PVAMU Police Chief Dr. Keith Jemison is the Men’s Breakfast speaker at St. Francis

Dr. Keith Jemison is the Men’s Breakfast speaker on December 16, 2017 at St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church, at 8:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall of the Church on 204 Dooley Street. 

Dr. Jemison is the Chief of Police at Prairie View A&M University, a position he has held since July 2017.  

A veteran of the U.S. Army, he previously served as Assistant Police Chief with the Missouri City Police Department (MCPD) since 2011. Prior to this, he served as the Chief of Police of the Montgomery ISD. During his tenure at MCPD, he was in command of the Police Administration Bureau which includes the Support Services Division and the administrative Services Division both headed by a Captain. The Support Services Division consisted of Records, Crime Analysis, Dispatch, Facilities and the joint Missouri City and Sugar Land radio system. The Administrative Services Division consisted of Budget, Professional Standards & Internal Affairs, Training & Professional Development, Grant Management, Accreditation & Recognition, Crime Prevention & Community Programs, as well as Recruiting, Hiring and Background Investigations, and Code Enforcement.

Chief Jemison holds a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Columbia College of Missouri with Cum Laude honors, a Master's degree in Political and Justice Studies from Governor's State University, and a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Interdisciplinary Leadership with a concentration in Public Safety from Governor's State University as well. Chief Jemison holds a Master Peace Officer certification through the state of Texas and is a graduate of the Senor Management Institute for Police (SMIP) at the Police Executive Research Forum, the Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command, the FBI Regional Command College, Penn State University's Police Executive Development (POLEX), the FBI LEEDA Executive Management Trilogy and the Harvard University's Senior Leaders in State and Local Government program. He also holds several instructor level certifications including, Firearms Instructor, Crisis Intervention Instructor, FBI Instructor, General Police Instructor, and is a certified Police Forensic Investigative Hypnotist.  In addition to having been an Adjunct Professor for several local colleges and universities and teaching at police academies.

Chief Jemison is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association (FBILEEDA), the Texas Police Chiefs Association (TPCA), the National Criminal Justice Honor Society, the SALUTE Veterans National Honor Society, and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). In addition to these memberships, Chief Jemison serves on the training advisory board of the Gus George Law Enforcement Academy and has served as a keynote speaker at various events.

Dr. Jemison is a widower with five children and resides in Houston.

You are invited to share information on the Houston FoodBank Kraft Mobile unit distribution of Food, Fresh Fruits and Produce on December 18 from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm.  You are invited to our Bible Study/Christian Education is held on Sunday from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Our Sunday services begin at 11:00 a.m.

The next Prayer Breakfast on January 20, 2018 at 8:30 a.m.

Texas Bishop Doyle to Celebrate Eucharist at St. Francis of Assisi

The Rt. Reverend C. Andrew Doyle, Bishop of the Diocese of Texas will celebrate the Eucharist with members of St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church in Prairie View on Sunday, December 10, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. to commemorate the 2^nd Sunday of Advent.

Reverend Doyle was elected bishop coadjutor of the Diocese of Texas on May 24, 2008 and was consecrated on November 22, 2008 at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, Houston. He was seated as the ninth Bishop of Texas on June 7, 2009 at Christ Church Cathedral, Houston, following the retirement of the Rt. Rev. Don Wimberly.

Born in 1966 in Carbondale, Illinois, and raised in Houston, Bishop Doyle served five years as Canon to the Ordinary prior to his election. Bishop Doyle holds a bachelor of fine arts from the University of North Texas and an M. Div. from Virginia Theological Seminary. He was ordained deacon in 1995 and priest the following year. He served at St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, Austin, and at Christ Church, Temple and St. Francis, College Station, Texas, prior to his appointment to the diocesan staff in 2003.

Bishop Doyle is a gifted and experienced teacher and preacher, and has a particular interest in reaching younger generations in order to partner with older and experienced church members to share wisdom across generations, invigorating growth and membership. He has training and expertise in mediation as well as multicultural ministry. Bishop Doyle is bilingual and looks forward to responding to an increasingly diverse population in the Diocese of Texas.

Bishop Doyle’s ministry includes service as a deputy to General Convention in 2006 and 2009. He served on the Dispatch of Business committee in 2006 and as a legislative aide in 2000. Locally, Bishop Doyle’s ministry includes a broad range of experience on boards including the diocesan foundations, finance, and communication, Mission Funding, the diocesan Executive Board and the Hispanic Commission.

A published author and accomplished painter, Doyle and his wife JoAnne have two daughters, Zoë, 9 and Caisa, 14.

Bishop Doyle is no stranger to St. Francis, having visited the church on several occasions during his priest tenure in the Diocese.  The Reverend Dr. Cynthia Engle is the Rector.

The public is invited to the service which will be followed by a reception in the Parish Hall.