A native of Mississippi, Dolphus Weary entered Los Angeles Baptist College on a basketball scholarship in 1967. During his two-year stint at LABC, he was a standout point guard on teams that went a combined 33-11, including the 1968-69 squad that led the nation in scoring average at an eye-popping 104 points per game.
In his short career at the college, he averaged a double-double (10.8ppg, 10.3rpg, sixth all-time), and was the career record holder for assists (325) until 1973. He was voted in as an original member of the LABC Basketball Hall of Fame in May of 1971.

Graduating from LABC in 1969 with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Dolphus went on to earn a master of arts in religious education from LABTS and a Master of Arts in Education from the University of Southern Mississippi. He was ordained to the gospel ministry in 1973 and received his Doctorate of Ministry from Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi, in May of 1997.

Following his time in Newhall, Dolphus returned to Mississippi to work with Mendenhall Ministries, a multi-faceted ministry, from 1971-1997. President George Bush named this ministry as his 541st Point of Light. In 1990, he published a book entitled I Ain't Comin' Back, which tells how his early life growing up in Mississippi and working in the cotton fields instilled in him the desire to run away from the problems of racism, poverty, and injustice.

Today, Dolphus serves as the Executive Director of Mission Mississippi, a racial reconciliation movement that encourages unity in the body of Christ across racial and denominational lines. It encourages the building of relationships so that communities throughout Jackson and Mississippi can see more clearly the message of Christ. Dr. Weary is a frequent speaker at various local and national conferences and has written articles featured in many renowned magazines.

Dolphus and his wife, Rosie, have three children: Danita, a medical resident at the University of South Alabama, Women and Children's Hospital; Reginald, a graduate of Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi, and Ryan, a high school student.