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Kingsley A. Fletcher (April 1, 1956) is a North Carolina preacher and author, and the Suapolor ("pathfinder" or "waymaker") of the Se (Shai) Traditional Area in the Dangme West District of Ghana, West Africa, where he carries the title "Drolor Bosso Adamtey I".

Professional activities
Fletcher is the founding pastor of Life Community Church in Durham, North Carolina and founder of Kingsley Fletcher Ministries, a "vast conglomerate" of evangelical and commercial activity. Prior to starting his church in Durham, he was a Christian missionary in France, England, and Mexico. In Durham, he also founded the North Carolina Bible College. In Dodowo, Ghana, he helped to establish an education center in collaboration with the North Carolina Central University, which is based in Durham.

He is a speaker and consultant in the areas of international relations, resource mobilization, conflict resolution, social justice, leadership, globalization, and African economic development. Fletcher's speaking engagements include a presentation at the 2009 World Congress of Families in Amsterdam, and he is a member of the Oxford Round Table.

Public life
Coronated in 1999, Fletcher is the Suapolor of the ethnic Shai (Se) people. He uses the titles "His Royal Majesty Drolor Bosso Adamtey I", "Nene Adamtey I" or "King Adamtey I", in relation to this role,  and he was given the honorary title of "Noyam Matse" (development chief) in 1999. Although Ghana is a democratic republic, traditional chiefs and kings still perform a role in many regional areas.

In spite of this, some questions have been raised in regard to Fletcher's status. A Mexican newspaper, El Siglo de Torreon, took the view that his claim to be "King Adamtey I" was "only the myth of his personality". Other Mexican newspapers publicized the claims of El Siglo de Torreon, including the assertion that the local governor had been deceived into thinking that Fletcher was a king when in fact Ghana is a republic that does not allow royalty.

He was knighted in Malta in 2009 by the Knights Hospitallers of the Sovereign Order of St John of Jerusalem. As a traditional African ruler, Fletcher became the third highest ranking knight in the order. Nevertheless, there was some controversy when a mass planned to commemorate the event was canceled after the Sovereign Military Order of Malta informed the church rector that the organization that had knighted Fletcher was, in fact, distinct from the official "Knights of Malta".

Publications
Fletcher has written several books, including I Have Seen the Kingdom, When Kings Pray and Fast, A Place Called There, and The Power and Influence of a Woman. His most recent book, Who Says You Can't?, was released in January 2009.