APOSTLE PERRY MAPLES, JR., D.D.,

Organizer, Pastor & Overseer of the Apostolic Deliverance Temple Church, And President of the Alliance of Apostolic Churches of Christ Jesus.

Born in Horn Lake, Mississippi in 1941 to Perry Sr. and Charity Maples, Apostle Maples always knew that God had special things for him.

Apostle Maples received his education in the Memphis and Shelby County School systems, graduating in the class of 1961. He also attended Shelby State Community College in Memphis, TN.

In 1962 he married Luphelia Martin, they have two children and six grandchildren.

His life was beginning to unfold. Everything seemed to fall into place, except God. It was Apostle Maples’s grand-father, Monroe King Sr. a prophet of God that led him to the Apostolic Church. After hearing the word of God, Apostle Maples was baptized in water in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and filled with the gift of the Holy Ghost.

It was July 4, 1976 when God directed him to start a church in the Lemoyne Garden Auditorium in Memphis TN. Guided by the spirit of God, the church experienced an explosive growth.

It was at this point that God fulfilled another part of Apostle Maples' vision: to build Him a beautiful house of worship to accommodate the influx of souls that poured into this ministry. This vision became a reality on June 30, 1985 when the new sanctuary became the ADT worship Headquarters. This edifice, constructed to hold 900 people, became a Mecca for people to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Apostle Maples currently oversees 12 churches including two he built in the village of Pokukrum, Ghana, West Africa.

Apostle Maples is founder and president of the Life-line outreach radio and television ministry.

Furthermore, he is the President and founder of the ADT child Development Academy. Apostle Maples is one of the founders of the Alliance of Apostolic Churches of Christ Jesus (AACCJ). He served as chaplain for the Memphis City Council, was appointed by the Mayor to the Mayor’s Staff aid De Camp, was awarded by Congressmen Harold Ford, Jr. for outstanding community service and is CEO of Pauluja records, and Gospel Bridge Award, Pastor of the Year. Also Apostle Maples received a special Certificate of Recognition of celebration on Our 25th year Church Anniversary with Best Wishes and Great Success, from Former President Bill Clinton, June 11, 2001.

In addition, Apostle Maples has earned a doctorate degree in theology, certificate from Logos Christian College and many other awards.

Apostle Maples, answering a mandate from God, baptized 189 Souls in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ on June 5, 1999 in the city’s first ever City Wide Baptismal Service, which began at 6:00 am and was completed about 7:00 PM that night. God filled many of them with the gift of the Holy Ghost during this service. Almost fifty people joined the church in one day!

As Pastor, Teacher, Writer, Organizer and General Overseer, Apostle Maples continues to throw out the lifeline to souls who have been tossed and driven by the stormy winds of life.

He gives God the glory for bestowing such rich blessings upon him, and allowing him to witness the wonder working power of God in the lives of his people.