.jpg) Doug and LaDonna Joseph will
soon celebrate 20 wonderful years of marriage, and they have four awesome kids.
Their oldest, Elliana, is now twelve years of age. Kieran Judah is nine years
old, Adena is six, and little Gavin Isaac is two years old. In early 2004,
Brother Joseph was ordained by the WV District of the United Pentecostal Church
International (UPCI), and he has served the district as Home Missions secretary
since 2004. In November of 2002, the Christian Apostolic Church of Clarksburg, WV,
accepted Brother Joseph as pastor. God has blessed the church with revival and growth.
Also, beginning with the 2004-05 school season, the church opened a Christian
school for the first time in its history, Apostolic Christian Academy. Prior to
pastoring in Clarksburg, the Josephs served for almost seven years at the United
Pentecostal Church Int’l headquarters in the Home Missions Division. During
those years, they were blessed by the friendship and mentorship of Rev. and
Mrs. Jack & Elsy Cunningham. Before that, the Josephs spent approximately
nine years serving the North Charleston Apostolic Church in Charleston, WV.
There they were blessed to learn from the tremendous ministry of Pastor and
Sister Billy & Shirley Cole, while serving in various capacities. While in
St. Louis, Brother Joseph helped to launch the UPCI’s men’s ministry on the national
level, and he served for some time as editor for the Apostolic Man magazine
(a men’s ministry magazine published by the UPCI). Since then, he has, on occasion,
served as guest editor for the magazine. Sister Joseph is a great wife and mom.
She serves as general finance secretary for our local church, and she also serves as
Principal of our school, Apostolic Christian Academy. She is the music leader and a
pianist for our local church, and also served for some time as pianist for the WV
All-State choir. For some time LaDonna also served the Ladies Ministry of the WV
District United Pentecostal Church as an elected board member representing Section 1.
LaDonna is a native of West Virginia. Doug hails from Shreveport, LA, and is an adopted,
honorary West Virginian.
Recently, the Josephs helped the Coles to write
and publish their memoirs. This new book is awesome beyond the description of words.
Nevertheless, hear a few great people try to find words to describe it,
at www.BillyColeBook.com.
For all the latest and greatest, check out all
things warm, witty, and wonderful, at Pastor Joseph's blog,
dougjoseph.net! |
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