Vision Statement of Mt Gilliam Baptist Church
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because He has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted; to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind; to set at liberty those who are oppressed; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord." Luke 4:18-19 (KJ)
It is the vision of Mt Gilliam Baptist Church to be a body of believers in the ministry o Jesus Christ. A church that teaches, leads and demonstrates a compassion for all God's Children; meeting the spiritual needs of those broken, hurt and oppressed in the Louisa County and vicinity areas.
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because He has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted; to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind; to set at liberty those who are oppressed; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord." Luke 4:18-19 (KJ)
It is the vision of Mt Gilliam Baptist Church to be a body of believers in the ministry o Jesus Christ. A church that teaches, leads and demonstrates a compassion for all God's Children; meeting the spiritual needs of those broken, hurt and oppressed in the Louisa County and vicinity areas.
Pastor Donald M. King, Sr.
Pastor Donald M King Sr. was born in Washington, DC to Mary B and the late Ralph M King.
At the age of 12 he and his family moved to Stafford, VA where he was educated in the Stafford County Public School Systems.
He continued his education at Glenville State College in Glenville, West Virginia, majoring in Business Administration.
He is also a graduate of Fredericksburg Bible and Seminary Institute in Fredericksburg, VA earning a Diploma of Religious Studies and a Master’s Degree of Religious Education.
A seed of his call to the ministry was first planted by Dr Frederick S. Jones of Star of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Triangle, VA.
Upon his move to Richmond, Pastor King, under the leadership of Pastor Darryl G. Thompson, was licensed to preach and ordained at Mt. Olive Baptist in Glen Allen, VA.
Along with many other Positions, Pastor King also served as
Co- Director of Children and Youth Ministry at Mt Olive.
Pastor King is the founder of “Vessels of Mercy Ministries”,
a community help organization working with the needy and down
hearted with a special emphasis on our senior citizens
Pastor King’s vision is to teach, preach and live the word of God; planting seeds and encouraging growth that the light of life may be known.
One of Pastor King’s favorite scripture is:
I Corinthians 15:58
“Therefore my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, for as much as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord”