Since 1917, Metropolitan Baptist Church (The Met) has served as a beacon of light shining in north Tulsa and beyond – impacting the community and world with our vision and faith. Dr. Ray A. Owens leads a multifaceted life as husband, father, pastor-scholar and public intellectual.  He served as Assistant Pastor and Youth Minister at Union Baptist Church of Trenton, N.J.; a public school teacher in South Central Los Angeles, California; and Fund Development Director for Teach for America in New York City.