Dr. Darryl D. Thomas

Dr. Darryl Thomas is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Bethlehem Internation Inc. which is a Christian ministry that is dedicated to serving and publishing in areas of evangelism, teaching, discipleship, and missions. Dr. Thomas is an ordained minister, and he has been a licensed minister in the Church of God in Christ since 2012. He currently serves as a teacher for the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

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He has 13 years of law enforcement experience as a communications officer, correctional worker, and teacher. He has worked for the for the University of Mississippi Police Department, the North Panola School District, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. 

Dr. Thomas is a preacher, teacher, and writer. He and his team share devotionals, psalms, and lessons for the purpose of evangelism, discipleship, and missions. The Bethlehem International Inc. official website discusses various topics such as: life, the human condition, love, salvation, Holy Communion, discipleship, and justice.  Dr. Thomas has also authored three books, with the latest being “The Heart of the Christian Mission.”

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He has served in several capacities of ministry in the church such as: advisor/instructor for the Young Men of Valor (mentorship program ) and Youth President for District 8 of the Northern Mississippi Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction COGIC. He has also worked as a missionary teacher in Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. He was appointed as the Director of Education in Pakistan by Dr. James Spight, the Director of Pakistan Missions. In this capacity, he and others educate pastors, teachers, and other ministers in preparation of ministry. 

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Dr. Thomas also holds a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of Mississippi Department of Legal Studies. He has received a Master of Business Administration as well as a Doctor of Business Administration with specializations in criminal justice from Northcentral University. Dr. Thomas is a graduate of the Northern Mississippi Biblical Training Seminars Institute in the Northern Mississippi Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of the Church of God in Christ Inc where he received formal education in biblical studies and theology, and he was also selected as the graduation class marshal due to high achievement in the classroom.