Reverend Dr. Howard W. Creecy, Jr. is a third generation gospel preacher, teacher and pastor. He is the son of Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Howard W. Creecy, Sr. of Atlanta, Georgia and the grandson of Reverend and Mrs. W. W. Creecy of New Orleans, Louisiana. This family’s legacy of leadership now exceeds 100 years of continuous commitment to Christian ministry. Dr. Creecy was born in Mobile, Alabama and reared in the City of Atlanta. 
His earliest educational experiences were nurtured by the Atlanta Public School System where his mother, Mrs. Marguerite Portis Creecy, was employed as an educator.
His training for ministry began at Morehouse College and furthered at the graduate level in the Morehouse School of Religion of the Interdenominational Theological Seminary. In addition, he holds a Doctor of Divinity from Abotra Bible Institute and Seminary.
Dr. Creecy has pastored with his father, Reverend Dr. Howard W. Creecy, Sr., at The Olivet Church in Fayetteville, Georgia since March 2002. He previously served as senior pastor of Saint Peter Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia for 26 years (October 1976 – March 2002). Under his leadership, the church experienced tremendous growth, including a staff of ministers, administrators, musicians and a pastoral clinical psychologist. Central to the growth and development of Saint Peter Church was his comprehensive and balanced vision of 21st century ministry. He now brings to The Olivet Church his 21st ministry innovations, while still standing upon traditional Christian values. Olivet’s Membership, Ministries, and Monies have all grown exponentially under his leadership as senior Pastor/Teacher.
Dr. Creecy is widely sought as a teacher, preacher, evangelist and lecturer in the area of spiritual warfare. The demand has been so great in the Body of Christ for knowledge in this area, that it has consistently consumed much of Pastor’s travel schedule. As a result of his effective teaching gift, he has also been a guest preacher/teacher of various national, state and regional conventions, congresses, and conferences across the country. Additionally, his gift has opened the door for him to preach and teach internationally.
More African-American Christians have been taught the concepts of spiritual warfare by him than any other person in the country. He is truly a national gift to the Body of Christ with a profound and prophetic word for these chaotic times. Newsweek Magazine quotes him in its cover story presentation of “Evil in Contemporary America.” Arts and Entertainment Television utilized him as a resource in the development of their documentary on demons.
Dr. Creecy is involved in numerous civic, social and political activities. He was former chairman of the Atlanta Task Force of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; former chairman of the Board of Directors, Project Re-direction, Atlanta University Criminal Justice Institute; and Founding National Board member of the Organization of New Equality (ONE), Boston, Massachusetts. He has been honored and inducted by his alma mater, Morehouse College, into the Martin Luther King International Chapel Board of Ministers and is a member of the NAACP. He has planned and organized a public policy conference on minority participation and inclusion in the federal budget and national economy at Clark Atlanta University Woodruff Library Complex, Atlanta Georgia, and the John Kennedy School of public policy at Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts.
He serves as Director of the Office of Chaplain Services for Atlanta Fulton County Government. This political appointment was made by unanimous vote of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners in December 1982. Atlanta Fulton County is the largest and most populous county in the state of Georgia. Pastor Creecy holds the highest ranking ecclesiastical position recognized in Atlanta Fulton County government. Therefore, he is recognized by many as Atlanta Fulton County’s pastor. His county staff includes both professional and clerical employees. He is the first African-American in the history of the Atlanta Fulton County Government to serve in this capacity.
Dr. Creecy is married to Yolanda Grier Creecy and they are the parents of two daughters, Teresa and Kennedy. Teresa is a Senior at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia, where her major is Criminal Justice. Kennedy is a Pre-Schooler who is active, active, active in everything all day long!
