Day 9 – Bishop Dennis Smith

February 9, 2021

This devotional is part of the Black Missionary Heroes Past and Present Series.

Bishop Dennis Smith

Missionary and Overseer to Maryland, USA

Read Luke 10:1–2

Bishop Dennis Smith is a missions trainer, international conference speaker, and oversees a fellowship of churches in Uganda. Smith coaches and mentors new pastors on how to raise healthy and vibrant churches with a missions DNA through discipleship, technology, and counseling.

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