Grow Your Marriage Academy is a Family Based Ministry that seeks to restore, enhance and transform families through the repairing and strengthening of marriages and relationships.
Our courses will help you to Build, Enhance, Maintain and Sustain a Strong and Healthy Marriage .
"The Carla Dunbar Ministries has been a tremendous blessing to us as a couple from day one. Dr Dunbar not only provided us with a professional premarital counseling package (with strong pastoral sensitivity, we might add!), but also shared with us from her own wealth of experience as a happily married woman. At the end of the day, we had to purchase her book on sex, without delay (and guess who was our marriage officer?). We are forever grateful that God has raised up such a uniquely qualified and gifted servant to guide us on our path. May her tribe increase."
- Delano and Dotty
Hi, I’m Bishop Dr. Carla Dunbar, JP
A Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Bishop Dr. Dunbar was conferred an Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy in Humane Letters and awarded Fellow of the Most Excellent Order of International Expert-(FOIE) in the field of Marriage & Family Counselling at the 2017 graduation of CICA International University & Seminary.
In 2018, she received the prestigious award for Ecumenical Leadership, Civic Engagement and Marriage/Family Unification in the Caribbean, UK and USA during the 48th staging of the Congressional Black Caucus in Washington DC where she addressed the Caucus on Sexual Repression and the Church’s Response.
Bishop Dr. Dunbar also holds a B.A. in Theology; She is a Marriage, Family and Sex Therapist (MFT/CST) and Certified Professional Life Coach and Media Consultant.
The name Carla Dunbar has gained national popularity and international recognition. She has addressed audiences in the Private and Public sector of Jamaica to include all Major Government, Corporate, Religious and Educational Organizations and Institutions. She represented the Caribbean during the 2016 Caribbean American Legislative Week to speak at the White House and US Department of State in Washington DC and was also the Keynote Speaker at the 3rd Annual U.S. Faith-Based Summit at Howard University.
Bishop Dr. Dunbar is the Director of Carla Dunbar Ministries International and Principal Director of the Grow Your Marriage Academy and Ministry (GYMM, GYMA) and Counselling Care Head- office in Kingston, Jamaica. Her Counselling service is further extended to the Caribbean diaspora via the internet. She served the Church of God of Prophecy for 21 years as Senior Pastor and National Family Life Director. She is now founding Bishop of Life Temple Ministries International with Headquarters in Stony Hill, St Andrew. She serves the country as a Justice of the Peace in the parish of St Andrew and Co-chair for Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Consultative Committee (PCC) for Domestic Violence & Child Abuse.
Bishop Dr. Dunbar is the author of three (3) books “Changed…The Journey; “SEXCRIPTION: A Prescription for Sex” and A 52-Week Couples Devotional. Her passion for marriage and the family continues to propel her to fulfil her mantra of ‘Rebuilding Jamaica… One Marriage at a Time.”
She loves the Lord passionately and humbly enjoys helping persons resolve life’s issues. Her philosophy: “Anyone can create an impression but not everyone can create an impact."
Bishop Dr. Dunbar is happily married to Mr. Canute Dunbar, her teenaged love. The union has produced four children and the couple now celebrates 44 years together and the posterity of ten (10) beautiful grandchildren.
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This is the first time I have taken a course in this format and I wondered how effective it would be. It was very effective and therefore, I would take another one of these courses in the same format.
Dr. Dunbar is very knowledgeable and provided a wealth of information regarding singles and married couples. She is an expert on the subject matter and was very clear in her method of teaching. A true professional. All my questions were answered, the class interactive and we had very good connectivity.
The overall content of the material was clear and engaging. I would participate in another course and recommend this course to anyone that is looking to improve their relationship.