Dwayne Belin
The Reverend Roderick Dwayne Belin is an anointed preacher with a prophetic voice and a global mission to empower God’s people to reach their full potential and fulfill their divine purposes. His ministry is characterized by love, mutuality, and respect for all people and advocacy for justice and liberation by “restoring the poor, reclaiming the lost, realizing the vision, releasing the captive and revealing God’s favor”. Rev. Belin has changed many lives by igniting these five “flames of renewal” through his innovative teaching, vibrant preaching and outreach efforts.
In nearly 30 years of Christian ministry, Rev. Belin has traveled across the United States, and to Jamaica, West Indies; Trinidad; the Dominican Republic; Haiti; Bermuda; …show more content…
Israel; England; Nigeria; Turkey; and the Republic of South Africa where he preached, counseled, facilitated workshops and ministered in song.
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Belin graduated from Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA. He sang in the Morehouse College Glee Club under the baton of Dr. Wendell P. Whalum, Sr. and Dr. David Morrow and served as President (1987-1988). He earned the Master of Divinity Degree with concentration in New Testament and Christian Origins from the Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York as a "Union Scholar."
A third generation minister in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, Rev. Belin has served as Assistant Pastor / Executive Minister of the Greater Allen AME Cathedral, Jamaica, NY; Pastor of Williams Chapel AME Church in Orangeburg, SC; Founding Pastor of Kairos Community AME Church in Nashville, TN; and, Presiding Elder of the South Nashville District, Rev. Belin is now Pastor of the historic Lee Chapel AME Church in Nashville, Tennessee.
Rev. Belin's commitment to sharing the love of Christ extends to his service in the community. He is very involved in a burgeoning interfaith organization in the Nashville community which promotes peace and cooperation among people of different faiths including those who lay claim to no faith. He has deep love and compassion for people and an important component of his ministry is his interest in the social and academic lives of youth, and the support of persons struggling with mental health and other stigmatized issues. His Christian faith and ministry are governed by humility and
discipline.
A gourmand, Rev. Belin is passionate about the imperative of true Christian hospitality and acts upon this through gatherings at his table for good food and transformative conversation. He encourages his guests to open their hearts to the other. Rev. Belin is an avid reader and a collector and patron of the arts.
Rev. Belin continues to bring new ideas and approaches to make positive differences in the lives of others. He is a noted blogger who is committed to using technology and social media to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Rev. Belin believes, “telling the story gives faith a way to travel from one heart to another.”
A native of Nashville, Tennessee Rev. Belin is a part of a family of Christian ministers. He is the son of Bishop Henry A. Belin, Jr. and Mrs. Lucinda Crawford Belin. He is the brother of the Reverend Henry Allen Belin, III and the Reverend Toni Belin Ingram.
In nearly 30 years of Christian ministry, Rev. Belin has traveled across the United States, and to Jamaica, West Indies; Trinidad; the Dominican Republic; Haiti; Bermuda; …show more content…
Israel; England; Nigeria; Turkey; and the Republic of South Africa where he preached, counseled, facilitated workshops and ministered in song.
Rev.
Belin graduated from Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA. He sang in the Morehouse College Glee Club under the baton of Dr. Wendell P. Whalum, Sr. and Dr. David Morrow and served as President (1987-1988). He earned the Master of Divinity Degree with concentration in New Testament and Christian Origins from the Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York as a "Union Scholar."
A third generation minister in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, Rev. Belin has served as Assistant Pastor / Executive Minister of the Greater Allen AME Cathedral, Jamaica, NY; Pastor of Williams Chapel AME Church in Orangeburg, SC; Founding Pastor of Kairos Community AME Church in Nashville, TN; and, Presiding Elder of the South Nashville District, Rev. Belin is now Pastor of the historic Lee Chapel AME Church in Nashville, Tennessee.
Rev. Belin's commitment to sharing the love of Christ extends to his service in the community. He is very involved in a burgeoning interfaith organization in the Nashville community which promotes peace and cooperation among people of different faiths including those who lay claim to no faith. He has deep love and compassion for people and an important component of his ministry is his interest in the social and academic lives of youth, and the support of persons struggling with mental health and other stigmatized issues. His Christian faith and ministry are governed by humility and
discipline.
A gourmand, Rev. Belin is passionate about the imperative of true Christian hospitality and acts upon this through gatherings at his table for good food and transformative conversation. He encourages his guests to open their hearts to the other. Rev. Belin is an avid reader and a collector and patron of the arts.
Rev. Belin continues to bring new ideas and approaches to make positive differences in the lives of others. He is a noted blogger who is committed to using technology and social media to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Rev. Belin believes, “telling the story gives faith a way to travel from one heart to another.”
A native of Nashville, Tennessee Rev. Belin is a part of a family of Christian ministers. He is the son of Bishop Henry A. Belin, Jr. and Mrs. Lucinda Crawford Belin. He is the brother of the Reverend Henry Allen Belin, III and the Reverend Toni Belin Ingram.