Rev. Dennis Myers Jr.
Pastor Dennis is passionate and dedicated to his love of God and love for others. He is grateful to the Bishop and Cabinet of the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church for this appointment and opportunity for serve Cornerstone Church, the community of Cutler Bay, Florida, and the world. Pastor Dennis and his wife Melissa, (and dog Benny) moved to Cutler Bay in July of 2025, from Jacksonville, Fl.
Being a pastor was not Pastor Dennis’ first career choice. Before ministry he had a few different occupations and a desire to do a few different things along the way. The first thing He wanted to be was a rock star, but God had different plans. Pastor Dennis plays multiple instruments such as guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, and drums and percussion. While trying to pursue his rock star dreams, He went to college part-time earning his Bachelor of Communication from the University of North Florida in 2012. While attending college, he worked for a grocery store chain and made my way from working as a bagger, to working at the corporate level as an executive.
Pastor Dennis began feeling his call to ministry in 2015, and he and Melissa decided to heed God’s call by becoming a Certified Candidate for Ministry within the UMC. They took a leap of faith and left the grocery business behind to help usher in the Kingdom of God. Pastor Dennis began serving in ministry as the Children’s Pastor for Avondale UMC, in Jacksonville, Florida in 2017. During his time at Avondale, he was promoted to Connecting Pastor and attended United Theological Seminary and graduating with a Master of Divinity degree in 2025. Pastor Dennis was licensed as a Local Pastor by the Florida Conference of the UMC in 2025 and was appointed to Cornerstone Church in July of 2025.
Pastor Dennis feels a call to help those that are hurting. He says, “God has called me to preach the word and connect to God those who have been hurt by the church, and those who have only seen examples of the church’s hypocrisy rather than the life-changing love of God that can be found in the church. God has called me to serve those persons who have witnessed Christians lock the doors to their luxury vehicles as they drive by a homeless shelter. God has called me to administer the sacraments to persons who were told to leave a church because of their skin color, hair color, or tattoos. God has called me to make disciples of persons lured to a church labeled as ‘welcoming,’ only for the church to aggressively attack how God made them. God has called me to minister to persons who have been told the reason they live with depression is because they do not pray enough. God has called me to serve who society deems as the “least of these” and to lead them in the way of Christ’s Love.”