Dr. Robert L. Locklear, Jr. is a native of the city of Raleigh, NC. He began his spiritual relationship and journey in 1977. In 1983, God called Dr. Locklear to the preaching and teaching ministry while in high school.

He holds an Associate’s Degree in Data Processing from Rutledge Business College, attended Campbel University for Religion/Social Work, NC State for Social Work, he holds a Bachelor in Church Administration and Masters Christian Counseling from Regency Christian College, a Bachelor of Theology and a Masters of Theology from Beacon University/CLST, and a Master of Divinity from Apex school of Theology. In January 2020, He successfully defended his Dissertation earning his Doctor of Ministry. His project was “A Model of Pastoral Care for African American Pastors in Wake County, North Carolina with Depression” which was in partial fulfilment of the Leading for Congregational Change Cohort.

Dr. Locklear currently service as a Certified Military Instruction in the Army Reserve. Dr. Locklear serves as a Social Work Program Manager for Nash County Government.

In May of 1998 he founded the New Birth Apostolic Church in Raleigh, NC, currently located in Tarboro, NC. In November of 2010, Dr. Locklear was consecrated to the office of Bishop, becoming a “Prince in the Kingdom of God” and a “Protector of the Faith” by the laying on of hands of the presbyters of VFOC and the College of Bishops. In the same year he also became the Presiding Prelate of Repairing the Breach Ministries, Inc.

Dr. Locklear has traveled ministering the gospel of Jesus Christ both national and internationally around the US, Canada, and Nassau through tent revivals, seminars, workshops, television, and radio and personally covering churches in Nassau and NC.

Dr. Locklear has been married to Lady Carolyn Locklear since 1987. They are blessed with three beautiful daughters Ashley, Tiffany, Tacari, and three grandchildren, Nakhyla, Maximus, and Cerenity.