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Pastor
Coye L. Bouyer, who is called Rev, was born, on December 25, 1978, to Corey and Lynda Bouyer, in Battle Creek, MI. He is the fourth of five children and was thought by his parents and
teachers alike to be a kind, thoughtful, mature (for his age) child with
a somewhat quirky sense-of-humor. His stepfather, James Davis was an important influence through
his childhood and plays an instrumental role in his life.
Rev was married to his childhood friend, confidant, and classmate
the former Miss Keturah Sudduth on December 18, 1999, at Friendship
Baptist Church and they are the proud parents of 3 beautiful children; Sierra, Seth, and Cayla.
 Growing up on the south side of Lansing, Rev attended Woodcreek Elementary, Dwight Rich Junior High and Sexton High School. His outstanding athletic ability was recognized early but it was his committed spiritual search which sustained and steadied him. It was during his mid-teens he begin focusing his talents and abilities, while seeking spiritual awareness and understanding. He found athletic excellence faster to acquire then spiritual understanding and Rev received a full scholarship from Western Michigan University in track graduating with his Bachelors in Social Work, in 2001. Satisfying a long standing desire, he applied and was accepted to Dallas Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas where he graduated with his Master’s of Theology in 2005.  Rev accepted the Lord at the tender age of 6 being baptized at Friendship Baptist Church in Lansing, MI., and in 1996, at the age of 17 he accepted the call to the ministry beginning a journey destined to one end; to live, teach and preach God‘s word. He was licensed as Minister Bouyer by Pastor James Hines of Lily Missionary Baptist Church in Jackson, MI, in 1998, and was officially ordained in 2005 as Reverend Bouyer by Pastors’ James Hines, Ronnie Goines, Herbert Walker and Reverend Mike Fechner. During his years at Western MI, Rev attended Lily Missionary Baptist Church and served as a Minister in training under Pastor Hines. In Dallas he interned at Vickery Baptist Church where he eventually became Assistant Pastor to Pastor Herbert Walker. Additionally, while in Dallas he served as Ministry Associate Team Leader for a para-church ministry known as Bridgebuilders, Connecting people to God and to each other to bring revival, reformation, and revitalization to our cities. Lansing’s blessing, is the Lord moving in Rev’s life leading him, in 2006, back to the area. Upon his return, he immediately became affiliated with two long standing local ministries; Lansing Christian School where he taught the Bible Study class and as Youth Pastor of River Terrace Church. These programs have added to his growth and he brings that knowledge to his confidence that his ultimate ministry would bring him home to the south side of Lansing. After much prayer and in the Lord’s time Rev has been moved to plant a church and in September of 2008, Pastor Bouyer with his wife, Keturah took the first fledging steps toward what would become Kingdom Life Church. In December of 2008, the first Bible study was taught at Woodcreek Elementary School boasting 3 participants to include Rev and Keturah. Rev grew up in Lansing and remembers with love and respect the countless number of persons who encouraged him throughout his athletic days and in his spiritual walk. From the time he left for college in 1997, he has prayed the Lord would return him to plant a ministry in Lansing. While his greatest passion is his relationship with the Lord, his greatest ministry desire has been to invest spiritually in the lives of the children and grandchildren of the people who first invested in him. Don’t be alarmed when you see the man of God who moves quickly with a long loping stride, carrying his trade mark, much used Bible 
That would be our man
That would be God’s man. That would be he, who God has sent To bring the Word, of how to live That would be our man, The Rev. |
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