Pastor Stanley G. McDonald Jr. &
First Lady Sis Tina McDonald
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Biography
Reverend Stanley G. McDonald Jr. is a native of Masontown Pa where he was introduced to the gospels while attending St. John Baptist Church until his teenage years and then Mallory Chapel AME where he accepted the Lord as his personal Lord and Savior at the age of 15. He enlisted into the United States Air Force in March of 1985 and served on active duty until December 31, 2011 when he retired honorably after serving over 26 years. In 1996 he accepted his calling to ministry while attending Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Goldsboro NC and then ultimately preached his initial sermon in April, 1997. In August, 1999 he received his ordination certification from Canaan Baptist Church, Goldsboro, NC. Reverend McDonald was blessed to be able to preach the gospel throughout God’s missionary field while being stationed throughout the United States and overseas in Okinawa Japan, Misawa Japan, Kosovo and South Korea. During his active duty service he spent 18 years as a Logistician specializing in Inventory Management and 8 years as a First Sergeant. He finished his military career in South Korea as a First Sergeant while also serving as one of the senior ministers at the Osan Air Base Chapel. After retiring from the Air Force, he moved to Ashland Kentucky in March 2012, where he continued supporting his brothers and sisters in arms by working at the Veterans Administration (VA) Regional Office in Huntington WV as the Human Resources Assistant. In June of 2017 the Lord provided an opportunity for Rev. McDonald to transition from the VA to become a bi-vocational pastor, as pastor of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church and the Transportation Director at the Ashland Independent School District. As a staunch believer of higher education, he’s received associate degrees in Logistics and Human Resources, a bachelor’s degree in religion and business, master’s degrees in pastoral counseling and a Seminary degree in homiletics and currently pursuing a doctoral degree in pastoral counseling through Liberty University, Lynchburg VA. As an active member of the Ashland KY community, Rev. McDonald served as the president of the Ashland Area Ministerial Association for 3 years, is a member of the Boyd & Greenup County NAACP council, serves as the volunteer chaplain for the Ashland Police Department, and sits as a board member of the following non-profit organizations within the city of Ashland KY: Ashland Community Kitchen and the Black History Museum. He currently serves as vice-president on the Four Winds Christian Ministries Inc. board of directors, San Antonio TX, and President of BBC2 Enterprise Inc. board of directors located in Pittsburgh PA. Outside of serving God, his greatest joy is the love he shares with his family, playing a round of golf and watching his beloved Pittsburgh Steelers. |