REVEREND WAYNE SYLVESTER DALEY, MDiv.

Reverend Wayne Sylvester Daley, MDiv., earned his Master of Divinity form Andover Newton Theological School, an affiliate of Yale Divinity School. He previously served as an associate minister for St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church, under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Ellis Ishmael Washington, and he previously served as the Minister to Men and Sr. Associate Minister under the leadership of his father in the ministry, Rev. Dr. Gregory George Groover, Sr., Pastor of The Historic Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Rev. Wayne previously served as a Boston Reentry Coordinator, and the Community Relations Director for the Boston TenPoint Coalition, under the leadership of Rev. B. Christopher Sumner and Rev. Jeffery Lamont Brown. Rev. Wayne served as the Pastor for St. Mark Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, while serving as a part-time Protestant Chaplain for the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department. He currently serves as a Chaplain for Curry College. 

Rev. Daley served as the Intergenerational Justice Program Coordinator, and then the Technical Training & Assistance Coordinator, and a Peace From Within Instructor at Plymouth County House of Corrections for The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute. Rev. Wayne went on to serve as the Bridging the GAP Director (a diversion program in partnership with the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, and the Teen Center Manager for the Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center. 

Rev. Daley has partnered with many agencies, and institutions in the community such as; The Boston School Police, The Transit Police, The Department, Project Right, Inc., Haley House, Massachusetts Black Alcoholism & Addiction Council, Access To Recovery Coach, and Neighborhood Community Walk Trainer. Rev. Wayne served on the board of the Quincy-Geneva New Vision, and the Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries. Rev. Daley was appointed by Mayor Michelle Wu to the Boston Police Accountability and Transparency Civilian Review Board; he serves on the board for The Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston, Inc., and My Life My Choice.

Rev. Wayne currently serves as the Deputy Director of Community Engagement for the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, under the leadership of District Attorney Kevin R. Hayden, whom he respectfully calls his Deacon Attorney. Lastly, on Monday, June 24, 2024, Rev. Wayne Sylvester Daley, was appointed Pastor of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Providence, Rhode Island by Bishop Julius H. McAllister, Sr.