Author: melvingaines

I presently serve as Assistant Pastor and Sunday school instructor at Akron Alliance Fellowship Church in Akron, Ohio.  I teach adult Sunday school and facilitate a number of bible study sessions. Many of these programs are available on the Akron Alliance Fellowship YouTube Channel. I also serve as Senior Supervisor of Collections at SITE Centers Corp. in Beachwood, Ohio. I am a member of the National Association of Christian Ministers. I have served as President of the National Association of Credit Management, Greater Akron (OH), the National Association of Black Accountants, ACA International ® (American Collectors Association), the Commercial Law League of America, and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). I graduated from The University of Akron with a degree in Business and Organizational Communication, and earned a Master’s degree in Christian Studies at Crown College, St. Bonifacius, Minnesota.  I have engaged in Clinical Pastoral Education studies. I am a NEO native who loves to roller skate, and I am married to my lovely childhood sweetheart, Lynn. Please visit my podcast, Melvin Gaines' Faith Channel on Podomatic.  Episodes are available for download there, and you can also find me on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, Player FM, Deezer and iHeartRadio. Just search for Melvin Gaines' Faith Channel!