About
On November 22, 2024, at the 11th Episcopal District Planning Meeting, the Rev. Michael B. Price was appointed pastor of Bethel AME Church in Tallahassee, Florida. He succeeded Bishop Julius H. McAllister, Jr., who was elected the 144th Bishop of the AME Church at the 2024 General Conference and assigned to the 9th Episcopal District. Rev. Price was previously pastor of Greater Grant Memorial AME Church in Jacksonville, Florida.
As the middle child born to the late Mr. Lee and Mrs. Mary Lee Price, Rev. Price learned early in life the importance of hard work and determination. Early on, Rev. Price displayed an innate leadership ability that would follow him through his adolescence. However, its peak was soon to rise as Rev. Price’s journey into ministry began. Unbeknownst to him at the time, 1992 would become a year of life transformation for Rev. Price. As a young man in a position of leadership with a well-known company, he, at the time, felt that he “had it all.” However, something was still missing and a burden on his heart from which he could not find relief. Surrounded by a family of prayer warriors, particularly his grandmother, Rev. Price recommitted his life to Christ that year and then quickly acknowledged and accepted his call to teach, preach, and shepherd God’s people the following year. This would be a defining moment in his life that would shape the entirety of his ministry.
In August of 1998, Rev. Price was elected and ordained an Itinerant Elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church at the Florida Annual Conference. Over the past 20 years, Rev. Price has been blessed to serve the following congregations as pastor:
• Olive AME Church, Miccosukee, FL
• Ball Chapel AME Church, St. Cloud, FL
• New Bethel AME Church, Sanford, FL
• Allen Chapel AME Church, New Smyrna Beach, FL
• Victory AME Church, Tampa, FL
• Greater Grant Memorial AME Church, Jacksonville FL
A hands-on leader, Rev. Price has dedicated his life to helping empower God’s people to live their best lives through teaching and preaching the Word. Reverend Price is an anointed man of God who pastors, preaches, and teaches the Word of God with biblical insight, allowing him to proclaim the path to redemption and salvation with dynamic ability.
He is an energetic pastor blessed by God with vision and an unwavering dedication to servant leadership. Rev. Price is an innovative and forward-thinking individual with an astute mind for leadership, problem-solving, management, and business. As a community activist, Rev. Price can often be found on the front lines of social justice issues, particularly with the Hillsborough Organization for Progress & Equality (HOPE), the Tampa Bay Coalition of Clergy (TBCC), and Faith in Florida.