The Reverend Dr. Isaac B. Graham is a preacher, teacher, pastor, author, community leader, organizational leader, entrepreneur, husband, father and, most of all, an anointed man of God.

He is the founder and president of IBG Ministries, home of the "Next Level Church Conferences," the World Series of Gospel concerts, and publisher of more than a dozen books for both new disciples and church leaders.

The son of James Edward and Sarah Graham, Pastor Graham was born January 11, 1953 in Camden, SC, the second eldest of eight children. At an early age, he demonstrated a high IQ in academics by so doing, was selected to be the first African American to break the racial lines by attending the all-white Camden Elementary School.

In 1964, the Graham family migrated to Long Island, where Rev. Graham continued his education, graduating from West Babylon Senior High School and earning his Associate degree in Psychology from Long Island University at Farmingdale. 

In 1975, being led by the Lord into Gospel Ministry, he was licensed and ordained at the Holy Trinity Baptist Church under the leadership of Reverend Dr. Spurgeon E. Crayton. He continued his education at the American Baptist Theological Seminary and Bible College in Nashville, TN where he graduated Cum Laude, receiving the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology degrees.

In June 1979, Reverend Graham was called to the pastorate at the Macedonia Baptist Church in Harlem. With the burning desire to be prepared for God’s people, he did further studies at Nyack College and New York Theological Seminary where he received his certificate in pastoral Counseling. Yet not enough, during his pastorate, he continued his studies, and in 1995 received a Bachelor of Science Degree from the American Baptist Seminary and Bible College in Nashville, Tennessee.

Reverend Graham is married to the lovely former Cheryl A. Fladger and has one daughter, Minister Courtni Tolbert and one son, Demetris Bernard.

Reverend Graham’s involvement in Civic and Religious Organizations Include:

• Moderator of the United Missionary Baptist Association
• Financial secretary of the Empire State Missionary Baptist Convention
• Chairman of the Eastern Region of Recruitment for the American Baptist Theological Seminary
• Police Liaison 30th Precinct
• General Secretary of the Baptist Ministers’ Conference of Greater New York and Vicinity
• Board member of the Mary McLeod Bethune Senior Center
• Financial Secretary of the West Harlem Cluster of Churches
• Trustee of the Upper Manhattan Mental Health Center
• Co-founder of the "Jesus Makes the Difference" Crusade Ministry
• Gospel Promoter, World Series of Gospel concerts 
• Dean of the Alpha Lota Nu Fraternity
• Captain of the A.B.T. Seminary Debate Team
• A.B.T. Seminary Junior & Senior Class President
• President of Vespers

Visit Macedonia at 452 W. 147th Street in Harlem, or online at www.macedoniaofharlem.org. You can also call the church at 212-283-7973.

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