Dr Stacy L Spencer
Dr. Stacy L. Spencer
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Dr. Stacy L. Spencer is the Senior Pastor of New Direction Christian Church in Memphis, Tennessee and Idutywa, South Africa. The Olmstead, KY, native is a dynamic speaker, visionary and author. His energetic and culturally relevant messages address the spiritual growth of the individual and issues in society. He has a passion to teach Kingdom living – to equip people with biblical guidelines and practical resources that can transform their lives and the world. Dr. Spencer’s Kingdom mindset led to the development of Eden Square Town Center; a multi-million-dollar community model intended to reinvigorate an area of Memphis that was considered a food desert. The mixed-use development project includes a middle school, performing arts center, wellness center, retail spaces and housing. Dr. Spencer is chairman of the board of directors for Power Center Community Development Corporation. The independent non-profit launched Power Center Academy, a charter school that celebrated the May 2015 high school graduation of its inaugural class of 6th graders.
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He served as President of MICAH, (Memphis Interfaith Coalition for Action & Hope) which is an organization or organizations pursuing social justice in Memphis. Dr. Spencer currently sits on the Board of Alpha USA.
Alpha is an organization designed to create conversation through a series of sessions, exploring the basic of the Christian Faith. Dr. Spencer earned a Doctor of Divinity from Drew University, a Master of Divinity from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Bachelors in Broadcast Communication from Western Kentucky University, Dr. Spencer is also an active member of the Germantown Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.
He and Rhonda Spencer are the proud parents of four sons, Calvin, Omari, Jordan and Jaden.
