Pastor Gillespie earned his Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Communications from Milliken University in Decatur.IL; his Master of Arts in Psychological Counseling from St.Mary's University in Minneapolis ,MN.and his Masters of Divinity at Luther Seminary in Minneapolis,MN. He is currently the Dean of Students at Hope Academy and does children and family therapy with Brackens Psychological Services. Driven by his passion for Proverbs Christian Fellowship to actively serve the community ,he volunteers a significant amount of his time to community activities. He is married to Makeda Zulu Gillespie with whom he has two children: Joshua Cheo Gillespie and Mariama Imani Kamali Gillespie and one grandchild Kamari Aasir Zulu-Gillespie.
