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to California, where he earned his Master’s degree from the University of Southern California and served in the Los Angeles County Probation Department until his call to ministry at Solid Rock Baptist Church, near Los Angeles, in 1988. Rev. Deveraux served as Solid Rock Baptist Church Pastor for nearly three decades. Under Rev. Devereaux’s leadership, the church experienced tremendous advancement with facility enhancements and renovations, as well as the reorganization of

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multiple auxiliaries, which yielded the feeding and clothing of countless individuals in need through expanded mission outreach, and the ordination of 15 deacons. Also during this time, “Pastor Devereaux’s Good News Radio Broadcast” was launched on KTYM 1460 AM, which serves the Los Angeles area, as well as an international internet audience. Rev. Devereaux retired as pastor at the end of 2015, but maintains service to the congregation as Pastor Emeritus for Missions and Evangelism Outreach. Upon his retirement, the Los Angeles City Council named an area adjacent to the church “Clarence Devereaux Square” for his work within the community for the homeless and hungry. Alongside Rev. Devereaux’s careers in ministry and the criminal justice system, he is also an avid musician, dating back to his tenure at Texas College and extending to his life in California, where he recorded with The Melody Kings for over 20 years, and was also featured on Grammy nominated artist Doc Powell’s “I Know the Lord Will Make a Way”

As aforementioned, “What Do You Think?” is Rev. Devereaux’s second book; his first literary work was “A Solid Rock, a Rolling Stone & 14 Pebbles," which details his 16-person family and illustrates his “mother’s rock hard love, his father’s stone strength and protection, and the 14 children who knew they could not fall or fail.” Both books “What Do You Think?” and “A Solid Rock, a Rolling Stone & 14 Pebbles" are available for purchase on Amazon at www.amazon.com.

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