Monday, July 21, 2008

Biography of Pastor David Turner

Pastor David Turner was born to David and Ellouise Turner on July 21, 1950, in Cleveland, Ohio. Pastor David was reared in East St. Louis, Illinois by his grandparents, Charles and Essie Jones, with help from his aunt Deloris Dew. Pastor David attended Alta Sita elementary school, Clark Junior High School, East St. Louis Senior High School. Pastor David attended Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, Illinois, from 1969 to 1971. Pastor David was drafted into the Army, and served from 1971 to 1973. Pastor David attended San Francisco State University from 1974 to 1976, and has three years of college experience. Pastor David began his preaching call in 1968, at the age of 18. Pastor C. Cedric Claiborne of the Mount Zion Baptist Church of East St. Louis, licensed and ordained Pastor David. Pastor David was given a Rev. David Turner Day in 1975 for the things GOD had done through him in the East St. Louis community. Pastor David worked for the U.S. government for 25 years, and had early retirement in 1997 , in the medical field. Pastor David has been married to Gracie Darlene for 25 years. Pastor David has a son, Dammon, and a granddaughter, Damani, of Stockton, Ca. Pastor David started Trust In The LORD Ministries in the house of Gracie Darlene and himself, in 1999.

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