Meet the Moderators
Rev. Dr. Marvin Connelly, Jr.
Pastor
St. Augusta Missionary Baptist Church
Fuquay Varina, North Carolina 27526
Email:
Office: 919-235-2326
PERSONAL
Native of Valdese, NC. Son of the late Rev Marvin Connelly Sr. and Mrs. Doris Connelly. One daughter, Tiana, two sons, Marvin III, Phillip Isaiah and two grandsons, Justin Ryan Lee and Bryson Lee
EDUCATIONAL
Doctorate of Education (Candidate), East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, Present Master of School Administration, NC State University, Raleigh, NC, December 2000
Master of Education, NC State University, Raleigh, NC, December 1997
Combined Arms and Senior Staff School, US Army, June 1991
Strategic Intelligence Officer Training, Intelligence Center, US Army, December 1989
Bachelor of Arts, NC State University, Raleigh, NC, May 1985
PASTORAL
Member and Associate Pastor of Compassionate Tabernacle of Faith, Raleigh, NC
Organized of Higher Ground Ministries
Former Pastor of the Macedonia Baptist Church of Wake Forest, NC
Former Military Lay Pastor, Protestant Gospel Service, Hanau Germany, US Army
Former Military Lay Pastor, Gospel Service, Southwest Asia, Operation Desert Storm
MINISTERIAL
Former 3rd Vice Moderator, Wake Missionary Baptist Association
Board Member, Fuquay-Varina, Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance
Instructor for Wake Missionary Baptist Association
Former President, Fuquay-Varina Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance
Past Vice-President, Wake Association’s Congress of Christian Education
Member, Executive Board of the Congress of Christian Education
Former 3rd Vice President of the (formerly named) Sunday School and BTU Convention of the General Baptist State Convention of NC Inc.
Served on the City Council of Wake Forest, NC Martin Luther King Celebration
COMMITTEE
Served the US Army Chaplain Corps as a lay minister and pastor and has preached the gospel in five different countries
Top Gospel Countdown" Pastor of the Year
COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL ASSIGNMENTS/EMPLOYMENT
o Member, Board of Directors, John Rex Foundation (Rex Hospital), Wake County NC
o Former Board Member, NC State Employees Credit Union Advisory Board
o Member, Chadbourne Homeowners’ Association Board of Directors
o Board Member, Fuquay-Varina Community Development Corporation
o Member, American Association of School Administrators
o Member, NC Association of Educators
o Member of American Council for Exceptional Children
o Member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
o Former Member, Wake County Public Schools Division of Principals and Assistant
PRINCIPALS
o Former Principal, Knightdale High School, Knightdale, NC, Wake County Public
SCHOOL SYSTEM
o Former Principal, Wake Forest-Rolesville Middle School, Wake Forest NC, Wake County Public School System
o Former Assistant Principal, Athens Drive High School, Raleigh NC, Wake County Public School System
o Former Program Coordinator/Assistant Principal, Longview Alternative School, Raleigh NC, Wake County Public School System
o Former BEH Consultant, Longview Alternative School, Wake County Public School System
o Former Job Coach/Willie-M Liaison, Longview Alternative School, Wake County Public School System
o Former Special Programs Teacher Assistant, Carroll Middle School, Raleigh, NC, Wake County Public School System
o Former US Army Military Intelligence Officer, Rank: Major
o Recipient of the Town of Wake Forest Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award
o Administrator of the Year for The Harriet B. Webster Task Force of Student Success
ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING TENURE AT ST. AUGUSTA MB CHURCH
o Parking Lot Paved; Church Web Site Created; Carpet Installed
o Purchased: 2 Vans; New Computers; Baptistry Picture; Communion Table & Altar Set
o Attained $47,000 Grant from Town of Fuquay-Varina for street widening, sidewalks and curb
o Partnership with the Town of Fuquay-Varina, Wake County Human Service & NC Department of Transportation to add sidewalks on Bridge Street
o New Ministries Added: Dance Ministry, Education Ministry, Elder Care Ministry, First Aide Ministry, Funeral Ministry, Health Ministry, Hospitality Ministry, Maintenance Ministry, Pastoral Support Ministry, Prison Ministry, Public Relations Ministry, Recreation Ministry, Security Ministry, Singles Ministry, Technology Ministry, Van Ministry, Youth Ministry, Sunshine Choir, Young Adult Sunday School Class, Foundations Adult Sunday School Class, Young Adult Choir
o Licensed numerous Associate Ministers
o Implemented an Associate Ministers’ Training Program
o Planned, Designed and Implemented the construction of the Christian Education and Family Life Center, a $1.2 million facility
o Organized “Sowing Seeds”, summer tutorial and after school program
o Formed the SAMBC Youth Council
PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS
Distributors, Education Week, Principal Leadership, The School Administrator, Education Leadership, Middle Ground, Today’s School
LASTEST BOOKS READ
The Bait of Satan
Church Administration
Effective Church Boards
Before you Build
Hiscox Guide for Baptist Churches
The Confrontational Parent, Charles Jaksec
Dealing with Difficult Parents, Todd Whitaker
Scheduling Strategies for Middle Schools, Robert Cannady
Follow Your Dreams, Mychal Wynn
Developing the Leader Within You, John Maxwell
Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman
The Fifth Discipline, Peter Senge
The Disciplined Mind, Howard Gardner
Motivating and Inspiring Teachers, Todd Whitaker
Leading Change, John Kotter
Getting Started, Reculturing Schools to Become Professional Learning Communities, Richard DuFour
Leadership Jazz, Max DePree
Foremost and above all, Reverend Connelly loves the Lord and strives to uplift the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. His motto is "BE ENCOURAGED AND IT IS NOT ABOUT ME, IT IS NOT ABOUT YOU, IT IS ALL ABOUT GOD"
"The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound. To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn." (Isaiah 61:1-2)
Association Information
Mailing Address:
P O Box 25847
Raleigh, NC 27611
Web Master: Sis. Jean Brown
Email Address: Webmaster@wakemissionarybapt.org