Rev. Dr. Joseph Alexander "Anthon" Knowles was born in the tranquil village of Doctors Creek, Long Island. The 7th child and a twin by birth was born to godly parents who discipled him early on and he grew in his faith. In 1979 he officially joined the First Baptist Church as an evangelist/missionary where he spent 18 years of dedicated services. Dr. Knowles also served the Bahamas National Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention as Assistant National Director and National Director of Royal Ambassador, Assistant Chairperson of Evangelism, and Counselor to the National Baptist Young People's Fellowship, National Counselor to the Ministry of Youth Sports and Culture Hot Line, Served as Member of Pastors of Prayer, Inner City Pastors Network, member of the Haggai Alumni Association and assisted in many of the Christian Student Movement in a number of schools here in New Providence and counselor to the National Baptist National Crusade Rev. Dr. Knowles is also passionate about missions and has traveled to share the Gospel throughout the Bahamas, Jamaica, and Florida.