Pastor's BiographyDoctor Deloris McNeal Young Dr. Deloris M. Young is the founder and senior pastor of the Greater Pentecostal Temple, Inc., in Hardeeville, South Carolina. She is a District Elder of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World (PAW) and holds the distinct honor of being the first woman appointed to that position in the state of Georgia. Dr. Young was born the youngest of 11 children to the late James and Josephine McNeal. She attended public school in Chatham County and graduated from Richard Arnold High School. Pastor Young received her Bachelor’s of Art degree in Theology and Masters Degree in Pastoral Counseling from Zoë University in Jacksonville Florida and her Doctoral Degree in Pastoral Psychology from Jacksonville Theological Seminary. Dr. Young was baptized in the name of Jesus and filled with the Holy Spirit at an early age and served under the leadership of Pastor J. L. Young. In 1972 she began to evangelize and was ordained in 1981 by the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, Inc. Dr. Young has taken advantage of many opportunities to serve the Lord in various diverse positions at the state and national levels. Some of her current positions include Constitution and By-laws Committee member for the Georgia Diocese, Georgia State Council Advisory Board member and the Presidential Congress member. She has served as the President and Secretary of the Georgia State Council Missionaries and Christian Women’s Auxiliary and Chaplain and Constitution and By-laws Chairperson for the Young People’s Department. Her civic accomplishments include serving on the LowCountry AIDs Prevention Coalition, Island Health Care Medical Facility Board of Directors; lifetime member of the National Council of Negro Women; member of the South Carolina Chapter of the NAACP, M.L.K. Garden of Light Committee member and CEO of Greater Pentecostal Temple Gift Shop. Dr Young is also the former pastor of Mount Zion Holiness Church in Ridgeland, South Carolina.
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