THE PASTORS
Our Pastors
Reverend Guy Molock, Jr., J.D and Reverend Dr. Sherry Molock, Ph. D are the co-equal founding pastors of the Beloved Community Church, United Church of Christ, founded in 2008. Their ministry focuses on “family healing” that is designed to bring spiritual, physical and emotional healing to the community, and social justice, believing that social justice and the Gospel of Jesus Christ are one in the same. The Molocks have taught and preached together at churches around the nation and feel especially blessed to be called by God to facilitate married couple’s retreats. The Molocks have been happily married since 1986; and from this union, they have been blessed with three lovely children who they affectionately refer to as the “Molock Jewels”: Amber, Jelani, and Diarra, and two grandchildren, Makayla and Oliyah. Their favorite scripture is Romans 8: 38-39: For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things yet to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus.
Guy Molock
Rev. Guy Molock, Jr. from Wilmington, Delaware, graduated magna cum laude from Bethune-Cookman University in 1980, earned a Juris Doctor degree from Howard University 1983 and his Masters of Divinity degree from Howard University in 2007.
In addition to his pastoral duties, Rev. Molock also serves as Chief of the Employment Complaints Division, Office of Civil Rights for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Rev. Molock has been blessed to serve in a number of other prominent positions as an attorney with federal agencies, including, Senior Employment Specialist with NASA’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Chief Nominations Counsel of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee under then Senator and former Vice-President of the U.S., Joseph R. Biden, Chief of the Safety, Security and Emergency Preparedness Branch of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Assistant U.S. Attorney in Washington, DC and Assistant Judge Advocate General (JAG) in the U.S Air Force.
Rev. Molock currently serves on various committees in the Potomac Association, Central Atlantic Conference of the United Church of Christ. In addition, Rev. Molock is involved in several community outreach ministries both secular and non-secular, and along with his wife are the founders of the non-profit organization, Liberating Interventions for Family Empowerment, Inc.
Sherry Molock
Reverend Dr. Sherry Davis Molock, from Baltimore, Maryland, graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College in 1979, earned a MA and Ph. D in clinical psychology from the University of Maryland in 1985, and graduated with honors with a Masters of Divinity degree from Howard University in 2000.
In addition to her pastoral duties, Dr. Molock is also an Associate Professor and the Director of Clinical Training in the Department of Psychology at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. Her research focuses on developing prevention programs in the areas of depression, suicide and HIV/AIDS for youth in the African American community. Dr. Molock was recently awarded a pilot grant from the DC Center for AIDS Research (DC-CFAR) to develop a HIV/AIDS testing intervention for youth in African American churches. Dr. Molock’s work has appeared in a number of professional journals and national publications. She is also a contributing author to the nationally acclaimed Women of Color Bible, a consulting editor to several professional journals and a grant reviewer for NIMH, NIDA, CDC, and SAMHSA. She serves on the Board of Directors of the National Organization of People of Color against Suicide (NOPCAS), the Scientific Advisory Board of the Suicide Prevention Advocacy Network (SPAN-USA), and serves on the Steering Committee for the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC).
Dr. Molock, who heads BCC’s counseling ministry, also serves in very capacities in the Potomac Association, Central Atlantic Conference of the United Church of Christ. In addition, she is involved in several community-based outreach ministries both secular and non-secular, and is frequently called upon as a speaker and workshop facilitator.
