It’s the season 2 finale y’all! But don’t worry we’ll be back in January. But in the meantime, let’s talk about the Reverend and future doctor, Marco McNeil. The homie from the way back! Ask him about UT Spring 06, never mind don’t ask him that. He’s Assistant to the Senior Pastor for Special Projects, Executive Director of the ZACDC, and Director of CAYA - all through St. Paul’s Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC. He’s a husband, father of 3, and a bomb ass grill master (trust me I got some of his specialty blend seasoning and it’s 🔥🔥🔥). If you’re looking for opportunities to learn more about his work through the church or his food, check out his full bio and these links below:
Reverend McNeil is the fourth child born to Ms. Fannie McNeil. He was born in Cleveland, OH and there he received his elementary education from St. Joseph in Collingwood and the Euclid School District before graduating from Glenville High School. He has studied at Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary (formally New Life Theological Seminary) in Charlotte, NC. He is a Master of Divinity graduate of the Samuel Dewitt Procter School of Theology at Virginia Union University. Rev. McNeil is currently a Doctoral Student at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School in Rochester, New York.
Since his early youth, Rev. McNeil has always been in the ministry of the church. At Starlight Missionary Baptist Church, in East Cleveland, Ohio he was licensed to preach the Gospel and has done so by remaining relevant, preaching with spiritual power while keeping academic integrity and keeping Jesus Christ at the center. As a student of the African American Preaching Tradition and Practical Theology he contributes his preaching formation to his spiritual father Dr. Peter M. Wherry as well as other mentors such as, Dr. John W. Kinney, Dr. James Henry Harris and Dr. Charles Gilcrest Adams.
While in Charlotte, God has continued to open many doors for Rev. McNeil. He has served as Administrative Assistant to the Sr. Pastor and Minister of Youth at Mayfield Memorial Missionary Baptist Church; he has served as Regional Chaplain of the Ohio Valley Region of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Inc. serving over 4,000 men in the states of Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia from 2009-2015. Also, in 2015 Rev. McNeil was accepted as a Clinical Pastoral Intern for the Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Salisbury, North Carolina in which he completed in May 2016. In 2017, he was selected as one of the Emerging Preachers by the Cleveland Baptist Association/ American Baptist Churches. In July 2017, he served as a Resident Mentor in the STREAM Youth Theology Institute and Program Assistant, serving some of the brightest teen theological minds in the country. Rev. McNeil currently serves as the Special Assistant to the Senior Pastor at St. Paul Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina and Executive Director of Zachariah Alexander Community Development Corporation where they have built $18 million dollars of affordable housing in the Belmont Community. He also serves on the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend Steering Committee for the City of Charlotte.
In July 2019 Rev. McNeil will celebrated eight years of marriage to the educated and lovely Mrs. Briana McNeil (formerly Nickols). They are the grateful parents of three children, Jamari A. & Marco, Jr. (Deuce), and Saniyah Nova. The McNeil’s describe themselves as a ministry team prepared to do the work of the Lord.
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The seasoning: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MarcoTheFoodGuy?ref=search_shop_redirect
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJJjdEGWabe_B-FV-J8HG0A