Ray Hagins

Instructor # 693156 | Village Defense Systems

Certified with the USCCA since 11/30/2021

Certification Renewal Date 8/25/2025

USCCA Certifications

  • Concealed Carry & Home Defense

My Biography

In addition to being a Nationally Certified & Licensed Firearms Instructor with the United States Concealed Carry Association and the National Rifle Association, Ray is a retired pastor, therapist, clinician, musician and pilot. He has attended and completed studies in various academic institutions such as: Montclair State University, Northeastern Bible College, Lighthouse Christian College, and Trinity Theological Seminary and holds a Doctorate in Christian Counseling (C.C.D.) and a Ph.D. with an emphasis in Cognitive Psychology.

His accomplishments are: • Honorably served and discharged from the United States Marine Corps •. Visiting Professor at IUPUI (Indiana University/Purdue University Indianapolis, Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ, William Paterson University Wayne, NJ, and Montclair State University, and Clark Atlanta University. •. President & CEO of The Lamplight Group, Inc. • Chief Elder of The Afrikan Village & Cultural Centers • Member of the Association of Black Psychologists (ABPsi) •. Member of Association of African American Therapists & Counselors •. Member of M.W.P.H.G.L. of F.& A.M. Missouri & It's Jurisdictions •. Member of Frank J. Brown Lodge #80, St. Louis, MO
•. Member of A.E.A.O.N.M.S. Medinah Temple # 39, St. Louis, MO • Chief Chaplin, Newark, NJ Police Department •. President of the Missouri Chapter of Black Cops Against Police Brutality (B-CAP) •. President & CEO of the Black Liberation Webcasting Network • Member of the Black Pilots Association

Dr. Hagins has traveled extensively lecturing as a non-profit consultant. He has consulted with numerous corporations and NGOs and served on many boards. Because of his informative and dynamic presentations he is recognized as one of the most distinguished teachers and expositors of our time.