We believe that he loves us like his own wife and kids. He is a family man, married to first lady Pam for 34 years; they are a great ministry team. It’s good to have a first lady that works as hard as pastor. Our pastor is prepared to lead us into the future. He received a Degree in Business Management from The Fort Valley State University. He completed four years of study through the Macon Conference Board of Examiners. In 2002 he received his Deaconate Orders, and ordained Itinerate Elder in 2004. Pastor Colbert was appointed to serve on the Macon Conference Board of Examiner as an Instructor in Worship, and Methodist Polity, he also served as Treasurer. Pastor Colbert was named pastor of the year in 2013 among preachers in the Macon South District. The local Branch NAACP honored Pastor Colbert and Bethel with the community achievement award for churches in 2012. In 2011, Pastor Colbert was recognized by the Sixth Episcopal District with the Living Legacy Award for his work on the local level. In 2009 he delivered the Annual Conference opening sermon. In 2019 he preached the annual sermon for the Women’s Missionary Society. His pastorate includes Gordon Chapel AME from 2004 to 2009, and in May 2009 he was appointed to serve here at Bethel, he calls us the “Best Church in the Universe”. Pastor Colbert also served as pastor at Mount Hope AME Church in 2019 until a permanent pastor was assigned. He was known as “One Pastor at two Great Churches.”
His ministerial affiliation includes the Bellevue – Hillcrest Ministers Association, and the Evangelical Ministerial Alliance which he serves as Treasurer. Besides his clergy credentials, he is a retired Family Housing Counselor with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs where he administered an annual contribution of $2,000,000,000 to local communities for rental assistance. If you want to know more about him, visit us and ask for yourself. .

• 2004, Ordained Itinerate Elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AMEC)
• Bethel AME Church membership growth from 80 to over 200
• Annual Scholarships for Bethel college students, traditional and non-traditional
• 2011 Living Legacy Award, Sixth Episcopal District, AME Church
• Served as Instructor and Treasurer to the Macon Conference Board of Examiners
• 2018-2019 Pastor of the year, Macon South District
• Vice Chair to Macon South District
• Elected Alternate to the 2020 31st Quadrennial Session of the General Conference, Orlando, Fla.
• 30 years Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Retired
• Feeding Programs – Over 20,000 meals to Homeless and Culinary ministry
• 2014, Harvest Table Community Garden, two tons of produce distributed to over 700 families
• Homeless Awareness Partnerships with Daybreak DePaul & Middle Ga Rescue Mission
• Temple Bodies Health Series
• 2015-2017 Bethel’s Best Academic Academy
• 2018 Strategic Planning for Judge Pam White-Colbert’s election as Civil Magistrate Judge
• 2018, Elected Delegate from Macon Bibb Democratic Party to State Democratic Convention
• 2018 recipient of the Umoja Award for Excellence in Campaign Strategy and Design
• 2020 Strategic Planning for Anita Reynolds Howard election for Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney
• 2021 Celebrated Bethel’s 100 years church anniversary, Bishop Reginal T. Jackson, speaker
• 2022 Strategic Planning for Mayor LaRhonda Patrick’s election; Warner Robins, Georgia