to Ricky.

Bennie Pfeil is Ricky Pfeil’s mother. She has supported him and his ministry for approximately six decades. She gave Ricky guidance in the things of the Lord when he was a very young child. Her influence has affected the direction he went into the ministry. Her character, her energy, and her dedication to God and her family have been a very significant part of what has happened in the Pfeil’s ministry.

Though she isn’t a preacher herself and never has desired to speak in front of a congregation of people, her influence and prayers have been great. When the day declares our works, as the Scripture states, then eternity will reveal the fullness of the impact of her life in regards to the ministries that came from the Pfeil family. God spared her life on several occasions when she faced serious physical complications. She has expressed her gratitude that the Lord allowed her to live to see her first great-grandchild.

Today, she spends many hours each week involved in the operation of the Kingdom Keys ministries. Almost everybody on the staff calls her “Grandmother”, but she usually corrects Ricky if he calls her that.

Linda was born and raised in Lindale, Texas and graduated in 1985 from Lindale High School. Upon graduating she moved to Tulsa, OK and attended Rhema Bible Training Center where she received her diploma in 1987. During and after her time at Rhema Bible Training Center she was employed at Willie George Ministries where she gleaned many things pertaining to the area of children’s ministry and worked in Church On The Moves children’s program in the early stages of the church. While working at Willie George Ministries she met and married Tim Elliott.

In 1990 the newly married couple left Tulsa and moved to Lindale, Texas to help Linda’s home church with children’s ministry for a brief time then moved to Camden, Arkansas to be children’s pastor’s and since that time has held various positions in the church including senior pastor’s. Currently Linda oversees the nursery and preschool department at Kingdom Keys Church and works at Kingdom Keys Network as the Office Secretary.

She resides in Amarillo, TX with husband Tim and two children Joshua and Emily.

Jeremy Pfeil wasn’t born to Ricky and Diana until they had been married seven years. After they boldly and publicly proclaimed the Word concerning the plan of God for children, Jeremy was born to this union 14 months later. So, He was an obvious gift from God from the beginning. Early in his life, his parents knew that he had a call of God on him for ministry. God’s gift of Jeremy coupled with his call to preach have been one of the most important aspects of the assignment from the Lord to the Pfeil family.

The plan of God that was ordained for Ricky and Diana Pfeil could not have happened without the ministry, God-given talents, and anointing of the Holy Spirit in Jeremy that led to him becoming a powerful and significant voice on the radio and in the position of Assistant Pastor at Kingdom Keys Church. Jeremy is also a proficient teacher of the Word of God and has an anointing of an evangelist. His callings together with his commitment to excellence in all aspects of ministry, and his marriage to Erin, all combine to make his ministry effective in impacting the lives of many people.

Jeremy is currently the Assistant Manager & Production Manager at Kingdom Keys Network. He hosts the program the "Sound Of Faith" daily at 12:45PM & "The Truth" every Friday at 6:30PM

Erin Pfeil was raised in church and has always had a heart for the Lord and ministry. She was saved and filled with the spirit as a young child and has served in several areas of ministry. Erin has a passion for the truth of God’s Word. She longs to see Christians rise up and live out what they say they believe.

You can hear Erin daily on the Kingdom Keys Network at 3:56 for “4 minutes of faith.” Erin also helps in any way she can and is more than honored to be a part of Kingdom Keys Network.

Nate Pfeil is the youngest child of Ricky and Diana. He currently works as a producer of the Kingdom Keys Church's weekly television program shown locally in Amarillo, Texas, and he serves as a worship director for the church. He also hosts a 15 minute radio show on the Kingdom Keys Network heard on Fridays at 5:45pm CST.

Growing up as a helping hand in her local church with a family committed to church ministry, Farrell Griffin knew the Lord at an early age. She is a native to the area, originally from Plainview, Texas and later attended West Texas A&M University in Canyon. She and her husband, Garrett, both graduated with honors from West Texas A&M in 2006.

Farrell's degree in Mass Communications-Broadcasting opened doors with Kingdom Keys in 2007 as Kingdom Keys Church launched a weekly television broadcast. Since Farrell joined the Kingdom Keys team in September 2007, she has contributed to the ministry through television as well as radio shows. You can see her every week at the beginning of the 30 minute television show, and you can hear her Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 5-5:30 on "Drive Time with Farrell" and occasionally in the mornings as she fills in for Ricky Pfeil from 7-8:30 on the Morning Show.

When she's not working, Farrell is enjoying life with Garrett and their 18-month old son, Reece.

Brian Whipple is currently a marketing major at West Texas A&M University. Brian hopes to own and operate his own business whenever he is finished with college. Until then, he is enjoying working at Kingdom Keys and hanging out with friends on his down time.