Dr. Kevin Wesley Earley, Senior Pastor
Dr. Kevin Wesley Earley is a native of Chicago, Illinois. He is an ordained minister of the Church of God Reformation Movement and has served the Metropolitan Church of God in Detroit, Michigan as the Associate Pastor for five years. He began to serve this historic congregation as its Senior Pastor on January 1, 2009.
Born in November 12, 1978, Rev. Earley is the son of the late Rita J. Williams, and the grandson of the late Rev. Van Cornelous, Sr., who pastored the First Church of God in Harvey, IL. At the age of nine, he asked his mother, “What do I have to do to be saved?” and that evening – in the family living room – he received Christ as his Lord and Savior. He continued his childhood under the leadership of the late Dr. Marcus H. Morgan of Chicago, IL.
Pastor Earley obtained his bachelor’s degree in Management and Quantitative Methods from Illinois State University in 2000. With the guidance of his pastor at the time, Dr. E. Raymond Chin, he enrolled in Anderson University’s School of Theology, where he received his Master of Divinity degree in 2003.
Rev. Earley graduated from the School of Theology a second time with a Doctor of Ministry degree in May of 2008. His dissertation, A Strategy to Transform the Lay Members of the Metropolitan Church of God into Ministers, developed a comprehensive strategy to integrate ministry involvement into the cultural norm of the Metropolitan Church of God so that all members would involve themselves in some aspect of the church’s ministry. His doctoral committee members were Doctors John H. Aukerman, David Markle, and James Earl Massey.
Dr. Earley and his lovely wife Precious Ann have been graced with three lovely children Kevin Wesley, Jr.; Kaleb Van; and Ky Elise.
Rev. Mary E. Lockley, Minister of Body Life
Rev. Lockley is a native of Holland, Virginia, which is forty miles west of Norfolk. She is the Minister of Body Life at Metropolitan and works closely with the Senior Pastor to meet the needs of the members and preaches the Word of God. She is employed as an Office Administrator for V & J Foods of MI Incorporated, a Burger King Franchise, where she consults regularly with directors and executives from a variety of fields in order to maintain daily operations and solve problems.
Mary’s people skills are both natural and acquired. She is passionate about broken people and helping them achieve wholeness in their lives. She received her Bachelor of Business from Davenport University and Masters of Pastoral Counseling and Divinity from Ashland Theological Seminary.
She is actively involved in a variety of ministries and activities. She participates in the Visitation ministry, conducts the New Membership Classes, and serves as a Prayer Support Counselor, Spiritual Gift Coach, Bible Study Teacher, and is also a member of the congregation’s Church Council. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time communicating with family, reading, shopping, playing board games and relaxing.
One of the most important aspects of Rev. Lockley’s life is her family. She loves her husband, Harold Lockely; children, Harold Jr., Sharqueece, and Gianina; and grandchildren, Shavondalynn, Kenneth and Nyla.