ST. LUKE “COMMUNITY” UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WELCOMES NEW PASTOR DR. MICHAEL BOWIE, JR

Dr. Michael Bowie, Jr. will assume the role of new senior pastor at St. Luke “Community” United Methodist Church of Dallas. He will deliver his inaugural sermon July 6 during a Unity service at 10 a.m. We ask the community to “discover new things” at St. Luke including our pastor and our passion. The current senior pastor, Dr. Henry Masters is retiring after 47 years of service to the United Methodist Church (UMC).

Dr. Bowie brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and energy to St. Luke. He has a strong track record of helping churches grow their congregation in their spiritual walk. Bowie holds a doctorate of ministry from the United Theological Seminary with an emphasis on church development and congregational development. He earned his masters of divinity, magna cum laude, from St. Paul School of Theology. True to his Houston roots he earned his bachelor’s in political science from Texas Southern University.

A Texas native, Dr. Bowie is coming home after 10 years in Ohio. Most recently he leaves the Stonybrook UMC in Gahanna, Ohio where he served as their senior pastor since 2010. Before that he was a teaching pastor at the Ginghamsburg UMC in Tipp City, Ohio. Dr. Bowie and his wife Jeanette have two lovely children, Michael III and Lauren.

St. Luke is in its 81st year of service to the greater Dallas area. The church is best known for its past senior pastor, Dr. Zan W. Holmes, Jr. During his tenure St. Luke was one of the most vibrant congregations in the Methodist church. The church is also known for its stained glass windows
depicting the voyage of African-Americans through the history of this country. St. Luke welcomes Dr. Bowie and invites you to join us for our July 6 Unity worship celebration. Regular Sunday services begin at 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. For more information on St. Luke and its ministries please contact the church office 214.821.2970.