The Voice, Veracity, and Vision of Pastor Kyev P. Tatum, Sr.. Faith-Fueled Leadership for Community Transformation.



The Voice, Veracity, and Vision of Pastor Kyev P. Tatum, Sr.. Faith-Fueled Leadership for Community Transformation.


Pastor Kyev P. Tatum, Sr. stands as a clarion voice of faith, a steadfast force for justice, and a visionary architect of community transformation. For more than four decades, his leadership has shaped lives across Texas and beyond—bridging the sacred and the civic with uncommon clarity, moral courage, and enduring purpose.


A graduate of the University of North Texas School of Community Service, Pastor Tatum made history in 1990 as the only African American recipient of the University of North Texas Centennial Community Service Award, honored for pioneering projects that strengthened both the university and its surrounding community. That moment was not a culmination, but a calling—marking the emergence of a lifelong commitment to service, equity, and empowerment that would define his public witness.



As Senior Pastor of New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church of Fort Worth, Pastor Tatum has redefined what it means for the church to serve its community. Under his leadership, the church has become a living institution—serving as a center for spiritual formation, workforce development, education, and cultural preservation. From its doors flow faith-based solutions rooted in discipline, compassion, and sustainability, meeting real-world needs with measurable impact.



Pastor Tatum is the visionary behind Inner City Coffee Exchange, Pamper City, and Skills City, USA—transformative workforce initiatives anchored in Fort Worth’s historic 76104 zip code. In partnership with Workforce Solutions of Tarrant County, these programs equip youth and adults with marketable skills, entrepreneurial pathways, and hands-on training in fields such as film production, specialty coffee entrepreneurship, and community-based emergency preparedness. His work restores dignity to labor, replaces despair with opportunity, and creates pathways from survival to long-term stability.



A devoted steward of history and honor, Pastor Tatum is also nationally recognized for preserving and proclaiming the legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers, the Harlem Hellfighters (369th Infantry Regiment), the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, and the broader continuum of Black military service. His advocacy shines a necessary light on historic Freedmen’s cemeteries—sacred ground where generations of Black veterans, from the Civil War through the War on Terror, are laid to rest. Through national tributes, editorials, and commemorations at New Trinity Cemetery in Fort Worth, he has restored visibility and dignity to soldiers long forgotten, including Private Arthur Williams, who was only twelve years old when the United States entered World War I in 1917.


Beyond institutions and initiatives, Pastor Tatum’s influence is amplified through his writing and speaking. Works such as Uncharted Courage, Kyevism, Fight Like Forty-Two, and Hallelujah for the Hell Fighters weave together biblical truth, historical memory, civic responsibility, and cultural affirmation. His voice does not merely inform—it summons communities to remember the past, rebuild the present, and rise toward a more just and hopeful future.



Above all, Pastor Kyev P. Tatum, Sr. embodies a faith-fueled formula for freedom—to learn with purpose, lead with integrity, and lift the next generation with hope. His life’s work affirms a timeless truth: when faith is matched with action, communities are transformed, history is redeemed, and legacies are restored.



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