Life is a gift from God that is filled with divine purpose. On the evening of Sunday, November 9, 2025, Rev. Dr. Gregory Tyler Sr. fulfilled his purpose and transitioned to eternal reward.
Rev. Dr. Gregory Tyler Sr was born April 27, 1963, in Convington, GA, to Billy and Lois Tyler. He was one of two children born into this union.
Pastor Tyler grew up in the Ola community and later attended the Henry County High School where he lettered in track and basketball while being the team leader in rebounds. He went on to Piedmont College following graduation where he played basketball. After accepting his calling to ministry, he received several seminary degrees including his Doctorate Degree of Biblical Exposition from Andersonville Theological Seminary.
During his childhood he accepted Christ and joined the Mount Carmel Baptist Church under the pastorage of Reverend O. H. Stinson. He joined several choirs before accepting his calling into ministry under the leadership of Pastor Calvin Forte and later came under leadership of Rev. Dr. Jeffrey R. Wimbush Sr of the Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church of Hiram, GA.
Dr. Tyler was united in marriage to Helen Carter and to this union God blessed them with three children: Gregory II, Shenika, and Jorvis.
In 2006, Dr. Tyler began his tenure as Pastor of the Macedonia Baptist Church of Pomona, GA where he served faithfully for 19 years before answering the call from labor to reward. During this time, the Macedonia Baptist Church flourished spiritually and tangibly with numerous sons and daughters accepting their calling under Dr. Tyler’s leadership.
Pastor Tyler is preceded in death by his father Deacon Billy Tyler, father-in-law Elder James Carter, mother-in-law, Buese Jenkins, and brother-in-law Jerome Jenkins.
Those left to cherish his loving memories are his wife Helen Tyler; two sons, Pastor Gregory Tyler, II (Tanya), and Jorvis Tyler; a daughter, Shenika Tyler; mother, Mrs. Lois Tyler; sister, Mrs. Sandra Tyler Banks (Charlie); five grandchildren, Charlie, Christyn, Tra’vion, Tranessia, & Taniya; brothers-in-law, James Carter (Tanya), Larry Carter; sisters-in-law, Raycine White, Louise Simmons, Vickie Carter, Ann Sutton, and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, and fellow laborers of the Gospel.