Bermudian, K. Glenn Caines receives an Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree from Atlantic College Theological Seminary in Nassau, Bahamas:

Opportunity is an open door to possibilities that has no end. With more than 30 years experience as a Christian ministry leader, Dr. Kenneth Glenn Caines lives this reality. Opportunity continues to be his portal to various areas of ministry and exposure. From youth leadership, God keeps giving him access. Over the years his access has produced purposeful influence in local church ministry, community initiatives, and involvement internationally.

Dr. Kenneth Glenn Caines was born and raised on the island of Bermuda. He is the son of Elder Kenneth and Matilda Caines. and brother of Steven Caines, a musical minister with the Corner Stone Church on Church Street. In 1953 his parents, as a young Christian newly married couple, asked for a son that God would use for His glory to bring spiritual change into the lives of people. God is still answering their prayer. His ministry has taken him across the world into countries including the United States, Canada, South Korea, South Africa, and in the Caribbean.

In 1991, Pastor Caines left an engineer career in Electrical Power Generation to move into full time Christian ministry.

He became employed as Executive Director of Prison Fellowship Bermuda, with a vision to minister to people involved in crime, and the victims of crime. It was during his leadership, that P.F.B. became affiliated with over 100 prison ministries around the world as a chartered ministry of Prison Fellowship International (P.E.I.) Washington DC, as a member of the North America/Caribbean region. Through this relationship, Dr. Caines had voice and influence as a Christian activist in the arena of local and international prison reform to transform criminal justice policies and practices. His involvement has taken him to South Korea, Washington DC., many cities of the united States, Canada and the Caribbean.

As a result of his influence in the region, Pastor Caines was invited by the regional representative, to travel on numerous prospect and project missions for PEI furthering the international vision. His opportunities have included liaising with political leaders,criminal justice officials, prison officials and Christian leaders discussing changes needed to graduate a criminal justice system from one of Retribution to one of Restoration. To date many political, judicial and prison policies within the region have been amended producing favourable results.

During his time with PEI Pastor Caines recruited, trained, and mobilised numerous volunteers in Bermuda. He trained and assisted Prison Fellowship International affiliate ministries within the North America/Caribbean region. He served as a delegate in the international forum of global prison reform. He also chaired the international forum of global prison reform. He also chaired the P.E.I. Regional Executive Directors Caucus. As an influential leader, Pastor Caines served on the Bermuda Government Halfway House transition team, and spearheaded a successful International Prison Symposium in Bermuda with political leaders from North, South and Central America, and the Caribbean in attendance. As a Prison reform activist, God exposed, stretched and developed Pastor Caines for his next assignment.

Responding to another call of God, he and his family relocated to the United States in 1995 to become better equipped for ministry. While taking a course in Pastoral Leadership and Biblical studies at Philadelphia Biblical University; he was invited to join the pastoral team at Sharon Baptist Church of Philadelphia, a rapidly growing mega-church with a congregation of 6000 members, to function as Pastor of Christian Education. As Pastor of Christian Education, he provided oversight for the new Members

Assimilation, Sunday School, Bible Institute and overall faith development ministries.

As minister of Education God has used him to redirect methods of traditional Sunday School, bring the Bible Institute into compliance for accreditation, introducing a Theological Masters Degree program, and positioning Sharon Baptist Church as a major Christian Education model in the Southern Baptist Convention in the USA in the Pennsylvania/South Jersey region. Pastor Caines has presented for many Conventions regional leadership conferences and workshops, training leaders to be better leaders. With his commitment to Evangelise the Lost, Edify the Saints, and Exalt his Saviour. He remains on the cutting-edge of daily ministry. In 2004, he was transferred to the position of Pastor of Administration with greater responsibility and accountability for the day to day unfolding of the kingdom vision and ministry of Sharon Baptist Church. Pastor Caines ? (now Dr. Caines,) is a preacher, teacher and expositor of the Word of God., a Church Conciliation and conflict Coach and a Christian Education Strategist for the Southern Baptist Convention. He is an instructor in the Sharon Bible Institute, a Biblical counsellor, and president of Progressive Holistic Ministries Inc. As a representative of Progressive Holistic Ministries Inc, he spent 2 weeks in South Africa, speaking to church leaders in Durban, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Cape Town discussing proposal to bring Conciliation in the body of Christ, church leadership development, and a church wide response to Aids victims and their families.

Pastor Caines is a dedicated husband and father. He is married to the former Tina Evans of Bermuda, ? daughter of Dame Lois-Browne Evans ? his life partner of 16 years, and father to Ultann, Don'e, Kassandra and Ariana.