Pastor Dr. Kelly Raphael Booker, a native of Oklahoma City, is the son of the late Pastor Earl E. and Opal Booker.

Pastor Booker was reared in a large, loving faith based home, which developed his strong foundation for faith and family. Pastor Booker, a “PK” (Preachers Kid) was taught to trust and believe in God. At an early age he made a personal profession of faith and was baptized. Pastor Booker reminisces of his days at Greater Mount Olive Baptist Church under the leadership of Dr. A. Glenn Woodberry. Those days of constant involvement in the church were significant and influential, and have ultimately impacted his Ministry today.  

Pastor Booker is a proud graduate of Frederick Douglass High School, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; he accepted his call to the ministry in 1981, beginning his educational journey at Bishop College of Dallas, Texas.

In May of 1985, he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Religion and a minor in Christian Education. He continued his studies at The University of Oklahoma and Southwestern Theological Seminary of Ft. Worth, Texas. Dr. Booker is currently enrolled at Fuller Theological Seminary of Pasadena, California, where he is pursuing his Master’s in Theology. After one year of being the Associate Minister to the Late Reverend V.H. Mc Cowen, in 1986, Pastor Booker, at the age of twenty three, was installed as the eleventh Senior Pastor of The Union Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  He has proudly served as Senior Pastor of this body of Christ for thirty seven years.  Because of his steadfast leadership, the membership has grown spiritually and exponentially through his powerful preaching and teaching of God’s word.

Dr. Booker is a firm believer in giving back to the community.  He established the E.E. Booker Scholarship, in the name of his late father, assisting students to and through college. As well as several outreach community-based ministries and measures that seek to build up the people and the community. Dr. Booker is an alumnus of Bishop College, a member of the Baptist Ministers Association of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and the National Baptist USA, Inc., The Oklahoma Baptist State and Local Associations. As a religious leader, he has severed in the following capacities:

† Guest Lecturer: Oklahoma Baptist State Congress of Christian Education

† Guest Lecturer: The East Zion Consolidated District Congress of Christian Education

† Guest speaker in the National Baptist Convention, USA INC.

† Served as President of The East Zion Consolidated District Association Pastors - Ministers and Wives and Widows Conference (2014 - 2018)

† Elected 1st Vice President Moderator of The East Zion Consolidated District Association (2015 - 2019)

† Elected Moderator of The East Zion Consolidated District Association (August 2019- Present)

† Dr. Booker is also a Member of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

He is married to Opal Shannon. He is a father to four beautiful children: two sons, Tracy and Joshua; and two daughters, Kathryn and Kayla.  He is also the proud grandfather of two precious grandchildren; grandson Luke "Batman" and granddaughter Avery. He is a man moved by vision, committed by faith.