G. Dennis McGuire
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G. Dennis McGuire is a pastor, evangelist, and administrator in the Church of God
denomination. He served two terms as the General Overseer (2004 and 2006) and has also been First and Second Assistant General Overseer. The General Overseer is the highest office in the Church of God and has primary responsibility for leading a membership of over 6 million members spanning 150 countries.
McGuire's ministerial background includes a wide variety of pastoral and administrative roles in the Church of God. He pastored a total of 16 years before being appointed to serve as Church of God State Overseer of Indiana in 1984. He went on to be serve as the State Overseer of Texas (1986–88), Western North Carolina (1988–90) and Tennessee. He has also been the Assistant Director of Evangelism and Home Missions (1990–92), and the International Director of Military and Multi-Cultural Ministries.
McGuire holds a Bachelor of Science
and honorary
Doctorate of Divinity degree from Lee University
. In 1994, he was selected as Lee University’s Distinguished Alumnus of the Year. As a student at Lee, he was elected Student Body President for the 1965-66 school year and was one of the early members of Upsilon Xi
. He was honored in 1998 as Upsilon Xi’s Alumnus of the Year.
His hometown city of Kingsport, Tennessee
honored him on August 5, 2007, naming it “Dr. G. Dennis McGuire Day.”
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
The Church of God, with headquarters in Cleveland, Tennessee, is a Pentecostal Christian denomination. With over seven million members in over 170 countries, it is one of the largest Pentecostal denominations in the world...
denomination. He served two terms as the General Overseer (2004 and 2006) and has also been First and Second Assistant General Overseer. The General Overseer is the highest office in the Church of God and has primary responsibility for leading a membership of over 6 million members spanning 150 countries.
McGuire's ministerial background includes a wide variety of pastoral and administrative roles in the Church of God. He pastored a total of 16 years before being appointed to serve as Church of God State Overseer of Indiana in 1984. He went on to be serve as the State Overseer of Texas (1986–88), Western North Carolina (1988–90) and Tennessee. He has also been the Assistant Director of Evangelism and Home Missions (1990–92), and the International Director of Military and Multi-Cultural Ministries.
McGuire holds a Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
and honorary
Honorary degree
An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa is an academic degree for which a university has waived the usual requirements, such as matriculation, residence, study, and the passing of examinations...
Doctorate of Divinity degree from Lee University
Lee University
Lee University is an American accredited, private, four-year liberal arts college located in Cleveland, Tennessee, United States. It is historically affiliated with the Church of God, a Pentecostal denomination, and was the denomination's Bible Training School from 1918 until 1947, when the name...
. In 1994, he was selected as Lee University’s Distinguished Alumnus of the Year. As a student at Lee, he was elected Student Body President for the 1965-66 school year and was one of the early members of Upsilon Xi
Upsilon Xi
Upsilon Xi is a social service organization formed on the campus of Lee College in the fall of 1962. Lee University does not have national fraternities like many other institutions, but does have “Greek clubs” that are similar to national fraternities in tradition and function.- History :Upsilon...
. He was honored in 1998 as Upsilon Xi’s Alumnus of the Year.
His hometown city of Kingsport, Tennessee
Kingsport, Tennessee
Kingsport is a city located mainly in Sullivan County with some western portions in Hawkins County in the US state of Tennessee. The majority of the city lies in Sullivan County...
honored him on August 5, 2007, naming it “Dr. G. Dennis McGuire Day.”