Donnell D. Cunningham a native Baltimorean is the second son of the late Theresa and Donnell Cunningham. It was at the age of six that he accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and preached his first sermon before God’s people at the age of 9. For he was anointed from birth for such a time as this!

Receiving water baptism and being filled with the gift of the Holy Ghost., he was licensed and ordained an Elder by Overseer Bishop Manning from the Church of the Living God in 2000, under her tutelage he served as the Dean of the Trinity School of Enlightenment. After being cultivated and proven, he answered the call from God to Pastoral-ship, and with 6 members, on May 11, 2003 was the birthing of New Genesis Total Praise Center, Inc. “The church where Jesus is Lord and Reigns Forever”, a place where deliverance, healing, and wholeness is manifested.

His proficient work ethic in Ministry and integrity as a Pastor, prove that the spirit of elevation was on his life. In 2006, he was amongst the youngest designated to the office of Bishop and on March 24, 2007 he was elected and consecrated by the “Laying on of hands” to the office of Presiding Prelate, by Chief Consecrator the Late Bishop Robert Lee Bussey, Sr. and members of the College of Bishops.

Bishop Cunningham’s knowledge and execution of God’s Word is true as he holds a bachelor’s degree in Theology from the Family Bible College Institute & Seminary, a Doctoral Degree of Divinity from the Redeemed Bible Institute in Baltimore and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from Ashford University, San Diego, California.