Paula Mooney

Pastor Paula was born and raised in Nebraska to Paul and Joyce Zielinski. In 1994, her family relocated from Lexington to Ogallala, where she completed her final two years of high school. Post-graduation, she moved to Colorado, then Omaha, NE, where she worked at the VA. While actively involved in her local church, she heard from the Lord to move to Texas, join Eagle Mountain International Church, and work at Kenneth Copeland Ministries. After two years of standing in faith, in December 2012, her path unfolded as envisioned. She started as a licensed minister in the prayer department at Kenneth Copeland Ministries over the next 10 years she would serve in several roles in ministry including children and administrative. While serving in a prayer group at church she met her future husband Rodney Mooney, whom she married on April 12, 2014. They both felt a calling to pastoral service and enrolled in Kenneth Copeland Bible College in 2021, graduating Summa Cum Laude in May 2023. Embracing their passion for rural ministry, they sold their home in Azle, TX, and moved 800 miles to Ogallala, NE, where they established Victory Life Family Church on October 15, 2023.