Bishop-Elect Geoffrey Vincient Dudley, Sr., D.Min. – Senior Pastor
Bishop-Elect Geoffrey
Vincient Dudley, Sr., D.Min. is from Goldsboro, NC and is the youngest
of 11 children from the union of Bishop Leamon Dudley, Sr. and the late
Mrs. Ida Dorothy Dudley. He gave his life to Christ when he was 12 and
began ministry at the early age of 13. He grew up in the United Holy
Church of America, Inc. He was ordained by the UHC in 1986. He changed
denominations and became an ordained Elder in the Church of God in
Christ in 1989 and served as a chaplain in the Air Force for the
C.O.G.I.C.
Dr. Dudley is married to the former Glenda D. Jones of Spring Hope, NC.
They have two children, Mahogany Kneecoal and Geoffrey Vincient II. He
is a retired Air Force Chaplain, Lieutenant Colonel, and in his 21½
years of service he has lived and ministered in many states and several
countries.
He diligently pursued formal education to prepare for a lifetime of
ministry.
• 1981 – Bachelor of Arts, Communication, Drama & Speech,
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
• 1991 – Master of Divinity, School of Theology, Virginia Union
University
• 1992 – Master of Human Relations, University of Oklahoma
• 1997 – Post Master Education Specialist, University of Memphis
• 2000 – Doctor of Ministry, Samuel
Dewitt Proctor School of Theology, Virginia Union University
His formal education culminated with a doctorate in ministry
dissertation or “project piece” on “How to Plant and Grow Churches in
the 21st Century.” He has put his education and leadership gifts to use
in a milieu of venues. He is a retired Air Force Chaplain, Lieutenant
Colonel, and in his 21½ years of service he has lived and ministered in
many states and several countries. In less than 3 years each
congregation he founded or lead experienced tremendous growth:
• 1990 – Moody AFB Chapel service 35
to 150
• 1993 – Spangdahlem, Germany 235 to
500+
• 1998 – Progressive Life in Christ
(new church plant) Hampton, VA 12 to 200+
• 2000 – Scott AFB Chapel 2 from 230
to over 635
• 2003 – New Life in Christ
Interdenominational Church (current) from a core of
approximately 28 to over 2200.
Dr. Dudley covers the following ministries under his ministry for
Pastoral covering and mentorship, Changing Lives Ministries.
• F.A.I.T.H. International Ministries
• New Life in Christ
Interdenominational Church Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire, Africa
• New Life in Christ Faith Medical
Center, Cote D’Ivoire, Africa
• New Generational Christian Church,
St. Louis, Missouri
• Word in Season Ministries, Warner
Robbins Georgia
Dr. Dudley has dedicated his life to serving the church and community in
a milieu of civic organizations. Recently he was elevated to the office
of Overseer by Bishop David M. Copeland, presiding prelate of the
Kingdom Council of Interdependent Christian Churches and Ministries. He
and NLC are members of the Kingdom Council. In addition, he serves as
follows:
• Founder & CEO of New Life
Enterprises
• Founding President of the
O'Fallon/Metro-East Branch of the NAACP
• Secretary General of the Kingdom
Council of Interdependent Churches and Ministries
• Board Member of the St. Louis Black
Leadership Roundtable
• Rotarian in the O'Fallon Community
• Illinois Facilities Fund Advisory
Board
• Charter Member United Military
Chaplains Association Board
• Former Board Member of the O’Fallon
District 90 School Board
• Former Board member of the United
Way Greater St. Louis
Dr. Dudley is the founding pastor of the fastest growing church in the
Metro East (O’Fallon, IL) area of St. Louis, MO. LifeChangers, as they
call themselves, are committed to changing lives in their lifetime in
the St. Louis/Metro East area.
Click here to see his family on NBC's today show in 2004:
Click here to see his son at Rod Parsley's church during Youth Trip 2006:
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