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Dr. Richard D. Martin

Pastor Richard D. Martin’s life has been positively and permanently affected by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. A native of Tampa, Florida, Pastor Martin is a product of Christian education, graduating Valedictorian from Pine Forge Academy in 2007, Cum Laude from Oakwood University with a BA in Theology in 2012, and from the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University with a Master of Divinity in 2014. In May 2022, Pastor Martin graduated from Boston University with a Doctor of Ministry in Transformational Leadership. His research investigates the role of peer support in clergy emotional and mental wellbeing. He is privileged to serve as Senior Pastor of the Devonshire Church of Love in Devonshire, Bermuda. His greatest joys in ministry are witnessing people come to that "Aha!" moment, when Jesus becomes all the world to them, and partnering with them as they grow in their relationship with God. He is married to his best friend Kylah and considers her to be one of God's many gifts of grace to him. Pastor Martin is the author of Grace 101: Heaven’s Healing for Human Hearts and Ordered Steps: A Guide to Knowing God’s Will for Your Life. Pastor Martin’s life motto is: It is better to live in the will of God and be questioned by men, than to live in the will of men and be questioned by God