Reverend Dr. Donald K. Gillett, II
Senior Pastor
East Second Street Christian Church
Reverend Dr. Donald K. Gillett, II, has been the Senior Pastor at East Second Street Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) since July 1999. Prior to his call to
ESSCC, he served as Youth Minister and Associate Minister at Park Manor Christian Church in Chicago.
Reverend Dr. Gillett holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics from Jarvis
Christian College in Hawkins, TX; a Master of Divinity from McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, IL; a Doctorate of Ministry Degree from Lexington
Theological Seminary, Lexington ,KY; and a Master of Business Degree from Indiana Wesleyan
University, Marion, IN.
Reverend Dr. Gillett serves as the Chair of the Division of Overseas Ministries board and serves on numerous boards including the Kentucky Council of
Churches Executive Board, and the Academy of Preachers Board of Directors. Moreover, he is the immediate past Moderator of the Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ) in KY and the immediate past President of the Kentucky Christian Missionary Convention, an organization that represents historic
African-American churches in Kentucky.
Reverend Dr. Gillett has traveled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo as part of a
delegation and traced the footsteps of the Apostle Paul in Greece and Turkey and walked where Jesus walked in Israel and Moses walked in Egypt. He
climbed to the Summit (Mt Sinai) where Moses received the Ten Commandments on the back of a Camel.
Reverend Dr. Gillett has preached in Mbandaka and Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He has conducted workshops and keynoted
regional and national events, including ICYF at Chapman University, KCMC Assembly, Black Ministers Retreat, and National Convocation.
Reverend Dr. Gillett has received numerous awards and honors including: an Army ROTC Scholarship, a four-month Pastoral Sabbatical Grant from The
Lilly Endowment, and was named to the Honorary Order of Kentucky Colonials. He is a Veteran having been commissioned following graduation and is a
proud member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Reverend Dr. Gillett is married to Dr. Charisse L. Gillett, President of the Lexington Theological Seminary. He is the father of Jeremy, Liyah, Tasia, and
Donald, III (Trey) and grandfather to Jayda.
Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. 12 Their responsibility is to
equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of
God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ. (Ephesians 4:11-13)
Senior Pastor
East Second Street Christian Church
Reverend Dr. Donald K. Gillett, II, has been the Senior Pastor at East Second Street Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) since July 1999. Prior to his call to
ESSCC, he served as Youth Minister and Associate Minister at Park Manor Christian Church in Chicago.
Reverend Dr. Gillett holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics from Jarvis
Christian College in Hawkins, TX; a Master of Divinity from McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, IL; a Doctorate of Ministry Degree from Lexington
Theological Seminary, Lexington ,KY; and a Master of Business Degree from Indiana Wesleyan
University, Marion, IN.
Reverend Dr. Gillett serves as the Chair of the Division of Overseas Ministries board and serves on numerous boards including the Kentucky Council of
Churches Executive Board, and the Academy of Preachers Board of Directors. Moreover, he is the immediate past Moderator of the Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ) in KY and the immediate past President of the Kentucky Christian Missionary Convention, an organization that represents historic
African-American churches in Kentucky.
Reverend Dr. Gillett has traveled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo as part of a
delegation and traced the footsteps of the Apostle Paul in Greece and Turkey and walked where Jesus walked in Israel and Moses walked in Egypt. He
climbed to the Summit (Mt Sinai) where Moses received the Ten Commandments on the back of a Camel.
Reverend Dr. Gillett has preached in Mbandaka and Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He has conducted workshops and keynoted
regional and national events, including ICYF at Chapman University, KCMC Assembly, Black Ministers Retreat, and National Convocation.
Reverend Dr. Gillett has received numerous awards and honors including: an Army ROTC Scholarship, a four-month Pastoral Sabbatical Grant from The
Lilly Endowment, and was named to the Honorary Order of Kentucky Colonials. He is a Veteran having been commissioned following graduation and is a
proud member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Reverend Dr. Gillett is married to Dr. Charisse L. Gillett, President of the Lexington Theological Seminary. He is the father of Jeremy, Liyah, Tasia, and
Donald, III (Trey) and grandfather to Jayda.
Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. 12 Their responsibility is to
equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of
God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ. (Ephesians 4:11-13)
PASTOR CONTACT & PRAYER REQUEST CONTACT INFORMATION
Also find us at
146 Constitution St.
Lexington, KY 40507
Phone: 859-254-0675
www.eastsecondstreetcc.org
Lexington, KY 40507
Phone: 859-254-0675
www.eastsecondstreetcc.org