Rev. Jesse Dompreh

Reverend Domprehʼs spiritual journey started at a very young age while growing up in Adoagyiri, a little farming town twenty three miles north of Accra, the capital city of Ghana. The stories of Moses, Joseph, David, Solomon, Samuel ignited his faith, as he was drawn to the Ministry at an early age. Reverend Dompreh was raised in a Catholic church and his desire to learn and to be close to the Priesthood was what peaked his interest.

While living in Springfield Illinois in 1980, he became an active member of Zion Baptist church and that is where He realized that he had a deep rooted desire to serve a calling in the ministry. After moving to Albuquerque, his longing to serve in the ministry waned. Although he did not have the same intensity about ministry, Godʼs ministry was carried out by serving in the church and in the community helping people. He served the community in various positions with different organizations including the Sandia National Labʼs Citizenʼs Advisory Board, the New Mexico Coalition for Literacy, the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, Hispano Chamber of Commerce, Leadership New Mexico, Girls Scout, and Rotary International just to name a few.

In 1999 while going through what he consider a life altering and soul searching crisis, he was led to seriously investigate Godʼs path for my life. Reverend Dompreh had a conference with his pastor, and shortly thereafter, began a four year process of examination by the Board of Examiners of the Church. After 2 years, in 2002 in Phoenix Arizona, the board recommended that he be ordained Itinerant Deacon. It was even more special because his mother, Lucy, was present for the service. Two years later in 2004, he was ordained Itinerant Elder of the AME church. In August of 2006, Reverend Dompreh was charged to explore the planting of a new church in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.

Pastor Jesse Dompreh graduated on June 11, 2011 from Fuller Theological Seminary with a Masters of Arts degree in Theology.