Biography

 Pastor Butler was born and raised in Highland Park Mi. He attended and graduated from Highland Park Community High 76th in a class of 476 students. Pastor Butler furthered his education at Western Michigan University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice, Communication, and Sociology, As well as a Masters Degree in Human Resources Training and Development.

Pastor Butler excelled in sports he was an avid basketball player, and he received a track scholarship to WMU. Pastor Butler's remarkable performances landed him in the Junior Nationals held in Athens Greece, running the 7th fastest time in the Nation. But his biggest accomplishments came when he reached the 1990 Olympic Trials, just seconds off of reaching the finals in the 110 meters High Hurdles.

Pastor Butler met and married his soul mate Lisa Butler they have 2 beautiful daughters Brianna and Aliyah and have been married for 19 years.

Pastor Butler grew up in church and attended all of his life The Historic Little Rock Baptist Church under the direction of Rev. Dr. Jim Holley. He served in every aspect of ministry.(to many to mention). However it was in 1996 that after several years of playing church and running from his true calling that Pastor Butler began his ministry,  he was Licensed and ordained in 1997.

As years went on Pastor Butler was faced with one of his most difficult decision in his life, one his own mother the late Dorothy Butler could not talk him out of, and that was to leave his home church of 28 plus years in 1995 to continue his ministry at Zion Hope Missionary Baptist Church. Where he served faithfully under the direction of Pastor Curtis R. Grant.

 Pastor Butler was ordained a second time in November of 2007. It was at Zion Hope where the Lord begin to prepare him for pastoring. The growth and progress in his ministry can be attributed to his patience, as well as tutors, and mentors, Dr. Jim Holley, Pastor Curtis Grant, and also his father in law, Dr. Solomon Smith Sr. Pastor of New Hope Baptist Church these three men have poured into him and have laid a solid foundation.

In October of 2008 Pastor Douglas Butler received one of the most important phone calls of his life and that was, that he had been elected as the Senior Pastor of the Mayflower Missionary Baptist Church. A church where he is only the 5th Pastor in 79 years what a blessing and an honor!!

Pastor Butler's philosophy of ministry is governed by biblical principles and his giftedness in the areas of prophecy, preaching, and teaching. Pastor Butler is very active in the counseling ministry and  has several certifications  in the counseling profession. He is a experienced preacher and teacher possessing organizational and visionary qualities using well developed interpersonal skills to develop programs that build people.

Pastor Butler believes that one must utilize professional competence along with the power of the Holy Spirit to give wise and Godly advice while ministering the word of God. Essentially it is the ministry of bearing another's burden for a season until healing can take place.

Pastor Butler has become aware that many Christians today are deeply wounded in soul and Spirit due to their worldly past. Those re-birthed in Christ have the potential to make Godly changes in attitudes, which translates into Godly action and behavior. Scripture does not teach that we are completely sanctified at our spiritual birthing. It indicated that the Christian walk is a journey, a continuing process from immoral, or worldly, to Godly in moral character. The challenge of the church is to help the hurting and to set them on to a Godly path of recovery.

Pastor Butler firmly believes that ministry today must focus on helping men and women understand their wounded past and assist them along a road to a personal inner healing. This kind of empowering gives them mental and emotional stability. It enables them to live transparently vulnerable while living out their faith in truth.

Lady Lisa Butler has been married to her soul mate Pastor Douglas Butler (Mayflower Church) for 19 years and together they have 2 beautiful daughters Brianna (21) and Aliyah (17).  The daughter of a Baptist Pastor and born again child of God!! She has been the sole proprietor of her own daycare - New Beginnings Home Childcare for 11 years! 

Lady Butler considers it an honor to walk worthy of the calling on her life as Wife, Mother, Minister and Business Owner.  She has received many distinguished honors and awards, but the best reward was accepting Jesus Christ as her personal Savior.  She is the host of The Ladies First Radio Show which airs every Monday at 6:30 pm on WMKM 1440AM, in which she brings awareness to everyday life topics that people are afraid to talk about.  Because of  Lady Butler's determination to share, encourage, enlighten and inform the world that being a Pastor's Wife/Minister/Preacher's Kid is a gift from God!! She continues to bless all those who God has entrusted her with!