REVEREND WILLIE DAVIS, was born March 12, 1997
in Boligee, Alabama to Lila M. Davis and the late Mose Davis, Sr.
Converted at the tender age of seven and professed a
call to the ministry in 1967. Educated in the public schools of
Birmingham, Alabama and graduated from Parker High School, in Birmingham,
Alabama in 1955. Reverend Davis attended the college of the Rockies School
of Theology in Denver, Colorado in 1968-1970; University of Wyoming, Laramie,
Wyoming 1970-1972; Union Baptist Theological Seminary, Birmingham, Alabama,
1975; Weber State College, Ogden, Utah 1974-1978.
Pastor Davis was ordained at the Mt. Gilead Baptist
Church in Denver, Colorado in 1969. Reverend Davis pastored the New Zion
Baptist Church, Laramie, Wyoming from 1969-1972; and Second Baptist Church, Las
Vegas, Nevada from 1978 to present.
Pastor Davis is about to complete 30 years of service
as a pastor, leader, organizer, creative thinker and community leader, Reverend
Davis proudly fathered three children: Pastor Darryl Davis, Lisa Fischer,
and the late Dawn Davis. He was married to the late Jeanette Davis until
her Demise in 1993. On March 7, 1998, Pastor Davis was united together in
matrimony to Ms. Emma Mundy of Detroit, Michigan.
PASTOR/TEACHER AND LEADER:
| 1969 |
Pastor organized of New
Zion Baptist Church, Laramie Wyoming |
| 1970 |
Organized a community
outreach program with the University of Wyoming |
| 1972 |
Pastor, New Zion Baptist
Church, Ogden, Utah |
| Developed activities and
projects to pay off first mortgage at cost of approx. $70,000 |
| Organized projects to
remodel church facility |
| Organized the first
youth choir of 70 voices who became the award-winning Bicentennial choir
for the State of Utah |
| 1978 |
Pastor of Second Baptist
Church, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 1979 |
Initiated a live radio
broadcast of early morning service |
| Organized the Department
of Christian Education |
| Developed a program for
jail ministry |
| 1980 |
Implemented projects to
purchase land and build a parsonage at a cost of $80,000 |
| Developed a successful
tape ministry |
| Initiated and
coordinated the first City-wide Simultaneous Revival |
| 1985 |
Ground-breaking ceremony
for construction of a new 1600 capacity sanctuary and education building |
| 1988 |
Initiated and organized
a School of Evangelism |
| 1991 |
Organized the dedication
of the new 1600 capacity sanctuary |
| 1991 |
Preached in the Upper
Room in Jerusalem |
| 1992 |
Church initiated a
tutorial program for elementary and high school students |
| 1993 |
Organized a Jeanette
Davis Evangelism Scholarship Fund |
| Preached on the Sea of
Galilee in Jerusalem |
| 1994 |
Initiated a Hope
Connection Counseling Center, Certified by the State Bureau of Alcohol
and Drug Abuse |
| 1998 |
Started a Television
Ministry as part of Sunday Service |
CHURCH AFFILIATIONS:
| Pastor's Conference of Southern
Nevada, Inc. |
| Pride of the West District
Association |
| Board Member, National Baptist
Convention |
| American Baptist Churches of the
Pacific Southwest |
| Chairman of the Advisory Committee
of the Nevada Black American Business Group |
| President of the Southern Nevada
Minister's Alliance |
HE HAS SERVED AS:
| President and co-founder of the
Pastor's Conference of Southern Nevada, Inc. |
| President of the Pride of the West
Congress of Christian Education |
| 2nd Vice President of the NV-CA
Interstate Missionary Baptist Convention |
| West Coast Coordinator, National
Baptist Evangelistic Board |
| Vice Moderator of the Pride of the
West District Association |
| Executive Board Member, Las Vegas
1980 Billy Graham Crusade |
| Chairman, Hope Connection
Counseling Center |
| Vice-President of the N.A.A.C.P. |
| Advisor to Mayor Jan Laverty-Jones |
HE HAS RECEIVED:
| Award of Appreciation from the
NV-CA Interstate Missionary Baptist Convention |
| Award of Excellence given by Radio
Broadcast Station KCEP, Las Vegas, NV |
| Pastor of the Year Award |
| Proclamation Award by Mayor Jan
Lavery-Jones |
| Proclamation Award by Govenor of
Las Vegas |
| Award of Outstanding Service by
Pastor's Conference of Southern Nevada, Inc. |
| Outstanding Achievement Award by
Lt. Gov. R. Mondragon |
| Honorary Doctor of Divinity from
Union Baptist Theological Seminary |
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