Senior Pastor, Richard Paul Dunn II
Pastor Dunn attended Miami Northwestern Senior High School, where he graduated at the top of his class. He went on to receive a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Central State University. He then went on to receive and a Master of Divinity degree in Counseling and Pastoral Care at the Interdenominational Theological Center (I.T.C.) at Morehouse School of Religion. Pastor Dunn was licensed to preach on July 22, 1979 and ordained July 10, 1983. He has been Senior Pastor of Faith Community Baptist Church since 2008 and is currently working toward receiving a Doctorate Degree in Ministry.
In January 2010, Pastor Dunn was appointed to the City of Miami Commission to represent District 5, which includes Overtown, Liberty City, Little Haiti, Buena Vista, and Wynwood. Prior to his appointment, he served as the President of People United to Lead the Struggle for Equality (P.U.L.S.E.), Chairman of the Neighbors United for Housing Task Force, and the President of the African-American Council of Christian Clergy.
As a community activist, Rev. Dunn established single member districts in the City of Miami, and organized the largest Boycott in Miami-Dade County history over the Miami-Dade County School Board's decision to overlook a well qualified African-American for Superintendent. He also helped to build the first detached single-family homes in Miami-Dade County history by a Black church/ Community Development Corporation (CDC).
Pastor Dunn is a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and was recognized by Ebony magazine as one of the Country’s Top 30 Young Black Leaders of the Future and by Legacy Magazine as the 2012 50 Most Powerful Black Professionals in South Florida. He has appeared on Good Morning America and MSN NBC. He has been honored by over 50 different organizations and spoke at over one hundred churches and schools throughout the United States. He is married to Daphne with sons, Richard P. Dunn III and Brandon Dunn.
In January 2010, Pastor Dunn was appointed to the City of Miami Commission to represent District 5, which includes Overtown, Liberty City, Little Haiti, Buena Vista, and Wynwood. Prior to his appointment, he served as the President of People United to Lead the Struggle for Equality (P.U.L.S.E.), Chairman of the Neighbors United for Housing Task Force, and the President of the African-American Council of Christian Clergy.
As a community activist, Rev. Dunn established single member districts in the City of Miami, and organized the largest Boycott in Miami-Dade County history over the Miami-Dade County School Board's decision to overlook a well qualified African-American for Superintendent. He also helped to build the first detached single-family homes in Miami-Dade County history by a Black church/ Community Development Corporation (CDC).
Pastor Dunn is a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and was recognized by Ebony magazine as one of the Country’s Top 30 Young Black Leaders of the Future and by Legacy Magazine as the 2012 50 Most Powerful Black Professionals in South Florida. He has appeared on Good Morning America and MSN NBC. He has been honored by over 50 different organizations and spoke at over one hundred churches and schools throughout the United States. He is married to Daphne with sons, Richard P. Dunn III and Brandon Dunn.