Staff & Leaders

Staff & Leaders

Clarence Burke

Clarence Burke has served as pastor of Beacon Light since 2000 and has witnessed spiritual and numerical growth within the church body. He is passionate about reaching the lost for Christ. Dr. Burke received his BA from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, his M.Div. from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and D.Min. from United Theological Seminary . After rewarding careers in corporate communications, information technology, and seminary administration, Dr. Burke has retired to devote more time to ministry. He…

Rev. Karlene Fyffe Phillips

Born in Jamaica, West Indies to a Preacher and an Evangelist, Minister Phillips accepted the Lord at age 8 and through all the challenges of being a young Christian has stayed the course. She started her evangelistic ministry in high school and since then has preached and taught the word in various settings, including churches, revivals, youth summer camps and nursing homes. Minister Phillips has several passions but at the top of the list are: growing stronger in the Lord…