Meet our founder
Bishop Geoffrey V. Dudley, Sr.
Bishop Dudley is the founder and President of New Life Development Corporation and is the Senior Pastor of New Life in Christ Church. He has been leading and preparing to lead all his life. From leading his high school basketball team as co-captain, being voted Outstanding Senior of his graduating class at the University of NC at Greensboro, called to the ministry at age 13 to his 21½ years as an Air Force Officer retiring at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He was consecrated a Bishop and planted churches. He is a John Maxwell Associate trainer. In addition to his three graduate degrees, he has two earned doctorate degrees. He has started several successful businesses and written four books. He is an adjunct professor of Strategic Leadership at North Central University, Minneapolis, MN. He is an ambidextrous and multi-gifted leader in that he is a community leader who has served on several boards including:
- Focus St Louis
- Greater St. Louis United Way
- Greater St. Louis Urban League
- Black Leadership Roundtable
- District 90 School Board
- New Life Enterprises
- Founding President of O’Fallon Metro East Branch NAACP
- National CARES Mentoring Movement
- Founding Senior Pastor of New Life (2000 plus members)
Education Includes:
- BA UNCG
- MHR The University of Oklahoma
- MDiv School of Theology VA Union
- EdS The University of Memphis
- DMin Samuel Dewitt Proctor School of Theology (Entrepreneurship/Church Planting)
- PhD Regent University (Organizational Leadership)