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Pastor Mike Jr., born Michael McClure, Jr., is a contemporary gospel artist and the founder of the Rock City Church.
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Biography
Pastor Jr. is from Birmingham, Alabama, and his family was devout Christians when he was growing up. Both of his parents are pastors at Revelation Church Ministries in Irondale; the senior pastor’s name is Michael D. McClure, and his mother’s name is Angela Woods McClure.
Mike had two siblings when he was growing up. His sister, Angelique, has completed her education at Stillman College, and his brother, Darius, serves as the Senior Pastor of Christ Church in Fairfield.
Family
In 2006, McClure and Jacquetta, his wife, exchanged vows and became husband and wife. The pair currently has five kids between them. It is a blessing for him to have a stepfamily and to be able to collaborate with his stepchildren. He managed to strike a healthy balance between his personal and professional responsibilities.
Age
Michael Dwayne McClure Jr was born June 15, 1983, in Birmingham.
Education
After graduating from Minor High School, McClure went on to play college football at the University of West Alabama. After three years, however, he decided to pursue a career in the ministry instead and left the school.
His title is “Movement Pastor” at the Revelation Church, which gave him that honour. In 2012, McClure graduated with a diploma in theology from the Ashland Theological Seminary, which is located in Cleveland, Ohio. He is attending Ashland University to earn a Master of Divinity degree.
Ministry
Following the establishment of The Rock Church in 2009 at Miles Campus as a component of the Royal Nation Movement college ministry, McClure relocated the congregation to the L. R. Hall Auditorium in the central business district of Birmingham.
In 2010, the church made the purchase of the former West Birmingham Christian School’s 12-acre campus in the Forestdale neighbourhood. Since 2012, the church has maintained two distinct locations: one in the historic Carver Theatre, and the other at Center Point High School.
“BIG,” which was McClure’s first single as a vocalist and was released in January 2019 as the lead single from his debut album Live Free, was his first single overall. The song reached number seven on the gospel digital sales chart published by Billboard magazine and remained at the top of that publication’s airplay chart for ten consecutive weeks. The album debuted at the top spot on the Billboard chart that tracks gospel albums.
Both the “Rap/Hip Hop/Gospel Album of the Year” award and the “Best New Artist” award were given to McClure at the 2020 Stellar Gospel Music Awards. McClure also won the award for “Best New Artist.”
He was generous enough to give a portion of his earnings to the organisation RIP Medical Debt, which is located in Rye, New York, and purchases unpaid medical debt. A subsequent song titled “I Got It” was released in March 2021 and quickly climbed to the top of the gospel chart on Billboard.
The Mike McClure Band is fortunate to have him as their lead singer at the moment. McClure was one of the original members of The Great Divide and continued to be a part of the band right up until its dissolution in 2002.
Achievements
Every morning during the week, McClure was on My68. The church has about 10,000 members and is one of the fastest-growing in the area. It is connected to the Shepherds Connection in Cleveland, Ohio.
In 2011, McClure was in a magazine called Who’s Who in Black Alabama. In the same year, McClure had Easter services for 7,000 people at Boutwell Auditorium. Almost 10,000 pounds of food and $9,000 worth of gas were given to the community over the weekend. The weekend ended with an Easter egg hunt for adults.
In 2013, McClure put up some “Strip for Me” billboards near the Palace Gentleman’s Club that caused a lot of trouble. Hebrews 12:1 is written on the billboards. “Since we are surrounded by such a big crowd of witnesses, let’s get rid of everything that weighs us down and is wrong.”
In December 2018, McClure officiated at the funeral of E. J. Bradford Jr., who was killed by police. He also started “Pastors4People” with Hunter Street Baptist Church pastor Buddy Gray to help people understand each other after the shooting.
Awards
McClure has been presented with three additional Stellar Gospel Music Awards by the Stellar Awards Gospel Music Academy (SAGMA). He was awarded “Artist of the Year,” “Urban/Inspirational Performance Or Single of the Year,” and “Rap/Hip Hop Gospel Album of the Year” for his successful song “I Got It.” On Saturday, the event handing out the prizes took place in Nashville, Tennessee. In addition to that, Pastor Mike Jr. was present on stage.
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Additionally, Pastor Mike Jr. was awarded two Stellar Gospel Music Awards in the previous year. It is a programme that highlights the most outstanding examples of gospel music and serves as an award ceremony.
Net Worth
According to several sources’ estimates, Pastor Mike Jr.’s net worth is somewhere in the neighbourhood of one million US dollars. However, the majority of his income comes from the sales of his gospel records as well as his work as a pastor.
Social Media
You can follow pastor Mike Jr. on the following social media platforms:
Instagram: @pastormikejr.
Twitter: @PastorMikeJr.
Facebook: @Pastro Mike Jr.
YouTube: @Pastor Mike JR.
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