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About Our Pastor
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Reverend Antonio
Marquez Alfred, Pastor
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Reverend Antonio
Marquez Alfred is a native of
Ville Platte, Louisiana. After
graduating from Ville Platte
High School, he joined the
United States Marine Corps and
later moved to California in
1985.
He obtained a Bachelor of
Science Degree in Computer
Information Systems at
California State University in
Los Angeles and a Master of
Science Degree in Computer
Information Systems from the
University of Phoenix. In 1989,
he began working full time for
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
in Pasadena, California.
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Reverend
Alfred began his ministry in the
area of youth counseling at the
Second Baptist Church in
Monrovia, California in 1995.
While there, he served as a
Co-Director of the Youth Action
Bible Fellowship, Course
Instructor of the Computer
Ministry, Youth Counselor of the
Youth Church, Sunday School
Teacher of the Children’s
Church, Tape Ministry Worker,
and Associate-Clergy-Lyceum. He
also counseled single adults and
married couples.
In 2000, under
Dr. Tyree Toliver, he joined St.
John Missionary Baptist Church
as an Associate Minister and
became Director of the Biblical
Counseling Ministry. Following
the home going of Dr. Toliver,
Rev. Alfred retired from NASA as
Program Manager after 19 years
and became Pastor of the St.
John Missionary Baptist Church
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Reverend Alfred
is a graduate of Trinity College
and Theological Seminary in
Newburgh, Indiana, with a
Masters of Arts Degree in
Biblical Counseling. He is also
currently pursuing a PhD in
Theology. He is a member of the
International Association of
Biblical Counselors (IABC), the
National Association of
Nouthetic Counselors (NANC), and
he is devoted to providing
quality, Christ focused, and
Bible directed counseling to the
body of Christ.
Reverend Alfred
has been happily married to
Shanderlynn Alfred for more than
14 years and has been blessed
with four lovely children –
Alexis, Apollos, Anaiah, and
Andrew. |
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