On May 28, 1967, Joanem Frandy Floreal was born in Cap-Haitien, Haiti from a very modest family. Growing up, he was fortunate enough to experience a happy childhood, surrounded by the love and affection of his mother. At an early age, he was taken to the Brothers of Christian Instruction for his elementary education, and later transferred to College Notre Dame for his high school education.
In 1988 he entered the United States and enrolled in Miami-Dade Community College where he earned an Associate of Arts degree in Business Administration. He later received his Bachelor of Science Degree in International Business in 1994 from Barry University.
Two months before graduation from Barry University, he received God’s call for ministry. In preparation for ministry, he attended Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in 1997 and later transferred to Asbury Theological Seminary where he earned a Master Degree in World Mission and Evangelism in 2001. In 2019, he was awarded an Honorary Doctoral in Ministry from Trinity Theological Seminary of South Florida.
His dearest dream and his most profound aspiration was to be an itinerant Evangelist, but God had something else in mind. In March of 2002, he started a House Prayer Meeting with a core group of 4 participants. In May of the same year, he began to conduct Bible Study in his house with an average of 30 attendees. Thus, Shalom Community Church, one of the most thriving and fastest-growing congregations in the Haitian Community, was launched on September 8, 2002.
19 years later, Rev. Floreal’s leadership skills, his passion for ministry, and love for God’s people have contributed to make Shalom Community Church a vibrant ministry in the Haitian Community in South Florida. Under his guidance, Shalom has added one (1) campus in Florida, in Palm Beach which launched in 2017.
Additionally, God also gave Rev. Joanem Floreal a passion for missionary work. In this vein, he has been taking large groups on short-term mission trips to Haiti every year since July 2003. After the earthquake that devastated Haiti in January 2010, he felt compelled to establish an orphanage in Haiti. Shalom Village Orphanage was established in March 2010. The orphanage currently houses 30 precious children who are fully taken care of with compassion and dignity.
In January 2010, Rev. Floreal founded HAPUGI (Haitian-American Pastors United for Greater Impact) with the intent of offering much needed assistance to their country in crisis. Under Rev. Floreal’s guidance and the assistance and collaboration of several pastors and lay persons, HAPUGI has planted 5 churches in Haiti that are still operational. In September 2021 Rev. Floreal was consecrated as a bishop to oversea Shalom International Mission ( SIM).
Rev. Floreal has also been a Radio and Television Host for approximately two decades. One of his latest accomplishments is the 24-hour Christian Television Network on Channel 18.8, called Kingdom Broadcasting International (KBI). This TV station was officially launched in 2018. Rev. Floreal published his first book in January 2021, and is in the process of releasing his second one, entitled “Journey to a Better Life”.
Lastly, preaching engagements, educational tours, training sessions, and mission trips have allowed Rev Floreal to take the Gospel to different parts of the world, including China, Holland, Switzerland, Senegal, Turks and Caicos, and Israel, to name but a few. Actually, he is one of the members of the board of directors of Thriving Mind South Florida
Rev. Floreal has been happily married to Ketty Floreal for almost 30 years, and they are the proud parents of Hadassah Leah Floreal.