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Rev.
Michael H. Baker, Region 3 Chaplain
Pastor Baker
delivers a profound impact to the Kingdom of God as he inherently
inspires and insistently motivates others to operate in a spirit of
excellence while using their gifts and talents for God.
Pastor Baker received his Bachelor of
Arts Degree from Florida Theological Seminary and is currently
enrolled in a continuing education program at Oxford University in
England to obtain a Masters Degree. A true Man of God, Pastor Baker’s
national ministry and international involvement are consistent in a
community based work that reaches the heart of God’s people. Currently
he is the Senior Pastor of the Greater St. Luke Baptist Church in
Columbia , South Carolina . He is the Executive Director of the Light
of The World Economic Community Development Corporation. This
non-profit corporation assists in sponsoring and promoting religious,
educational and community events.
Since advancing to South Carolina,
this visionary leader is involved with a wide variety of organizations
including, but not limited to, the NAACP, The South Carolina Baptist
Congress of Christian Education, Interdenominational Ministerial
Alliance, South Carolina Prevent Teen Pregnancy Initiative, Richland
County Sheriff’s Department Chaplains Division, The 100 Black Men of
Greater Columbia, he is the founder of the Annual Pastor’s Cup Golf
Tournament and currently serves on the Executive Board of the National
Action Network under the leadership of Reverend Al Sharpton.
Pastor Baker has a zest and zeal for
our youth and the community. He can be quoted in saying “My concern is
for our children.” Under his leadership, the church family sponsor’s
an annual “Back to School Crusade”, which culminates with a book
bag/school supply give-away. As a community leader the proceeds from
the Annual Pastor’s Cup Golf Tournament are used to educate and
empower the homeless in the community. Pastor Baker founded the
Greater Columbia Holistic Enrichment Development Summer Program that
offers academic, music and computer training for the youth. Pastor
Baker also served as the Chairman for the first Interdenominational
Ministerial Alliance City Wide Revival. This revival brought people of
all denominations together as well as helped to eradicate the debt of
two families victimized by gang violence.
Pastor Baker is a nationally known
Evangelist and the renowned Author of “How to Build Without
Borrowing”, which he presently teaches as a course of study during the
National Baptist Congress of Christian Education. Previously during
the Congress, Pastor Baker taught Administering the Church School
(2001-2003) and Wordsearch Biblical Studies- Computer Software
(2004-2007). Pastor Baker currently serves on the National Baptist
Convention’s Late Night Service Staff. Pastor Baker is also a family
man, a native of Jacksonville, Florida and the son of Alice L. Baker
and the late Reverend Henry L. Baker. He is a devoted father to
Michael and Michelle and a loving grandfather of four grandchildren.
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Rev.
Leroy Cannon, Region 2 Chaplain
Degree/Specialty:
Master of Divinity / Guidance and Counseling / Pastoral Care
Master of Education / Education Specialist - 30 hours above Master of
Education
Favorite Verse:
"
Bless the Lord, Oh my soul; with all that is within me, bless His holy
name. Bless the Lord, Oh my soul, and forget not His benefits - Who
forgives all your sins and heals all
your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with
love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things, so
that your youth is renewed like the eagle's." (Psalm 103: 1-5)
Current Ministry:
Senior
Pastor - New Bethel A.M.E. Church, Lexington, S.C.
Interests:
Enjoying grandchildren, Reading,
Space Science Education
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Rev. Paul Cheezem, Region 4 Chaplain
Degree/Specialty:
Master of Divinity
Favorite Verse:
“Hearken diligently unto me and eat
ye that which is food, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.”
(Isaiah 55:2)
Current Ministry:
Senior
Pastor of Platt Springs United Methodist Church
Interests:
Computers, Camping and Motorcycles
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Dr. Henry Cleare, Region 3 Chaplain
Dr. Henry Cleare is a native of Nassau, Bahamas and is married to the
former Beverly Simons of Columbia, who is also an ordained Minister of
the Gospel. He is the father of two children and five grandchildren.
