PARDON MY PROGRESS

Rev. Darrell Wayne Fielder Jr. was born January 22, 1987, in Corsicana, Texas, to Darrell Fielder Sr. and Mellie Richardson Brandon. Rev. Fielder accepted Christ as his personal Savior at the age of seven at the El Bethel Baptist Church in Waxahachie, Texas, where he was the drummer until he graduated from high school. Rev. Fielder graduated from Lake Highlands High School in May of 2005. Upon graduation from high school, he began his matriculation in secondary education. Rev. Fielder graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Southern University of Baton Rouge in December 2016 and completed his Master of Divinity degree at Chicago Theological Seminary in May of 2021. Rev. Fielder earned a Doctor of Ministry degree at the United Theological Seminary as part of the Preaching and Leadership for Small to Mid-size Congregations. Rev. Fielder confessed his call to the Gospel ministry on January 31, 2010, at the age of 23. On May 2, 2010, he preached his first sermon at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and was ordained on May 3, 2013. Rev. Fielder served as pastoral assistant and organist at the Greater Mt Olive Baptist Church of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, from June 2013 until moving back home to the DFW (Dallas-Fort Worth) area in December of 2021. He now serves as Associate Pastor at St. John Church Unleashed, under the leadership of Dr. Denny D. Davis, Sr.