Our Staff
Name: Mark G. Dotson
Position: Pastor
Date of Birth: December 11, 1969
Marital Status: Single
Children: One adult son
Ordination:
Church of God, Anderson, Indiana, July 15, 2016, Western Pennsylvania Ministries of the Church of GOD
Licensed: Western Pennsylvania Ministries of the Church of GOD, July 15, 2016,
Experience:
Pastor April 2023 to Present Hillside Church of GOD, South San Francisco, CA
Pastor August 2017 to April 2023 First Church of GOD, Champaign, IL
Associate Pastor November 2014 to July 2017 Lincoln Avenue Church of God, Pittsburgh, PA
Chaplain August 2012 to October 2012 Bridges Hospice, Pittsburgh, PA
Associate Pastor March 2009 to February 2010 Millennial Reign Family Worship Center
Education: North Park University Chicago, IL Association of Chicago Theological Seminaries (ACTS) Doctor of Ministry Graduation Date: May 2023
Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary Pittsburgh, PA Master Divinity Graduation date: May 2008
Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies Graduation date: June 2002
Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh, PA Associates Degree in Legal Studies Graduation date: June 2000 Paralegal Certificate: May 1998
Favorite Scriptures: Psalm 90 Job 22:21-30 Luke 1:70-76
Contact Information: mark.dotson@churchofgod.com
Name: Shirley Gibson
Position: Elder, Trustee Board Chair, Adult Sunday School Teacher
Date of Birth: 6/5/????
Marital Status: Widowed
Family: 1 son, 1 daughter
Experience:
Taught Primary Education through High School in the public school system for 27 Years.
Served as Principal of Hillside Christian Academy.
Education:
Earned B.A. in Teacher Training from San Francisco State University.
Earned Secondary Education Teaching Credential from California State.
Biography:
Began attending the Church of GOD as a preteen after moving to San Francisco from Cameron, TX.
Accepted JESUS as Savior when family joined the Church of GOD. Worked as a teacher for Elementary school through High school in the public school system for 27 years. Served as Principal for Hillside Christian Academy for X years.
Favorite Scriptures:
Romans 8:28
Psalm 23
Isaiah 40:31
Contact:
shirley.gibson@comcast.net