Dr. George and Lady Michele Dix, Jr. founded PASSAGE Family Church in March 2002.

Senior Pastor George is also the President of the PMI Ministerial & Leadership Development Institute based in Gainesville, Florida. He holds a Doctorate of Divinity degree from St. Thomas Christian University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida. Pastor George is an international speaker, leadership trainer, visionary, and business entrepreneur.

Lady Michele spearheads the Ladies of PASSAGE Women's Ministry; Vow of Purity which teaches and encourages abstinence until marriage and the Youth Mentorship Program. She also serves on the Executive Board and directs the Church's Corporate Administrative Office. Lady Michele is also an international speaker who is devoted to helping to lead people to their divinely appointed place in God.

Together, Pastor George and Lady Michele have established two church sites in Gainesville, two church sites in Colombia, South America, three certified pre-schools, a certified kindergarten thru 12th grade high school, a Ministerial Institute, a daily radio broadcast, a social media internet ministry and led global missions and evangelism efforts in North America, Haiti, Africa, and the Dominican Republic, South America and Latin America (Panama).