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Pastor Raymond Thomas Jr was born in Shreveport, LA. He was licensed on June 17, 2001 at Christians of Faith in Alexandra, VA. He was called to Eldership on May 21, 2006 at Hebron Ministries Praise Center.

Pastor Ray is a retired Master Sergeant (E-8) with the U.S. Marine, where he faithfully served 25 years.

He retired in January 2012. He is faithfully married to Minister Michele Thomas for 30 years. Pastor Ray is also an astute entrepreneur and businessman in the community as a certified Dave Ramsey trained "Financial Master Coach." Pastor Ray is a Certified Marriage Counselor and Facilitator through SYMBIS Pre-Marriage Counseling Program. Pastor Ray has a Bachelor of Arts in Business (Finance) from National University and a Masters of Arts in Leadership and Management from Webster University