DaGrip with Bishop Shawn L. Bell - The Responsibility of the Church to Heal a Broken Nation

 

Bishop Shawn L. Bell is a native son of Gastonia, NC.  Raised with a COGIC and AME Zion Church background, Bishop Bell's faith in God has anchored him to build one of the strongest Christian centers in the  Baltimore Faith community.

At the tender age of 15, Pastor Bell ministered his initial sermon at Vestibule A.M.E. Zion Church (King’s Mountain, NC) under the tutelage of his Pastor and (natural) Father, The Reverend Cornelius Bell and the strong motherly encouragement of the late Carrie Cotton Bell. 

Ordained  to Pastor in the A.M.E. Zion Reformation at 18, by The Rt. Rev. George Edward Battle, Jr., (Senior Bishop) the pursuit of excellence was always a familiar mark set by Pastor Bell. God has afforded Pastor Bell, throughout the years, the opportunity to serve in various international areas, most notably he serves on the Board of Directors of Dr. Thomas A. Dorsey’s National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses…which he was appointed by his spiritual mentor, The Late Bishop Kenneth H. Moales.

For 8 years Pastor Bell served the Office of International Director of Marketing and Public Relations for the Mount Calvary Holy Church of America under the leadership of Archbishop Alfred A. Owens and Co-Pastor Susie C. Owens. In September 2016, Pastor Bell connected to the Global United Fellowship under the leadership of His Grace, Bishop Neil C. Ellis, Presiding Prelate (Global United Fellowship).

February 2017, Bishop Ellis appointed Pastor Bell the District Leader over the State of Maryland and District of Columbia in which he oversees 40 plus 9 churches.

Bishop Bell is married to A. Faye Bell and father to Olivia L. Bell.