William H. Carey

Retired in Ferndale, Michigan

I'm a mostly retired Pentecostal minister, founder of the world's first LGBT-Affirming Apostolic Pentecostal church organization. Still available on occasion for preaching and/or teaching.

President Emeritus of Apostolic Institute of Ministry, author of its curriculum used for training new ministers.

Author of several books:

Inside (fantasy novel)

Gay and Christian? Yes! - Also available in French & Spanish versions.

The Basics of New Testament Teaching: An Apostolic Guide to Doctrine

How Many is God? - An exploration/comparison of the historical doctrines of Trinity vs. Oneness. Also available in French, Hebrew, & Russian.

Fairy Tales for the 21st Century - a same-sex retelling of 2 classic fairy tales, suitable for children.

My Lovers' Eyes - a collection of poetry, written under pen name Charles De Gaulle du Gui.

The New Testament - A modern English translation of the Westcott & Hort Greek New Testament.

Derailed: How One Man Sabotaged Revival - a true story of how one man's pride and ego destroyed a thriving church.

Co-Author of

Repairing the Apostolic Church - The currently used Protestant model of church administration vs. the first century Apostolic model. Written with Rev. Nathaniel Morales.

I love theater, and have written, directed and/or performed in many plays/musicals, many connected with 12-step Recovery. (Friend of Lois W since 1986.) I do some comedy routines, primarily impersonations of famous people, including Queen Victoria, Tallulah Bankhead, and telephone operator Ernestine Tomlin (beloved creation of Lily Tomlin).

I have been collecting records since I was four. Have many hundreds of 78s, 45s and albums. Foreign languages are another hobby; I love them, and wish I could learn them all. One of the most common questions I am asked is "How many languages do you speak?" That's not an easy question to answer. Do you mean speak fluently? A few words? Carry on a basic conversation? Read or write, but not speak?

I admit my language skills aren't what they once were. Several years with early stage Alzheimer's will do that. But I can still carry on a basic conversation in French, and to a lesser extent in Russian and Hebrew. I can understand Spanish to some degree if it's spoken slowly. Can read and write biblical Hebrew & Greek, speak some Italian, a few words or phrases in Japanese, Mohawk, Polish, German, Dutch, Cantonese, etc.