Dr. Delmus L. Gillis is the Senior Pastor of the Bethlehem Baptist Church in Clovis, NM. He was raised in Clinton SC and enlisted in the United States Air Force after graduating in 1991. Pastor Gillis is a decorated veteran who served in Operation Desert Storm, Operations Northern Watch and  Southern Watch, Operation Allied Force in Kosovo, and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. He retired in 2014 after 23 years of active-duty service.

 

Pastor Gillis preached his first sermons on June 12, 2004, at the New Hope Baptist Church in Chickasha, Oklahoma, under the pastorate of his father, Rev. Al Walter, and went on to serve at New Hope Baptist Church, the Kadena Gospel Fellowship in Okinawa Japan, and the St. John Baptist Church in Clovis, NM. He has been the pastor of the Bethlehem Baptist Church since August 2014.

 

Pastor Gillis has an associate’s degree from the Community College of the Air Force and Wayland Baptist University. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Wayland Baptist University and both Master’s and Doctorate Degrees from Liberty University Theological Seminary. He is President of the Mount Olive Missionary Baptist State Convention, Western Executive Assistant for the National Baptist Covention Board of Evangelism, President of the United Ministerial Fellowship of Clovis, and President of the Jerusalem District Congress of Christian Education. Additionally, Pastor Gillis serves on the New Mexico Judicial Performance and Evaluation Commission.  

 

Pastor Gillis is married to Mrs. Stephanie Gillis and is the proud father of 4 children and four grandchildren.