DONALD SHOEMAKER

PASTOR EMERITUS

FAVORITE BOOK(S):
No particular titles. Good theology books and good books on World War II

FAVORITE MOVIE(S):
Back to the Future I; The Pianist; Frequency; The Count of Monte Cristo

LAST MEAL ON EARTH:
Something my wife fixes

SONG THAT GETS YOU ON THE DANCE FLOOR:
Dance floor songs? You got to be kiddin'! (T)he praise song, "We Will Dance on the Streets of That City" or maybe "YMCA"

FAVORITE QUOTE:
"The rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God.”
- John F. Kennedy

FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOUR JOB:
Doing a wide range of pastoral ministries as needed and on my own time. Serving the community as a Police Chaplain.

A LITTLE MORE ABOUT DON:

Pastor Don has been a minister for over 50 years and was the senior pastor at Grace from 1984-2012. A graduate of Grace Seminary (M.Div.), Fuller Seminary (Th.M.), and American Baptist Seminary (D.Min.), Don brings his wise and friendly personality into his ministry here at Grace and as Senior Chaplain of the Seal Beach Police Department. Prior to serving at Grace, he was on the biblical studies faculty at Biola University. He has been married to Mary for 55 years, and they have two adult children and six grandchildren. Don likes to hike and doesn't like to lift weights, but he does them both.