Pastor Copeland

Reverend Travis L. Copeland is a native of Suffolk, Virginia.  He attended Suffolk Public Schools, and graduated from Nansemond River High School and continued his education at Tidewater Community College and Hampton University. Pastor Copeland matriculated to Norfolk Theological Seminary and College with a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies. Reverend Copeland is currently a student at the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School Theology of Virginia Union University for the Master of Divinity program. Reverend Copeland is a Son of the Missouri Baptist Church where he was licensed and ordained in the Gospel Ministry under the leadership of the Reverend Ronnie R. Boone, Pastor-Emeritus. Rev. Copeland is also a Covenant Son of “FLAME” (Fostering Leadership and Ministry Excellence) and a member of the Gethsemane Baptist Church, Newport News, Virginia under the leadership of The Right Reverend Dr. Dwight S. Riddick Sr., Presiding Bishop. 

 

Rev. Copeland is the former-pastor of the Historic Calvary Baptist Church, Kilmarnock, Virginia serving as the 21stSenior Pastor. Reverend Copeland served the congregation of Calvary Baptist Church faithfully for 8 consecutive years. His vast leadership and genuine passion have led many young souls to a relationship with God. Reverend Copeland is a member of the Tidewater Metro Baptist Ministers Conference and serve on the evangelism commission for the Baptist General Convention of Virginia and a former member of the Northern Neck Baptist Association and its Commission. 

 

Reverend Copeland is inspired by his mother Mrs. Helen A. Copeland and grandmother the Late Great Mother Rosa Lee Copeland who taught him the ways of the Lord, their teachings has lead Reverend Copeland to be one of the most profound and insightful voices of his generation. Reverend Copeland is inspired by his grandfathers: The Late Eddie Scott Copeland Jr., The Late W. A. Bowers, The Late Elder John Henry Colander, and The Late Bishop James E. Rodgers Sr. who inspired him to be the godly man that he is today.  While Reverend Copeland is highly respected for the many gifts that he brings to the body, his greatest impact comes from the pulpit. His sermons have challenged, encouraged, convicted, strengthened, and equipped many believers, both young and old. Many are encouraged by his strength, comforted by his friendship, and inspired by his example to teach toward transformation and liberation from defeat.