Kyles Temple A.M.E. Zion Church, Vallejo

Reverend Shawin Everett DuBois although he is a native of Newark, New Jersey, he was reared in Hallsboro, North Carolina and graduated from East Columbus High School. Shawin DuBois is a graduate of Livingstone College with the Bachelors of Arts degree in History. He has done postbaccalaureate duties in the field of Education through East Carolina University (North Carolina) and Master’s level course work in Special Education with Grand Canyon University (Arizona).

Reverend DuBois answered his call into the gospel ministry at the age of 14, and delivered his trial sermon on October 12, 1997. He has possessed a heart for ministry and education for as long as he can remember. He entered the pastoral ministry in 2004, in which includes five congregations over his years itinerate ministry. He presently serves as pastor of Kyles Temple A.M.E Zion Church, Vallejo, California. He has served as a Middle Grades Social Studies Educator in Halifax County Schools (North Carolina) and founder of a male mentoring program called B.O.W.T.I.E.S. He is an active member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Among the gifts and talents with which God has blessed Shawin, none are more meaningful to him than preaching and teaching.