He is the Senior Overseer of Life Giving Outreach Ministries Church,
Inc. of Columbia, SC, under which many other Gospel ministries are
covered. Dr. Cleare is very actively involved in many church, civic,
and governmental organizations. He is the Founder and President of
the Panama Missions International Foundation, Panama City, Panama and
RanLuCo Transitional Service, Columbia, SC. He is a Chaplain with the
Richland County Sheriff’s Department and President of the
Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of Greater Columbia; an
organization consisting of approximately 125 minister and leaders of
the Midlands and the surrounding areas.
Dr. Henry Cleare is an excellent leader in his community, and has
received numerous awards for his hours of unselfish volunteer services
for the benefit of others. He has attended various institutions of
higher learning and has successfully earned several degrees. He
received an Honorary Doctorate of Christian Ministry from Cornerstone
Christian Bible College, Fort Wayne, Indiana, and has been blessed to
achieve many of his life’s goals. However, the most important of them
all is the great relationship that he has accomplished with God and
his family.
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Rev. E.J. “Gene” Harper, Region 5
(including Warrants & Courthouse) Chaplain
Degree/Specialty:
Master of Divinity
Favorite Verse:
“And I heard the voice of the Lord
saying, ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?’ Then I said,
‘Here am I! Send me.”
(Isaiah 6:8)
Current Ministry:
Retired
Methodist Pastor
Interests:
People, Billiards, Reading
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Pastor Gaye C. Hayes,
Headquarters and Victims
Assistance Chaplain
Degree/Specialty:
Pastoral
Care/Church Ministry
Favorite Verse:
Who shall
separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress,
or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is
written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted
as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than
conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that
neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers,
nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any
other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God,
which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:35-39
Current Ministry:
Bible
Way Non-Denominational Pentecostal Church, Inc., 5808E Shakespeare
Road, Columbia, SC 29223
Interests:
Ministry,
Traveling and Family
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Rev. Stephen Johns, Unassigned Region Chaplain
Degree/Specialty:
Biblical Studies w/Counseling
Specialty
Favorite Verse:
“...that I may know Him and the power
of His resurrection, and may share His sufferings becoming like Him in
his death” (Philippians 3:10)
“The wicked flee when no one pursues,
but the righteous are bold as a lion.” (Proverbs 28:1)
Current Ministry:
Assistant
Pastor at Kennerly Road Baptist Church
Interests:
Shooting, Cars, and my Kids
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Pastor Willie D. Roberson. Region 6 Chaplain
Degree/Specialty:
Clinical and Crisis Intervention
Favorite Verse:
Isaiah 40:31
Current Ministry:
Fountain
of Life Church
Interests: Reading, Golf, Ministry
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Rev. Richard Rusnak, Region 7 Chaplain
Degree/Specialty:
Church Ministry
w/emphasis in Marriage, Teen Issues, and Relationship Issues.
Favorite Verse:
“I can do ALL things through Christ
who gives me strength” (Philippians 4:13)
Current Ministry:
Senior
Pastor of First Church of God, 2665 Covenant Rd., Columbia, SC
29204
Interests:
Golf, Old Muscle Cars, traveling and
Motorcycles
Our ministry focus is to bring Hope
to individuals and families who have lost their hope and dreams for
the future.
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Rev. Mike Smathers, Region 1 Chaplain
Degree/Specialty:
Christian Theology
Favorite Verse:
“I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but
Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by
faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”
(Galatians 2:20)
Current Ministry:
Associate
Pastor of Beulah Baptist Church, Hopkins, SC (Recovery Programs,
Samaritan Outreach, and Benevolence)
Interests: Motorcycling
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Christian Theology |
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Favorite Verse: |
“I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live,
but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I
live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for
me.” (Galatians 2:20) |
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Current Ministry: |
Associate Pastor of Beulah Baptist Church, Hopkins, SC
(Recovery Programs, Samaritan Outreach, and Benevolence) |
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Motorcycling |
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pastorsmathers@aol.com |
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Rev.
Paul St John, Region 4 Chaplain
Degree/Specialty:
Master of Ministry, In Biblical
Counseling Emphasis on Pre-Marital Counseling, Marriage Counseling,
Divorce Recovery, with training in Critical Incident Stress
Management.
Favorite Verse:
"Blessed
be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies
and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all affliction, so that we
may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the
comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”
(2 Corinthians 1:3-4)
Current Ministry:
Administrative
Pastor
Interests:
Computers, Reading, Listening
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