LEADERSHIP

Pastor Clifford L. Mayes is an Alabama native. At 6 years old he accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. At the age of 18 he accepted the Lord’s calling of him into the preaching ministry.

 

As an associate minister God favored Pastor Mayes with many preaching opportunities all over northwest Alabama. At the age of 20 he was called to pastor the Ebenezer Baptist Church of Athens, Alabama. While serving the Ebenezer Church he was elected 2nd Vice Moderator of the Round Island Creek Baptist District Association.

 

Pastor Mayes was called to his 2nd pastoral assignment at the Galilee Baptist Church of Florence, Alabama. While serving the Galilee Church he was elected 2nd Vice President of the Congress of Christian Education of the Muscle Shoals Baptist District Association. He was a frequent guest speaker on Comcast Gospel Show of Florence, Alabama.

 

Pastor Mayes was called to his 3rd pastoral assignment at The Macedonia Baptist Church in Toledo, Ohio and pastored there for 22 years.

 

During his tenure he served in many capacities, including the Moderator of the Ohio New Life Baptist Association of Toledo, Ohio. He previously served as liaison of young pastors and moderators of the Moderators Division of the National Baptist Convention USA, Inc.

 

Pastor Mayes formal education was received at Northwest Shoals Community College of Tuscumbia, Alabama and University of North Alabama, Florence, Alabama. In addition, he studied at Heritage Bible College of Huntsville, Alabama, and is presently a student at Faith International University & Seminary of Tacoma, WA.

 

Pastor Mayes is nationally renowned for his preaching prowess as he constantly travels the length and breadth of this country. He has preached numerous times in the National Baptist Convention and in the Garnett Nabrit lecture series of the American Baptist College of Nashville, Tennessee.

 

Pastor Mayes currently serves as the Senior Pastor of the Olivet Missionary Baptist Church in Florissant, Missouri.

 

He is also the proud father of two beautiful children: daughter, Ashtoni, and son, Carsten, as well as the doting grandfather of Aiden and Ashton.