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Frazlier L. Pope III
Executive pastor, Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church
The Rev. Frazlier L. Pope III serves as the executive pastor of Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago, Illinois. Pope graduated from Alabama A&M University with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering with a focus in microelectronics. For 16 years, he was a field engineering project manager, leading teams servicing nuclear reactors and inspecting nuclear fuel around the world.
At Fellowship Missionary Baptist, Pope oversees the implementation of the senior pastor’s vision in all facets of ministry. He is currently a student at Chicago Theological Seminary, where he is pursuing a master of divinity degree.
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