Reverend Michael Neely lives in beautiful and sunny Tampa, Florida, where he is the Senior Pastor of New Millennium Community Church. He has a tremendous passion for God’s word; a compassion for all community members; a love for God’s people; and a deep commitment to the community. His concern for victims of domestic violence led him to become an executive board member of the Family Justice Center where he served as a volunteer chaplain and spiritual counselor.  He currently serves as the designated Chaplain for the Spring of Tampa Bay.

His journey through a 15-year domestic violence marriage as a male survivor gave him a deep concern and passion for victims of abuse especially in the faith community. Pastor Neely has been a Domestic Violence advocate for over twenty years. He is certified to train clergy and churches on the nuts and bolts of domestic violence. He and DCF are partners in creating the Safe Space Initiative and his church was the first church in the state of Florida to receive an official designation from DCF as a safe space for victims and survivors of domestic violence.

Pastor Neely is also a member of the Executive board of the Florida Program to End Domestic Violence (FPEDV) and a active member of the Hillsborough County Domestic Violence Task force. He is also the author of the book; “Black Eyes and Sweet Talk”: Till death do us part doesn’t mean until my spouse kills me.  In 2009 he was the recipient of the Hillsborough County Domestic Violence Volunteer Award.

Reverend Michael Neely is married to Katonya Neely and is the father of one daughter and grandfather of two boys and one girl. When Reverend Neely is not working, he likes to bowl, play basketball, and indulge in his second love which is singing. He is an accomplished Classical Lyric first tenor and loves singing classical music, love ballads and gospel.