Mick Fleming

Michael Fleming (born 1966), known as Pastor Mick, is an English Christian pastor. He fell into drug addiction after suffering rape and the death of his sister in consecutive days at age 11, and became a drug dealer and debt collector. In 2009, he was taken to a psychiatric hospital after attempting suicide when unable to attack a debtor.

After leaving the hospital, Fleming quit drugs and crime, and studied for a theology degree from the University of Manchester. He provided food and clothes to the needy of Burnley during the COVID-19 pandemic, and was featured on a BBC News documentary. He has written two autobiographies, in 2022 and 2025; the foreword to the first was written by Prince William.

Early life and criminal career Fleming was born in Burnley in Lancashire. His father was a window cleaner who raised the family strictly and forced the family to go to church. Fleming was sectioned under the Mental Health Act and taken to a psychiatric hospital, where he began praying with a pastor and committed to turning his life around.

Pastoral work After meeting a tutor from the University of Manchester, Fleming began a degree in theology, having previously struggled at school. He was diagnosed with dyslexia and dyspraxia and graduated with a 2:1 degree.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Fleming and his Church on the Street Ministries provided food and clothes to the needy in his hometown, one of the most deprived in England. Two weeks after being featured on a BBC News documentary, he had raised £250,000. Prince William wrote the foreword to Fleming's autobiography Blown Away: From Drug Dealer to Life Bringer, which was released later that year; Fleming was surprised by the endorsement and said "It shows the measure of the man and that he isn’t afraid to align himself with somebody who has a dubious past". In September 2022, it was announced that Fleming's life story was to be made into a drama series, written by Andrew Knott and William Ash.

Fleming announced in August 2025 that he had given up his home and possessions to live in a second-hand motorhome. He said that it was in order to take his church "literally to the streets" and reach more people. He said that he was warned by police later that year that the message on the back of his motorhome – John 3:16 – "could be seen as hate speech in the wrong context".