Bishop Wesley Greene & Dr. Rose Marie Greene
Dr. Bishop Wesley Greene, Sr., founded Amazing Grace World Outreach Church in 1998 in the family room of the Greene home. He accepted his call to ministry in 1986, and has served in various capacities since that time. He is a native of Kansas City, Missouri and has lived in Jonesboro, GA for more than thirty years. In addition to his ministerial duties, Dr. Greene is a prominent businessman in the Clayton County community. He has served as the Chairman of the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce, a board member and Vice Chairman of the Clayton County Water Authority, Man of the Year 100 Black Men of South Metro, a life member of the NAACP, a member of the Clayton County Rotary Club and numerous volunteer appointments to local boards.
Dr. Greene is a scholar, having completed his early education in the Lee’s Summit, Missouri and completing his Doctorate in Theology from North Carolina college of Theology. He has served as a volunteer chaplain in the Clayton County jails for more than twenty years. He is a founding member and served as president of the Association of Christian Ministers of Clayton County. Likewise, he was recognized by the Atlanta Business Journal as one of the “100 Most Influential Pastors” in Georgia.
Dr. Rose Marie Greene is the Co-Pastor of Amazing Grace World Outreach Church. She accepted the call to the ministry in 1985 and was later licensed and ordained under the leadership of Rev. W. C. Smith. She is a native of DeKalb County, GA, where she completed her early education and began her professional career in banking and finance, where she held the office of Branch Manager for Decatur Federal Savings and Loan (now Wells Fargo) until she joined her husband in their insurance business.
In addition to the role of Co-Pastor, she served as a Board Member and Past Chair of the Clayton County Marriage and Family Initiative, Past Chair of the Clayton County Commission on Children and Youth, member of the National Christian Coalition for Marriage and Family, and recently served as the first female President of the Association of Christian Ministers of Clayton County. She currently serves on the Clayton County Public Schools Foundation Board. She has also served on the Board for United Way in Clayton County, the Advisory Board to two Superintendents for Clayton County Schools, Community Advisory Board member to the former President of Clayton State College and various other community roles;
After raising and educating her children, she returned to school to complete a Doctorate in Theology from North Carolina College of Theology. The Greene’s have been married for 40 years and are blessed with seven children, eleven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The couple is featured in the marriage documentary, “Still Standing.”..
