Stephen Phelan

Chief Pastoral Officer at Sovereign’s Capital

Born in Montgomery, Alabama, Stephen is a graduate of the University of Virginia and holds a law degree and a Masters of Divinity degree from Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida. Stephen worked in San Diego where he founded a church in the inner-city and helped lead a multi-site, multi-congregational church with 8 campuses serving the local community. In 2017, he moved to the business sector to work as the Chief Pastoral Officer at Movement Mortgage, where he helps to lead corporate culture with initiatives like Movement Mentoring. Movement Mortgage is a top 10 national retail mortgage lender and six-time member of the Inc. 5000 list. Movement originated $30 billion in residential mortgages in 2020 and gave $200 million of its profit to the Movement Foundation. Stephen is also involved in the company’s other community programs, Movements Schools and Love Works.


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