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Mission Statement
Donna Baptiste Ministries is committed to
restoring the spiritually lost to God through
Jesus Christ, and calling the Church to holy and
righteous living.
Vision Statement
Donna Baptiste Ministries will be a ministry of
restoration. Through the preaching and teaching
of the Word of God, Donna Baptiste Ministries
will seek to restore the spiritually lost to God
through Christ, restore the Church, the
followers of Jesus Christ, to holy and righteous
living, and minister to spiritually wounded
ministers and restore them back into ministry.
Donna Baptiste Ministries will be
Spiritually Dynamic:
Spiritually Challenging:
Spiritually Compassionate:
Minister Donna Baptiste and Donna Baptiste
Ministries hold firmly to the tenets of the
Christian faith as stated by the Christian and
Missionary Alliance which is the Fellowship in
which she is consecrated/ordained.
The Alliance Doctrinal Statement (www.cmalliance.org)
1. There is one God, (1) who is
infinitely perfect,(2) existing eternally in
three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.(3)
([1] Deuteronomy 6:4, [2] Matthew 5:48, [3]
Matthew 28:19)
2. Jesus Christ is the true God and the
true man.(4) He was conceived by the Holy Spirit
and born of the virgin Mary.(5) He died upon the
cross, the Just for the unjust,(6) as a
substitutionary sacrifice,(7) and all who
believe in Him are justified on the ground of
His shed blood.(8) He arose from the dead
according to the Scriptures.(9) He is now at the
right hand of Majesty on high as our great High
Priest.(10) He will come again to establish His
kingdom, righteousness and peace.(11) ([4]
Philippians 2:6–11, [5] Luke 1:34–38, [6] I
Peter 3:18, [7] Hebrews 2:9, [8] Romans 5:9, [9]
Acts 2:23–24, [10] Hebrews 8:1, [11] Matthew
26:64)
3. The Holy Spirit is a divine
person,(12) sent to dwell, guide, teach, empower
the believer,(13) and convince the world of sin,
of righteousness, and of judgment.(14) ([12]
John 14:15–18, [13] John 16:13, Acts 1:8, [14]
John 16:7–11)
4. The Old and New Testaments, inerrant
as originally given, were verbally inspired by
God and are a complete revelation of His will
for the salvation of men. They constitute the
divine and only rule of Christian faith and
practice.(15) ([15] 2 Peter 1:20–21, 2 Timothy
3:15–16)
5. Man was originally created in the
image and likeness of God:(16) he fell through
disobedience, incurring thereby both physical
and spiritual death. All men are born with a
sinful nature,(17) are separated from the life
of God, and can be saved only through the
atoning work of the Lord Jesus Christ.(18) The
portion of the unrepentant and unbelieving is
existence forever in conscious torment;(19) and
that of the believer, in everlasting joy and
bliss.(20) ([16] Genesis 1:27, [17] Romans 3:23,
[18] 1 Corinthians15:20–23, [19] Revelation
21:8, [20] Revelation 21:1–4)
6. Salvation has been provided through
Jesus Christ for all men; and those who repent
and believe in Him are born again of the Holy
Spirit, receive the gift of eternal life, and
become the children of God.(21) ([21] Titus
3:4–7)
7. It is the will of God that each
believer should be filled with the Holy Spirit
and be sanctified wholly,(22) being separated
from sin and the world and fully dedicated to
the will of God, thereby receiving power for
holy living and effective service.(23) This is
both a crisis and a progressive experience
wrought in the life of the believer subsequent
to conversion.24 ([22] 1 Thessalonians 5:23,
[23] Acts 1:8, [24] Romans 6:1–14)
8. Provision is made in the redemptive
work of the Lord Jesus Christ for the healing of
the mortal body.(25) Prayer for the sick and
anointing with oil are taught in the Scriptures
and are privileges for the Church in this
present age.(26) ([25] Matthew 8:16–17, [26]
James 5:13–16)
9. The Church consists of all those who
believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, are redeemed
through His blood, and are born again of the
Holy Spirit. Christ is the Head of the Body, the
Church, (27) which has been commissioned by Him
to go into all the world as a witness, preaching
the gospel to all nations.(28) The local church
is a body of believers in Christ who are joined
together for the worship of God, for edification
through the Word of God, for prayer, fellowship,
the proclamation of the gospel, and observance
of the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord's
Supper.(29) ([27] Ephesians 1:22–23, [28]
Matthew 28:19–20, [29] Acts 2:41–47)
10. There shall be a bodily resurrection
of the just and of the unjust; for the former, a
resurrection unto life; (30) for the latter, a
resurrection unto judgment.(31) ([30] 1
Corinthians 15:20–23, [31] John 5:28–29)
11. The second coming of the Lord Jesus
Christ is imminent(32) and will be personal,
visible, and pre-millennial.(33) This is the
believer's blessed hope and is a vital truth
which is an incentive to holy living and
faithful service.(34) ([32] Hebrews 10:37, [33]
Luke 21:27, [34] Titus 2:11–14)
Minister Donna A Baptiste
President, CEO & Founder
Donna Baptiste Ministries &
Metro District Evangelist
The Christian and Missionary Alliance
Jeremiah 1:5 is the verse the Lord used to call
Donna A. Baptiste into his service. “Before I
formed you I knew you, before you were born I
set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to
the nations” (NIV) Whatever has been done in
and through this ministry and the founder of
this ministry, happened because of the mighty
moving had of our God and Creator. All honor,
praise, laud and blessing belong unto our God.
