David E StaffordDr. David E. Stafford was raised in Middle Tennessee and in Rock Bridge Missionary Baptist Church in Sumner County, Tennessee. He was saved as a 13-year-old boy while visiting Eulia General Baptist Church in Macon County, Tennessee. He united with Rok Bridge Missionary Baptist Church and was baptized by Elder Kenneth Woodall. He was called to the ministry during a revival day service at Old Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church around 2002. While kneeling in prayer behind Brother Joe Rhoton, the Lord called him to preach. Running from his calling for around 9 years, he yielded to his call publicly on Sunday, February 20, 2011 while attending Sunday service at Siloam Missionary Baptist Church in Macon County, Tennessee. Following owning his calling, Dr. Stafford united with Siloam Church by letter from Eastside Missionary Baptist Church in Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee. He preached his first sermon at Siloam Church on April 3, 2011 using Ephesian 5:16-18 as his text. He was licensed as a minister by the church, and he began his ministry.Dr. Stafford attained his undergraduate degree from Middle Tennessee State University in 2000, an earned doctorate from Tennessee State University in 2007, and conducted postdoctoral studies at Lipscomb University. He is a lifelong educator and has served as a school administrator for the Sumner County Board of Education since 2006. He has been a leader in the implementation of Response to Intervention in Tennessee Title I Schools and has presented at local, state, national, and international conferences. His school, Westmoreland Elementary, was awarded recognition as a Reward School by the Tennessee Department of Education in 2019, 2021, and 2022.Dr. Stafford is an active Freemason having served as Worshipful Master at Bethpage Lodge No. 521, Bethpage, TN and Conlegium Ritus Austeri No. 779, Nashville, TN. He is also a member of Trammel Lodge No. 436 in Westmoreland, TN. He was named a scholar of The Tennessee Lodge Research and later served as Master of that body. He was coronated a 33° Scottish Rite Mason on December 5, 2015. He has been published in The Philalethes Masonic Research Journal, The Plumbline, Proceedings of The Tennessee Lodge of Research, Ahiman: A Review of Masonic Culture and Tradition, The Signet of Phi Sigma Kappa, The Knights Templar Magazine, The Short Talk Bulletin, and The Kappa Alpha Journal. Read More Read Less
