ABOUT PASTOR MCVICKER
Reverend John Wesley McVicker, Sr., has been preaching and teaching the Word of God since October 1975, locally, nationally, and internationally. As the founding pastor of Christ The King Baptist Church (1985), in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Reverend McVicker is committed to the cultivation of Christian growth within his congregation and throughout the community.
Under his leadership, Christ The King built a new edifice in 1997; organized King’s Academy Christian School in 1998; and built a Quality of Life Center in 2005. In addition, Reverend McVicker organized Christ The King’s affiliates: Samaritan Project, Inc., CTK Development Inc., CTK Housing Development, and CTK CU (Credit Union), that provide programs and services to its members and the Milwaukee community-at-large.
His passion for ministry continues to be demonstrated universally. In the Milwaukee area, Reverend McVicker serves as Board Chairman for King’s Academy Christian School, an Associate Chaplain for the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Department, a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and a member of 100 Black Men of Greater Milwaukee.
As Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for So Send I You, an organization dedicated to missional work nationally and abroad, Reverend McVicker has led Christ The King to provide significant contributions to countries, such as: Haiti, Bahamas, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, South Africa, and Guatemala.
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