PASTOR
Reverend Dr. Rickey Bernard Harvey
Reverend Dr. Rickey Bernard Harvey serves as the 10th Senior Pastor of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Rochester, NY. Born on February 14, 1964, as the eighth of nine children, he spent his formative years in Memphis, Tennessee. At 22, he accepted his call to ministry under Reverend Melvin Rodgers at New Bethel Baptist Church. Dr. Harvey has pastored several churches, including Springhill Baptist Church in Moscow, Tennessee; Mount Level Baptist Church in Como, Mississippi; Saint Paul Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee; and Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Tucson, Arizona.
In 2008, he became the 10th Pastor of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, where he introduced the Holy Week of Sacrificial Worship service leading up to Easter. He has also served as President of the Paradise Missionary Baptist State Convention of Arizona, Inc., and as a member of the Board of Directors of the National Baptist Convention of America, USA Inc.
Dr. Harvey has preached across more than 30 states and currently serves on the faculty of the National Baptist Congress of Christian Education. An accomplished gospel singer, he was a lead singer for Memphis' Stars of Nightingales and the Dixie Wonders, and currently leads the Dynamic Dixie Wonders in Rochester. His academic credentials include a Bachelor of Divinity from Tennessee School of Religion, a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Memphis, a Bachelor of Science in Business Management and a Master of Arts in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix, a Master of Divinity from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Doctorate of Ministry from Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School.
Dr. Harvey is the proud father of four children: Rico, Ricketa, Rickey Jr., and Rishard. He is a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., and enjoys listening to local quartets, reading self-help books, and raising prize-winning Blue Ribbon chickens.
Associate Pastors
Rev. Joyce Wilson-Newton
Rev. Dr. Cheryl Warfield
Rev. Mary Brooks
Youth Pastor
Pastor Roderick Johnson II
Former Pastors
The success of Mt. Olivet is attributed to these pastors, who shared a single mission: building a strong church that could thrive long after their leadership. Achieving these goals required the leadership of strong, faithful, spiritual men called by God to ensure that His Kingdom survived and thrived.
Rev. Sedley E. Lee (1910–1912)
Rev. Charles D. Hubert (1912–1915)
Rev. L. B. Brown (1915–1918)
Rev. Singleton M. Batchlar (1918–1920)
Rev. Dr. James E. Rose (1920–1942)
Rev. Dr. Charles Boddie (1942–1956)
Rev. Arthur L. Whitaker (1956–1967)
Rev. Dr. Leardrew Johnson (1967–1989)
Rev. Dr. Dwight E. Cook (1989–2006)