Pastor Rumley came to New Salem Baptist Church in 1996. He previously served as Associate Pastor of Bogue Falaya Baptist Church in Folsom, Louisiana, Pastor of Pineview Baptist Church in Moultrie, Georgia, and Hopeful Baptist Church in Camilla, Georgia, as well as Interim Pastor of Lake Wylie Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina.
For his education, Rev. Rumley earned the Master of Divinity from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from Georgia Southern University, and an Associate of Science in Business Administration from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.
He was married to his wife Helen on June 8, 1985, and they have four children, Jonathan, Laura, Caroline, and Daniel.