Leroy Bean
- Public Safety Commitment: Serves as Gang Violence Reduction Coordinator for the Ministry of National Security and founder of Transfiguration Ministries Church and Safe House for male substance abusers.
- Education: Holds a Bachelor's and Master's in Christian Counselling (Addiction and Family) from Freedom Bible College & Seminary, a Master’s in Government Law and Public Policy (2007), and a Ph.D. in Psychology & Counseling (Trauma and Crisis) from Regent University (2024).
- Counselling Expertise: Extensive experience in addiction counselling, residential treatment programs, and gang negotiations, with roles as a Residential Care Officer and Nouthetic Counsellor.
- Community Leadership: Vice President of Hamilton Parish Temperance Hall, former board member of Bermuda Land Development Company and Hamilton Parish Council, and Constituency Chairman for Hamilton East.
- Author and Interests: Author of The Garden Within: A Place of Covenant Relationship; enjoys horticulture, reading, and writing.
Meet Leroy
Pastor Leroy Bean currently serves as the Gang Violence Reduction Coordinator for the Ministry of National Security. He is also the founder of Transfiguration Ministries Church and Transfiguration Ministries Safe House, a privately run programme for male substance abusers.
Pastor Leroy Bean was educated locally at Francis Patton Primary School and Whitney Institute. Overseas, he attended Fryeburg Academy in Maine, and Warner Southern College in Florida. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Christian Counselling (Addiction) from Freedom Bible College & Seminary. He also obtained his Master’s Degree in Christian Counselling (Family) from Freedom Bible College & Seminary. In July 2007, Pastor Bean received a Master’s Degree in Government Law and Public Policy from Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia. In July 2024, he received his Ph.D. In Psychology & Counseling with a concentration in Trauma and Crisis, also from Regent University.
Pastor Bean has extensive experience in counselling and residential treatment programmes and was involved in the first gang negotiations sponsored by the Bermuda Police Department in 2003.
He has worked as a Residential Care Officer, a Nouthetic Counsellor, and as an Addiction Counsellor for various organizations in Bermuda.
Currently, through Transfiguration Ministries, he oversees the Transfiguration Safe House for substance abusers, and acts as a liaison between facilities overseas.Pastor Bean has served on numerous boards and committees. He has served as the Chairman of the Trucks Advisory Board at the Transport Control Department, and as a member of the Spiritual Mentoring Board at the Co-Educational Facility.
He is a former Board Member of the Bermuda Land Development Company, and the Hamilton Parish Council. He is the Vice President of Hamilton Parish Temperance Hall, and is also the Constituency Chairman for Hamilton East, where he resides.
Pastor Bean enjoys horticulture, reading, and writing. He is the author of a book entitled “The Garden Within: A Place of Covenant Relationship”.