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Leaders

Art Ledlie
 
Lead Operations Pastor (Media & Member Services)
 
 
  • Carries life-long vision of seeing the cities of America reached for Christ
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  • Came to DWO in 1983 as youth and later Evangelism pastor
  • Served as an associate pastor in Florida, California, also preaching crusades and taught evangelism training seminars in Europe, Africa, and South America
  • Senior Pastor/founder of the inner-city southwest Detroit Metropolitan World Outreach Center and The Good News Gang Metro
  • President of the Community Development Corporation and Urban Children's Outreach Organization and Western Storage and Warehouse, Inc.
  • B.A. degree in Bible from Central Bible College, and an M.A. degree in Telecommunications from Wheaton Graduate School
  • Member of the DWO Elder Board
  • Wife Shari is a ordained minister, co-pastor of Metropolitan Outreach Center and administrative assistant at DWO
  • Married for 25 years, has three children, Paul, Jessica and Erica living in Dearborn
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Crystal Burgor
 
Chief Project & Event Director
 
  • Joined the DWO staff as  Executive/Personal Assistant to Bishop Jack Wallace from 2000-2005
  • Later served as Executive Assistant to Pastor Ben Gibert from 2005 -2006
  • Appointed Chief Project Manager/Chief Event Manager for DWO in 2006
  • General overseer over all major DWO projects including construction
  • Coordinates all event planning, calendars and logistics
  • Married to husband Stephen for 17 years, who has a Masters Degree in Elementary Education from Western Michigan University
  • Has children Lindsey, Kelsey and Allyson and resides in Southgate
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Elijah Lewis, Jr.
 
Chief Creative & Technology Director (Music & Media)
 
  • Integrates creative dynamics in every facet of the ministry and to ensure that the church remains contemporary, cutting-edge and exciting in fulfillment of the distinctive to be a dynamic church
  • Collaborates with the various ministry departments to produce cutting edge, multi-media materials, including print, video, audio, and website internet design
  • Supervises projects that include:
    • the continuous modification to internet website design;
    • collaboration with video/media production teams;
    • collaboration with music ministry and audio productions;
    • redesign and revamp of print graphics and documents;
    • review and research innovative technology advancements.
  • Worked in the music and video industry for 17 years and developed relationships with music greats such as Dr. Mattie Moss Clark, Clark Sisters, and the late Rev. James Moore
  • He has also worked along side notable producers such as Fred Hammond, Rodney Jerkins, Joe "Flip" Wilson and produced music and video for artists such as Commissioned, Lexi and Natalie Wilson, Mary Mary
  • Married for 13 years to Sheria and has 4 children: Elijah III, Shawn, Shay, and Jaylen
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Jerry R. Sutton
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
  • Business Management Professional with over 35 years of leadership experience
  • Oversees the business affairs of the church and integrity of all operations
  • CEO/Founder of J. R. Sutton Enterprises, which is a privately owned e-commerce organization.
  • Former Physical Education teacher and Community School Coordinator of the Walled Lake Consolidated School District
  • Holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Sciences degrees as an Administration Major at Eastern Michigan University
  • Jerry and his lovely wife, Penny, have been married for over 35 years and have two sons and two granddaughters living out-of-state
 
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Robert Purcell 
 
Lead Operations Manager (Facilities)
 
  • Member of DWO elder board
  • 14 years of ministry experience as a teacher, deacon, usher and as a part of the MAPS missions program service (trips to Israel, Hungary and the Phillipines
  • Attended North Central Bible College
  • Retired from General Motors after 28 years of service
  • Married to wife Kim, with children Holly and Brooke. They reside in Dearborn Heights