The ministry has attracted a membership of over 800 members to the body of Christ. Built upon a strong and biblically strategic foundation, The Kingdom Church continues to enlarge its territory with a steady increase in membership and finances. Bishop Perry has placed special emphasis on the establishment of administration of the church to assure continued growth through integrity, effectiveness and accountability in the operation and purpose of the church.
The Kingdom Church continues to focus its ministry on the unique challenges and needs of today’s families and urban communities. Therefore, with a strong focus on education, Bishop Robert C. Perry, II continues to preach and teach the gospel of Jesus Christ with enthusiasm and tenacity under the direction of the Holy Spirit.
Reverend Susie B. Thomas, Emeritus was born and raised in Mount Pleasant, Texas. She relocated to Boston Massachusetts in 1951. In 1966, she founded the Mount Olive Temple of Christ, a non-denominational church, in Dorchester Massachusetts.
The church served the community by providing food, clothing, counseling, referral services, summer camps, and an open door for community meetings, workshops, seminars, etc;
Reverend Thomas is an advocate for community involvement and justice for all people. She has worked in the Master’s vineyard for over 40 years preaching, conducting revivals, seminars, and workshops.
For over 20 years Reverend Thomas has served on various community boards. She has been instrumental in the organization and establishment of many of them and continues to be of great support.
She is a graduate of the Booker T. Washington High School in Mount Pleasant, Texas. She earned a certificate from the Bethel Bible School in Cambridge Massachusetts and was conferred a Bachelor of Arts in Religion from the Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, Massachusetts.
Reverend Thomas was married to the late Deacon Ted Thomas, Sr. for 63 years. Three children were born to this great union, Co-Pastor Susie C. Owens of Washington, D.C., Professor Ted Thomas, Jr., and Joann Thomas-Brown of Boston, MA, three grandchildren, and three great-grand children.
Reverend Thomas has served on or supported the following: Prison Board Ministry, Black Ecumenical Alliance, Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance, Dorchester AFDC (Aid for Families with Dependent Children), Friends on a mission (Haiti & St. Kitts), Foreign Missions, Africare (Wells in Africa), AIDS Community Serving, C.O.S.T (Churches Organized to Stop Tobacco), Voters Registration and the Boston Ten Point Coalition.
We are forever grateful that the Lord gave her the vision and the wisdom to lay the foundation for Mount Olive.