Carson, Don: - Dr. Don Carson felt a call to the ministry as a child. He went to Emmanuel College knowing that he was called to preach and to fulfill the desire to become a minister. After earning a B.S. in religion, he was licensed by the Pentecostal Holiness Church in June 1985. Rev. Don went on to earn a M.Min from Christian Leadership University in 2012 and a D.Min in 2013 by Christian Leadership Seminary. He was the Asst. Pastor of Word of Grace Fellowship from its inception in 1987. In 2006 after the death of its founder and head Pastor John Hogan, Dr. Carson became the Pastor of Word of Grace Fellowship. The church had a webpage which he edited on multiply.com. He also worked with another assistant pastor to do the weekly editing of a TV show which was called Nothing but Grace. Dr. Carson was married in June of 2016 to Maricel (Cuyat) Carson and became the stepfather of Dorcas Cecilia Cuyat. Maricel and Dorcas Cecilia both became a US Citizen in September 2022. Dorcas is doing very well in school. Maricel and Dr. Carson started a church in the Philippines in June of 2022 and that is doing well. The Church is also named Word of Grace Fellowship and is part of our church in the United States. Maricel has become an important part of both of these churches.