OUR PASTOR
Rev. Melvin R. Bates
Sr. serves as Senior Pastor of St. Mary Baptist
Church. He was born in Houston, Texas to the proud parents of the late, Deacon
Courtney Bates Jr. and Sis. Mittie L. Bates. Rev. Bates left Houston and moved to Shreveport, LA in 2012 and united with the Morning Star Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev.
Dr. Theron Jackson, where he served in many areas of ministry. He is married to his sweetheart, Angela M. Bates, they
have 4 children and 2 grandsons.
In December,
2015, Rev. Bates accepted the call to become the tenth Pastor of St. Mary
Baptist Church of Shreveport, La.
The golden text that serves as the center for his life is Romans 5:8 which states: “But God commended his love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
OUR STAFF
Alfred Willis – Treasurer/Finance Manager
Reginald King - Asst. Treasurer
Yolanda Stroy-Cole – Secretary/Bookkeeper
Brittny Washington - Asst. Secretary
Carlton Hardy, Jr. – Custodian
Dennis Montgomery, Jr. – Director of Music & Organist
Sharonda Rogers, Pianist
Le'Marcus Cole - Percussionist
Patrick Rye - Media Engineer
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