Board Memeber · Class of A28
Rev. Dikiea Elery, is the first female settled senior pastor of the Historic East Second Street Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Lexington Ky. She recently returned to Lexington from Columbus, Ohio where she was the Associate Director of Religious and Spiritual Life at Capital University. She also worked as the Director of Educational Talent Search at Bluegrass Community and Technical College for 12 years before she moved to Columbus. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Work from the University of Kentucky and a Master of Divinity degree from Lexington Theological Seminary. She is currently working toward a Doctor of Ministry degree at Lexington Theological Seminary as well.
She was ordained into Christian ministry in 2009 at East Second Street Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Lexington, Kentucky. She is the proud mother of two sons Douglas and DeVaughn and the loving wife of Douglas Elery Sr. Her family is truly her life’s reward.