But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. – Joshua 24:15c

Reverend Stephen Michael Lewis was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is the second child of Ann Fortune Lewis and the late Dr. Richard D. Lewis, Sr. A 1980 graduate of Central High School, Reverend Lewis attended Millersville University of  Pennsylvania where he graduated in 1984 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. After college he went to work for the Department of Defense and currently serves as a Contract Administrator in the Pharmaceutical Branch. In May 2007, Reverend Lewis earned his Master of Divinity degree from The Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

In May of 1999 at the Philadelphia Annual Conference, the Lord called Reverend Lewis out of darkness into the marvelous light and he was ordained an itinerant deacon of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church by Bishop Philip Robert Cousin.

He began his ministerial career as associate minister at Shorter AME Church in Morton, Pennsylvania. He was pastor of Allen AME Church in Oxford, Pennsylvania from 2000-2004. Reverend Lewis was ordained an itinerant elder by Bishop Richard Franklin Norris in May 2007.

On June 4, 2004 Reverend Lewis became pastor of New Bethel AME Church in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. The church has thrived both spiritually and numerically under his leadership and continues to serve the community through the church’s ministries and outreach activities.

On June 15, 2008 Reverend Lewis became the 9th Pastor of Historic Jones Tabernacle AME Church located at 2021 W. Diamond Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

When not proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ, Reverend Lewis can be found on the basketball court at Strath Haven High School in Wallingford, Pennsylvania. One of his great joys is basketball and he exhibits his love of the game as Head Coach of the Boys Varsity Basketball team.

Reverend Lewis served 3 years as Chairman of Christian Education for the West Philadelphia District of the AME Church. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Sun Federal Credit Union of Philadelphia and is a board member of the Volunteer Admissions Team for Millersville University. He is also a Life member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated.