Servant Leader for the People of God
A servant leader is rooted in a Christian belief. Biblically, leadership does not mean to be a dictator, nor does it mean to be mindlessly subservient to every whim. As a servant leader, Bishop McCloud is responsible, compassionate, understanding, takes initiative, competent, respectable, pioneering, exemplary, self-sacrificing and God-fearing. Bishop McCloud has a qualitatively measurable record that shows his understanding and commitment to African Methodism and he uses a highly educated mind to problem solve and engage in free decision-making.
Professional Experience
Ecumenical Affairs Officer - AME Church 2004-Present
Pastor, First AME Church, Atlanta, GA 1996-2004
Pastor, Hunter Hills AME Church, Atlanta, GA 1989-1996
Pastor, St. Paul AME Church, Fairfield, AL 1982-1989
United States Army 1974-1982
During the Ministry of Bishop McCloud, more than 2,000 people joined the First AME church of Atlanta. The Bishop added to the FAME Church:
An Investment Club (47 members)
A prison ministry for over 13 years, recently featured on a CBS religious documentary
A contract to make lap blankets for children at Hughes Spalding Hospital
Scholarship monies for more than 60 college and university students at FAME
An endowment program at FAME
Conducted Christian tours to the Holy Land and Africa
The FAME Foundation, Inc.
Established contributory relationships with United Parcel Service (UPS), NIKE and General Motors
Acquired 12.2 acres of land in 1996; with multiple church buildings totaling more than 42,500 sq. ft.; present value - $3.76 million
Provided shoes and socks at Christmas for all students at Gresham
Park Elementary, Clifton Springs Elementary and Meadowview Elementary Schools for the past three years
Provided $1.4 million worth of books to the University of West Africa
Education
Doctor of Ministry - 1991 - United Theological Seminary, Dayton, OH
Dissertation: “The Impact of Preaching on Dysfunctional Families in an Urban Area”
Master of Divinity - 1988 - Interdenominational Theological Center, Atlanta, GA
Degree in Psychology of Religion and Pastoral Care
Master of Arts - 1984 - Webster University, St. Louis, MO
Degree in Business Administration
Bachelor of Science - 1974 - Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, AL
Degree in Business Administration
Graduate:
1979 - U.S. Army Personnel Officers Advanced Course
1978 - U.S. Army Military Personnel Officers Course, Fort Benjamin, Harrison, IN
1974 - U.S. Infantry Officers Basic Course, Fort Benning, GA
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The African Methodist Episcopal Church has a unique and glorious history. It is unique in that it is the first major religious denomination in the Western World that had its origin over sociological rather than theological beliefs and differences. The Church was born in protest against slavery—against dehumanization of African people, brought to the American continent as cheap labor.
The Mission of the African Methodist Episcopal Church is to minister to the spiritual, intellectual, physical, emotional, and environmental needs of all people by spreading Christ's liberating gospel through word and deed. At every level of the Connection and in every local church, the African Methodist Episcopal Church shall engage in carrying out the spirit of the original Free African Society, out of which the A.M.E. Church evolved: that is, to seek out and save the lost, and serve the needy.
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