Bishop Dr. Bernard Kimble, Senior Pastor of the Mount Olive Baptist Church of Shreveport, Louisiana has devoted his time to the church and its congregation since 1997. Dr. Kimble attended Louisiana Tech University, Southern University, and later earned a Bachelor of Arts and Master’s degree in Bible and Theology from Louisiana Baptist University. (LBU) He later went on to earn his PhD in Philosophy from LBU as well. He is founder and CEO of Olive Branch Ministries, Inc., a non-profit outreach ministry; co-founder of Women of Vision, Inc., along with his wife the lovely Lady Dr. Pheobe Kimble, that serves as interdenominational ministry designed to educate, encourage and motivate women in leadership roles; and founder and CEO of Bernard Kimble Ministries which is the mother organization of Bernard Kimble International Ministries and Blessed Kingdom International Ministries.

 

He currently hosts the "In The Word" television broadcast on NBC 6 at 5:30 a.m., on Sunday mornings. He is the author of "The Decay of The African American Family," which focuses on the decay of the African American family from a biblical perspective. He is also the author of "To Serve This Present Age," which focuses on ministry in the 21st century.

Bishop Bernard Kimble serves as founder and Presiding Prelate of Blessed Kingdom International Ministries, (BKIM) a subsidiary of Bernard Kimble International Ministries, which focuses on church growth and development. Bishop Dr. Bernard Kimble serves as 1st Vice President for Administration & USA affairs, for African International Ministerial Fellowship (AIMF) of Monrovia, Liberia in West Africa.

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Currently, Dr. Kimble serves on the board of directors Linwood Public Charter School. Dr. Kimble currently serves as a member Communities in Schools (CIS) Advisory Committee. Dr. Kimble most recently served on the Board of Directors of Biomedical Research Foundation (BRF).

He currently serves on the board of managers of CMIT, Center for Molecular Imaging and Therapy, a division of BRF. He is married to Dr. Pheobe Thomas Kimble and has two sons and one daughter, LaToya, Darius (wife Coretta) and Anthony (wife Andrea). Darius and Anthony are both ministers of the gospel. He is the proud grandfather of three granddaughters, Caellen, Camerin and Corrine, three
grandsons, KeVon, Bralen and Mikah.