The Church That Cares

We are an intergenerational ministry in Tulsa, Oklahoma, committed to Growth, Outreach, and Discipleship (G.O.D.). Our mission is to transform lives, families, and our community to the glory of God.

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Dr. Ray A. Owens

Metropolitan Baptist Church of Tulsa

Dr. Ray A. Owens leads a multifaceted life as husband, father, pastor-scholar and public intellectual. He serves as the Senior Pastor of the Metropolitan Baptist Church of Tulsa. In 1989, Dr. Owens earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from the University of Texas at Austin and the Master of Divinity Degree from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1998. In the Spring of 2005, he received the cum laude distinction for his doctoral dissertation and earned the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Religion and Society from Princeton Theological Seminary.

He has served as Assistant Pastor and Youth Minister at Union Baptist Church of Trenton, N.J.; a public school teacher in South Central Los Angeles, California; and Fund Development Director for Teach for America in New York City. In addition to his parish work, Dr. Owens serves as the Affiliate Assistant Professor of Ethics and Black Church Studies at the Phillips Theological Seminary and has taught religious studies courses at Oklahoma State University and Texas Christian University.
Dr. Owens is deeply involved in diverse spaces within the Tulsa community. He serves as a board member for Tulsa Educare, The George Kaiser Family Foundation, and The Tulsa Community Foundation. Dr. Owens has a longstanding passion for youth and education and is the founder and a board member of the Met Cares Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on advancing high-performing schools in the North Tulsa community.

He is a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Pastor Owens is married to Dr. Dion Owens and they are the parents of two beautiful daughters.

Our Ministry Approach

Our vision of being a caring church that is both spiritually nurturing and socially responsible emerges from our commitment to the teachings of Jesus. We hold to the prominent biblical theme that conceives salvation as a matter of the mind, body, and soul. In harmony with this doctrine of salvation and successful living essentials, Metropolitan’s ministry approach seeks to holistically address the human condition by working to help meet the basic necessities of God’s people–particularly the most vulnerable.

We are called to liberate minds, bodies, and souls from forces that bind, oppress, and prevent people from flourishing in life. In a time when people are overwhelmed with challenges and burdens, we believe unchanging biblical truths give us the answers to meet them head-on. Through the balanced application of God’s Word, we learn how to rightly manage our lives; and experience victory in our relationships, marriages, parenting and careers.

STATEMENT OF VISION

To be the church of choice that cares for the minds, bodies, and souls of its congregation and community.

STATEMENT of mission

Metropolitan Baptist Church exists to care for the whole person—mind, body, and soul—and transform lives through faithful service to our congregation and community.