Meet the Pastor: Bishop Donté Hickman

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Meet the Pastor: Bishop Donté Hickman

By Special to the AFRO Ministry: Pastor of Southern Baptist Church East Baltimore, Harford County and West Baltimore. “I have been a minister for 33 years and served as pastor […]

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