BEHIND THE PULPIT

By: Chelsea Davis-Bibb, Ed.D.

Passionate, dedicated, phenomenal and faithful are just a few words that describe Rev. Dr. Edwin A. Davis, pastor of Galilee Missionary Baptist Church (GMBC), the oldest African American Baptist church in Acres Homes. Pastor Davis has been pastor of GMBC for 35 years and has grown the church signi cantly over the last three decades. It was in 1987, when he preached what is known to some as his most famous sermon, “ e Boomerang,” which played a signi cant role in him becoming the 8th pastor of the church. A native Houstonian, Pastor Davis grew up in ird Ward and lived on Truxillo Street where his grandmother, Ophelia P. Davis raised and taught him many life lessons.

As a child, Pastor Davis attended church with his grandmother every Sunday morning. He learned to play the organ at an early age and played for several churches in the Houston area, and later received the call from God to enter the ministry. “ e Holy Spirit reveals this calling to you, and you either obey the calling or do something di erent.

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