Background
Bell, Dennis Rayford was born on July 9, 1923 in Greenwood, Mississippi, United States. Son of Willie and Mae Ella Bell.
Bell, Dennis Rayford was born on July 9, 1923 in Greenwood, Mississippi, United States. Son of Willie and Mae Ella Bell.
Bachelor, Southwestern College, Oklahoma City, 1977. Master of Theology, American Bible College, Pineland, Florida, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy, Toledo Bible College, 1979.
Pastor, Christ Temple Apostolic Faith Church, Chicago, 1958; associate chaplain, Chicago Police Department, since 1986. President Pentecostal Churches of the Apostolic Faith Inc., Louisville, since 1990.
Founder Midwest Apostolic Bible College, Chicago, 1960, Christ Temple Apostolic Church, Joliet, Illinois, 1965, Samuel Barnes Christian Academy, Chicago, 1985, Doctor D. Rayford Bell Educational Center, Chicago, 1985. Board directors Geneva Scott Out Reach, Chicago, since 1990.
Married Darlene Griffins, July 20, 1942 (deceased August 1990). Married Jacqueline Collins, April 13, 1991. Children: Harvey, Curtis.