The Reverend “Doctor” McBurrows

On Saturday, May 6, 2017, Carver College conferred upon the Reverend Johnny Etheridge McBurrows an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree for his long years of service to and support of the college, located in Atlanta. Pastor, now “Doctor” McBurrows serves as Pastor at Shiloh Missionary Baptist church in Dallas, Georgia.
The Reverend Doctor McBurrows attended Atlanta Law School from 1968 to 1970. In 1975, he accepted his calling into the Ministry of the Gospel and became licensed in June 1976. The Reverend McBurrows was ordained as a minister of the gospel on April 17, 1977, and found his church home when he was installed as pastor of the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Dallas on May 11, 1980. The Reverend Doctor McBurrows earned his Undergraduate Degree in Biblical Studies from the Carver Bible College and Institute in 1992.In addition to serving his Dallas, Georgia congregation, Doctor McBurrows serves the community as a Dean/Instructor at the Carroll-Douglas Bible Extension School; Superintendent/Overseer/Instructor of the South Georgia Academy for Protestant Ministers; President, Paulding County Ministerial Association; Member, Paulding Hospital Pastoral Counseling Staff; Member of the WellStar Regional Hospital Authority Board; Member, Paulding County Helping Hands; Community representative of the Paulding Health Department Board; Board Member, Paulding County Library Board of Trustees; Board Member, Paulding County Tax Assessor Board; Board Member, Flight 242 Trustee Board; Board of Directors, the Carver Bible College Alumni; Member, Full Gospel Business Men’s Association Prison Ministry;
Dr. McBurrows also serves as Chaplain for the Office of the District Attorney, Paulding Judicial Circuit. Dr. McBurrows will continue to serve Shiloh as Senior Pastor as well as teach in South Georgia.