AUTHOR BIO

The Reverend Dr. Loreno R. Flemmings has been in the pastoral ministry for over 30 years and has served on various civic, community, national and international boards, committees, and organizations. He has worked in several professional positions including City Planner for the City of Petersburg, Department of Planning and Community Development, Urban Mission Consultant International Ministries, American Baptist Churches, USA, Inc., and Church Health Assessment Consultant, American Baptist Churches of New Jersey, Hamilton, New Jersey. Adjunct professor at Virginia State University, Ettrick Virginia Seminary, Lynchburg Virginia, and Pillar College located in New Jersey. Dr. Flemmings has conducted workshops, seminars on strategic planning and organizational leadership.  He has served as Pastor/Administrator for the following churches: Second Baptist Church, Leroy, New York; Friendship Baptist Church, Corning, New York; Mount Zion Baptist Church, Powhatan, Virginia; Bethany Baptist Church, Montpelier, Virginia, and Mount Zion Baptist Church (Holmsburg), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Currently, he serves as the Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church, Somerville, New Jersey. He is married to the former Jacqueline D. Bingham of Brooklyn, New York. They have been blessed with three adult children: Larena, Samuel, and Charlotte.