Bishop William E. Dickerson, II is a graduate of Boston Latin School. After graduating, he went on to complete Bible school. Furthering his education, he also earned an undergraduate degree in Business Management.
Bishop Dickerson earned a M.Ed. from Cambridge College, a MA in Urban Ministry from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, and holds an honorary Doctorate. He also studied at Harvard University.
He received his formal start in ministry at Good Shepherd Church of God in Christ (COGIC) in Roxbury, MA. under the leadership of Bishop Samuel B. Hogan, Sr. He preached his initial sermon in 1981 at Good Shepherd Church. He was licensed as a minister in 1983 and ordained an elder in 1985 under the COGIC organization.
He is the founding pastor of Greater Love Tabernacle and the President of Restoration Ministries, Inc., an organization designed to train twenty-first century pastors and five-fold ministry leaders. He is also the President of Greater Love Community Cares, Inc., a non-profit, philanthropic agency that helps economically marginalized individuals and families.
For over 20 years, Bishop Dickerson has served as a volunteer on the Board of Directors of the Charitable Trust for the Inhabitants of Boston, a quasi-city philanthropic agency, for which he is now Chairperson and President.