Dr. Delman Coates serves as Senior Pastor of Mt. Ennon Baptist Church in Clinton, MD. During his tenure, Mt. Ennon has grown to more than 9,000 members. Dr. Coates has initiated and revitalized ministries, expanded the church's physical campus and land holdings, and incorporated the Mt. Ennon Development Corporation. In October 2009, Outreach Magazine named Mt. Ennon as one of the 100 Fastest Growing Congregations in the United States.

Pastor Coates is founder and president of the Black Church Center for Justice & Equality, and he is a board member of the Parents Television Council and the National Action Network. He also serves as member of the Society of Biblical Literature, the Morehouse College Board of Preachers, and the NAACP. In 2008, TAAP honored him as one of the "20 To Watch." In 2012, "The Root" named Dr. Coates as one of their 100 African American achievers and influencers. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) honored Dr. Coates in 2013 for his commitment to advancing civil rights and liberties for all. The same year, Ebony magazine selected him as one of their "Power 100."

Dr. Coates's ministry, messages, and social activism span a variety of media platforms. He has appeared on national media programs such as MSNBC, CNN, Fox News, Essence Magazine, NPR, VH1, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Huffington Post, and is featured in the documentary The New Black.

Finally, he is the proud father of four children: sons, Nathaniel and Joshua, and twin daughters, Ava Marie and Leah Blair.