Our Pastor

Pastor Sylvester is the youngest of seven boys born to the late Mr. Louis Sylvester and the late Mrs. Doretha D. Sylvester on January 18, 1978, in Opelousas, Louisiana. He was educated in the St. Landry Parish School System where he attended Port Barre Elementary and Port Barre High School.

In 2000, he received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He also received a certification in Secondary Mathematics from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. In 2001, Pastor Sylvester joined the Good Hope Baptist Church (GHBC) of Lafayette, Louisiana where he was a dedicated member for 12 years. While at GHBC, he announced his calling to the gospel ministry and delivered his first sermon in April 2007. He was licensed to preach on May 16, 2010 and ordained shortly after on May 23, 2010 by the 7th District Baptist Association at the Good Hope Baptist Church.

That same year, he enrolled in Dallas Theological Seminary where he completed a semester of credits for the following courses: Bible Study Methods and Hermeneutics, Evangelism, and Spiritual Life. While at GHBC he was a Sunday school teacher, taught several Bible study classes, and operated as the Pastor of Evangelism before being elected as pastor of the St. Mary Baptist Church.

He began his role as pastor of the St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church on December 22, 2013. Since then he has been preaching and teaching with strong conviction the uncompromising Word of God.