Jarvis Christian University announces the Rev. Dominique Isaac Grate of South Carolina has joined the Office of Institutional Advancement and Development as its new Assistant Vice President for Development. He oversees major gifts and foundation relations.
Grate earned his bachelor’s degree in Religious Studies with a minor in history from the University of South Carolina, studying under the world-renowned Dr. Stephanie Mitchem.
Pursuing a call to ministry, Grate began preaching in 2012 and was a 2013 inductee into the National Academy of Young Preachers. He earned his master’s degree from Wake Forest University School of Divinity in 2015 as an Ed & Jean Christman Fellow. He was ordained in 2016 as an itinerant elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. He has pastored three churches: the Historic Trinity AME Church in Manning, South Carolina; the New Mt. Zion AME Church in Lexington, South Carolina; and the Calvary AME Church in Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina. His ministry passions include rural ministry, humanitarian missions, and historic preservation.
Grate is a life member of the NAACP, My Carolina Alumni Association, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated. He is also a Columbia Urban League Young Professionals, Rotary International, and Capital City Lodge #47 (Prince Hall) member.
Jarvis Christian University empowers students of all ages to achieve their career goals through academic experiences that prepare them for lives of significance. Whether a student is a recent high school graduate or a working adult seeking career advancement, Jarvis Christian University develops students intellectually, socially, spiritually, and emotionally.
