Rev. Dr. Rickey L. Dugger, Sr.
Rev. Dr. Rickey L. Dugger is the Senior Pastor of the Norris Avenue Missionary Baptist Church (NAMBC) in Memphis, TN. He is a distinguished, accomplished, charismatic Man of God who loves the Lord with all his being. This love is exemplified through his interaction with people from all walks of life. He is a loving pastor that definitely has the people at heart. Consequently, the NAMBC church family takes on the personality of our beloved pastor and has been established as a church that is located in the heart of the community and has the community at heart.
Pastor Dugger is an advocate of education. He has attended and earned degrees from Le Moyne Owen College (BA - Sociology), Texas Southern University (MA - Sociology), Memphis Theological Seminary (MA - Religion), and Jacksonville Theological Seminary (PhD - Religion).
Pastor Dugger has also been an accomplished businessman and has been highly successful in the Corporate Business Sector. He retired from General Mills, Inc. in July 2021 after working in various positions for over 37 years. He started his career in September 1984 as a Sales Representative, and He moved from a Sales Representative to various other duties including: Sales Assistant, Territory Manager, Account Manager, and Customer Account Lead Contact.
He worked with General Mills Grocery Sales Customers in the following states - Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee. His main contact customer for over 20 years was Associated Wholesale Grocers Division who serviced and supplied customers in the Southeast Markets.
Pastor Dugger has been married to First Lady Patsy Dugger for 42 years. They are the parents of two wonderful children, Rickey L. Dugger Jr. and Gabrielle Sehar (Husband - David), and are proud grandparents of six grandchildren, Alaiya, Rickey III, Selah, Cecelia, Autumn, and Aria.
Rev. Dugger has served as Pastor of the Norris Ave. M. B. Church for 30 years. He began his ministry at NAMBC with 40 members in August of 1993. The membership has grown tremendously over the years. During his tenure, the church established the NAMBC foundation and has been awarded 501c3 designation which enables the church to sponsor Youth Programs and Outreach Ministries throughout the year for the Memphis Community. A few of these programs include the "MIFA ministry", "Mentoring Mondays", etc. Together these programs are able to feed and clothe 50 to 100 men and women from various shelters and mentor youth from various walks of life.
Outside of the NAMBC church family, Pastor Dugger is also very active. Pastor Dugger served as 2024 Memphis Local Host chairman of the National Baptist Convention Joint Session Meeting. He also served as the President of the Memphis Baptist Ministerial Association (MBMA) for the 2022/2023 term. He completed his term as president December 31, 2023. Prior to his tenure as president of the MBMA, he served as Vice-President for two years and Finance Chairman for six years. He has also worked with the Memphis Hamilton Alliance which works with the community and city training youth and young adults for their future. Additionally, he and First Lady Dugger volunteer each year feeding the homeless during the holiday season.
Some of the core values that drive his ministry are his beliefs in God’s word concerning Faith, Family, and Finance. He also believes in the old traditional saying, “It takes a village to raise a child”. He is also forever grateful and deeply appreciative to God for guiding him and his family over the years.
Pastor Dugger is an advocate of education. He has attended and earned degrees from Le Moyne Owen College (BA - Sociology), Texas Southern University (MA - Sociology), Memphis Theological Seminary (MA - Religion), and Jacksonville Theological Seminary (PhD - Religion).
Pastor Dugger has also been an accomplished businessman and has been highly successful in the Corporate Business Sector. He retired from General Mills, Inc. in July 2021 after working in various positions for over 37 years. He started his career in September 1984 as a Sales Representative, and He moved from a Sales Representative to various other duties including: Sales Assistant, Territory Manager, Account Manager, and Customer Account Lead Contact.
He worked with General Mills Grocery Sales Customers in the following states - Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee. His main contact customer for over 20 years was Associated Wholesale Grocers Division who serviced and supplied customers in the Southeast Markets.
Pastor Dugger has been married to First Lady Patsy Dugger for 42 years. They are the parents of two wonderful children, Rickey L. Dugger Jr. and Gabrielle Sehar (Husband - David), and are proud grandparents of six grandchildren, Alaiya, Rickey III, Selah, Cecelia, Autumn, and Aria.
Rev. Dugger has served as Pastor of the Norris Ave. M. B. Church for 30 years. He began his ministry at NAMBC with 40 members in August of 1993. The membership has grown tremendously over the years. During his tenure, the church established the NAMBC foundation and has been awarded 501c3 designation which enables the church to sponsor Youth Programs and Outreach Ministries throughout the year for the Memphis Community. A few of these programs include the "MIFA ministry", "Mentoring Mondays", etc. Together these programs are able to feed and clothe 50 to 100 men and women from various shelters and mentor youth from various walks of life.
Outside of the NAMBC church family, Pastor Dugger is also very active. Pastor Dugger served as 2024 Memphis Local Host chairman of the National Baptist Convention Joint Session Meeting. He also served as the President of the Memphis Baptist Ministerial Association (MBMA) for the 2022/2023 term. He completed his term as president December 31, 2023. Prior to his tenure as president of the MBMA, he served as Vice-President for two years and Finance Chairman for six years. He has also worked with the Memphis Hamilton Alliance which works with the community and city training youth and young adults for their future. Additionally, he and First Lady Dugger volunteer each year feeding the homeless during the holiday season.
Some of the core values that drive his ministry are his beliefs in God’s word concerning Faith, Family, and Finance. He also believes in the old traditional saying, “It takes a village to raise a child”. He is also forever grateful and deeply appreciative to God for guiding him and his family over the years.