He is the history of Donna Baptiste Ministries.
Minister Donna Baptiste is just a vessel he
chose to use.
Donna was born on the Caribbean Island of
Trinidad. At age 15, her family moved to
Brooklyn New York where she presently resides. A
few months, after her arrival, while viewing a
Billy Graham telecast, Donna accepted Jesus
Christ as her Savior and Lord.
After High School, she attended Hunter Bellevue
School of Nursing where she received a
Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing. During her
sophomore year at Hunter College, the Lord
called her to be His Missionary. This event
occurred during a Missionary Conference at her
home church: Clarendon Road Church of the
Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA). The
message preached came from the scripture verse
found in the book of Romans.
“How then can they call on the one they have
not believed in? And how can they believe in the
one of whom they have not heard? And How can
they hear without someone preaching to them? And
how can they preach unless they are sent As it
is written, ‘How beautiful are the feet of those
who bring good news’!” (Romans 10: 14,1 NIV).
In response to God’s call, she attended Alliance
Theological Seminary where she received a Master
of Divinity Degree with an emphasis on Missions.
Donna was later accepted by the C&MA as a
Missionary to Mali, West Africa.
After Seminary in 1987, the Lord led her to two
years of ministry in Nassau Bahamas at the
Chapel on the Hill. In 1989, she moved to
Albertville, France, where she studied the
French language in preparation for ministry in
Mali. Then upon arriving in Mali, she studied
the Malian language of Bambara. For a period of
five and a half years (1990–1997), Donna served
the Lord in Mali. During one of those years,
April 29, 1991 to be exact, Donna had a very
serious car accident, from which the Lord
miraculously delivered, healed her and then
returned her to Mali. “Your healing will
quickly appear; then your righteousness will go
before you, and the glory of the Lord will be
your rear guard. . . you will cry for help and
he will say: Here I am” (Isaiah 58: 8b, 9). “The
Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the
feet of a deer, he enables me to go on high
places (Habakkuk 3:1,9 NIV) miraculously
within three weeks the Lord resorted Donna
almost to full health. These scripture verses
strengthened and built up her faith during three
of the longest weeks of her life.
In Mali, Donna’s main area of service was
Discipleship ministry. As Discipleship
Coordinator, she developed a Discipleship
Training Program for the Mali Church, outlined a
five-year ministerial strategy, wrote a
Discipleship Training Manual with accompanying
visual aids and trained nine people
(missionaries, pastors and lay leaders) in the
use of the Discipleship materials.
In 1999, The Lord shifted her ministry from
Mali, West Africa to the Metropolitan District
of the C&MA. As a result, Donna ministers as
Metro District Evangelist (C&MA), and as a
Missions Mobilizer. Other ministries include
President of Alliance Theological Seminary
Alumni Association and member of Missions
Committee Metro District (C&MA). She serves on
the Board of Trustees for Nyack College/Alliance
Theological Seminary, and on the Advisory Board
of Brooklyn Residential Center. On July 23,
2005, Donna was consecrated as a Minister in the
Christian and Missionary Alliance. “I know
the plans I have for you declares the Lord,
plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans
to give you a future and a hope” (Jeremiah
29:11, NIV). This was the bible verse the
Lord gave and he transitioned her ministry from
one focused exclusively on missions outreach to
one focused mainly upon Revival preaching and
calling the Church back unto holy living.
With the support of the C&MA, Minister Baptiste
launched Donna Baptiste Ministries with the
focus of taking “The Gospel to the World through
the Word”. As the Donna Baptiste Ministries logo
indicates, this ministry stands under the Word
of God, the redemptive work of Christ on the
Cross-as our Savior and Sanctifier and, the
commitment to fulfill the great commission.
There is not one minister who stands on his or
her own strength, we stand only because others
stood with us, stood by us, stood up for us,
stood in front of us, stood behind us and stood
under us. Donna Baptiste Ministries exists
because of many who poured into Donna the new
believer in Christ, Donna the missionary
candidate, Donna the missionary, Donna the
preacher, Donna the metro evangelist and
missions mobilizer, Donna the alumni president
and now Donna the minister and president of
Donna Baptiste Ministries. The testimonial page
of this website will make visible these unseen
supporters and pillars of Donna Baptiste
Ministries. It is a reminder to all that this
ministry is first the work of God, secondly the
work of the body of Christ and lastly the
obedience of one.
Great and marvelous are your deeds,
Lord God Almighty.
Just and true are your ways, King of the ages.
Who will not fear you, O Lord
and bring glory to your name?
For you alone are holy.
All nations will come and worship before you
for your righteous acts have been revealed.”
(Revelations 15: 3b,4 NIV)
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President and CEO
Minister Donna A. Baptiste |
Secretary
Ms. Carole Wright |
Media & Communications
Karen Cole |
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Vice-President
TBA |
Assistant Secretary
Mrs Lisa Brennan |
Marketing & Planning
Mr. Trevor Finn |
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Chair
Rev. Bryan Burrell |
Secretary to the Chair
Mrs. Thelma Simmons |
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Vice-Chair & Treasurer
Mr. Kirk Goodrich |
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Robert Hui |
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DBM Staff
Thelma Simmons
Executive Ministry Assistant and Office
Manager
E-mail:
thelma@DonnaBaptisteMinistries.com
Carole Wright
Ministry Assistant
E-mail:
carole@DonnaBaptisteMinistries.Com
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