Rev. Dr. Leroy E. Dumas, Jr. has been spreading the gospel for thirty years. He is a graduate of Alabama A&M University, Huntsville, Ala., where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in building construction in 1972. In 1983, he obtained his masters of divinity degree from the Interdenominational Theological Center/ Phillips School of Theology in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Dumas received his Doctorate in Church Renewal and Revitalization in 1994 from McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, IL.Prior to his recent assignment as a returning pastor at the Holsey Chapel CME Church, Rev. Dr. Leroy E. Dumas, Jr. was the pastor for the following churches: Austin Chapel (3 years); Holsey Chapel (2 years); Graham Chapel CME Church, Quitman, GA (2 years); St. Andrews CME Church, Brunswick, GA (20 years) and Good Hope CME Church, Renfro, GA (1 year); West Princeton CME Church, Birmingham, AL (1 year) and St. Mark CME Church, Birmingham, AL (1 year). He has also held the positions of presiding elder for the Moultrie-McRae-Brunswick District and adjunct professor for ITC/Phillip School of Theology.
Dr. Dumas is married to Laura Mathis-Dumas, formerly of Brunswick, GA. They are the proud parents of three children a son, Kelly (Carla) and two daughters, Lera Amanda and Kia Briana. They have three grandsons: Devon, Connor, and Kellen.
