Amanda Cheatwood
Apr 30, 2025
Awakening in Jasper
In the quiet foothills of Jasper, Alabama, something sacred is stirring. It isn’t rooted in marketing strategies or polished programs. It’s deeper—a tangible, burning hunger for the presence of God. At the heart of it are Wayne and Jennifer Lee, founders and senior leaders of The Storehouse. What began as a series of faithful yeses has turned into a resting place for the Holy Spirit, where revival is not only preached but lived.
From Church to Movement
“We thought we were starting a church but instead started a movement,” Jennifer says plainly, seated in the sanctuary that has become home to an ever-growing community of worshipers. Wayne and Jennifer were traveling and leading worship when they heard the call to return back to their homeland. For years, their lives revolved around itinerant ministry, equipping, and leading worship teams for local churches and universities all over the southeast. “We were in and out of churches and universities, training worship leaders, teaching workshops. We were on the road nonstop,” she recalls. But in 2012, the Lord gave them a new assignment.
“We didn’t advertise. We didn’t put it on social media. We just met. We prayed. We cried. And the presence of God came.”
“Both Wayne and I heard the voice of the Lord clearly at a staff prayer meeting at the International Church of Las Vegas, where we were on staff. He told us, ‘You’re going to return to North Alabama and lead your people out, just as Moses led his people out of bondage.’ We weren’t trying to pastor. We were just saying yes.”
In obedience to that call, Wayne and Jennifer started opening the doors to pray on Sunday mornings. At first, it was just the two of them and their children. Then a few others came. “We didn’t advertise. We didn’t put it on social media. We just met. We prayed. We cried. And the presence of God came.”
A Name with a Mandate
“The Lord told us, ‘Don’t call it a church. Call it The Storehouse,’” Jennifer explains. “We thought we understood it then, but it’s still unfolding.”
Early on, she began sensing that The Storehouse wasn’t just a local gathering—it was a place of equipping and overflow. “It’s not about collecting people. It’s about storing the oil, cultivating the fire, and releasing it when and where God says.”
Jennifer recalled a powerful prophetic moment with Chuck Pierce, whose ministry has significantly impacted their lives. “The first time we brought Chuck to minister at The Storehouse, he released a prophetic word specifically about defeating the Jezebel spirit in our region, saying, ‘Isn’t it just like the Lord to use a woman to defeat the Jezebel spirit?’” Jennifer shares about a profound encounter she had with the Holy Spirit, where she was spiritually pressed into the floor, leaving behind an oil imprint. As she began to share this encounter with Chuck, he identified this oil as the anointing needed to defeat the Jezebel spirit.
That word from Chuck Pierce has remained a cornerstone for the Lees, shaping their assignment to steward revival, purity, and preparation for what is yet to come.
“We believe that this region carries a sound,” Jennifer says. “Every territory has a redemptive call. Ours is awakening. There’s something in the worship here that breaks chains.”
Worship as Warfare
For Wayne and Jennifer, worship isn’t a warm-up. It’s a weapon. “We believe that this region carries a sound,” Jennifer says. “Every territory has a redemptive call. Ours is awakening. There’s something in the worship here that breaks chains.”
The worship at The Storehouse is raw, prophetic, and sometimes unpredictable. “Not only do we plan a set-list, but we come in with our ears open. We follow the wind of God.” They’ve begun recording live worship sessions, not for production, but for stewardship. “We believe we’re supposed to capture the sound of what God is doing in this house. People are encountering God through those recordings in their cars and in their homes. It carries the atmosphere.”
“We believe we’re supposed to capture the sound of what God is doing in this house. People are encountering God through those recordings in their cars and in their homes. It carries the atmosphere.”
Capturing Heaven’s Sound
This calling has led to a broader project called The Sound of Alabama. “We believe Alabama carries a prophetic sound—one of awakening, deliverance, and identity,” Jennifer explains. “Through this project, we’re recording and documenting what God is doing through worship across the state. It’s about capturing Heaven’s sound and releasing it back into the land.”
As part of The Sound of Alabama, Wayne and Jennifer have traveled to all 67 counties in the state in partnership with Kent and Beverly Mattox and All In Alabama. “From Muscle Shoals to the coast,” she says. “We’ve set our feet in every county, worshiped, prayed, and asked the Lord what He wants to release there.”
It hasn’t always been glamorous, but it's been deeply prophetic. “There were places where we just stood in the middle of a field with a guitar. Other times, we connected with local churches or prayer groups. But in every county, we made a sound and made a declaration: Alabama belongs to Jesus.”
In every county, we made a sound and made a declaration: Alabama belongs to Jesus.
Deliverance, Healing, and Holiness
Jennifer doesn’t shy away from saying The Storehouse is a deliverance center. “We don’t advertise it that way, but it happens constantly. People come in bound and leave free. That’s the power of the Holy Spirit.” She shares stories of people walking in off the street, visibly under the influence of drugs, and getting set free without anyone touching them. “It’s not because of us. It’s because when God is present, demons flee. We just host Him.”
But she emphasizes that revival isn’t just about miracles. “It’s holiness. It’s humility. It’s repentance. We tell people—don’t come here for a high. Come here to be made whole.”
Reflecting Jesus
At the heart of it all is one desire: that The Storehouse would look like Jesus. “We ask ourselves—does this look like Him? Does it sound like Him? Are we loving people well? Are we building altars or empires?”
Jennifer knows revival isn’t always tidy. “It’s messy. It’s uncomfortable. But it’s holy. And it’s worth it.”
Simple Obedience
“I just want to be obedient,” Jennifer says. “That’s it. If He tells us to do something different tomorrow, we will. But as long as He says ‘stay and build,’ we’re going to keep pouring oil on the altar.”
From a family leaving everything familiar behind for the call to a statewide move of worship, intercession, and revival, The Storehouse is living proof that God can do extraordinary things with simple, faithful obedience.
Alabama belongs to Jesus—and the oil is flowing. •
To learn more about Pastors Wayne & Jennifer Lee, The Storehouse, and The Sound of Alabama, visit thestorehousejasper.org. Their heart for revival, worship, and restoring the foundations of faith is impacting lives across Alabama and beyond.
