Meet The Pastor
Dr. Clarence O. Preston
Pastor Preston is a native of Terrell, Texas. He received his elementary and secondary education in the Terrell Independent School district. Pastor Preston graduated from Jarvis Christian College in Hawkins, Texas with a B. S. degree in Sociology and Religion in 1993. He furthered his education by attending the Criswell College in Dallas, Texas, graduating with a Master of Arts degree in Christian Leadership in 1998. Pastor Preston earned a Master of Science degree in Education Administration from Texas A&M University-Commerce in Commerce, Texas in 2000.
He has a certification in Generic Special Education and Mid-Management. In 2010 he earned a Master of Divinity degree in Pastoral Counseling from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. In May 2014 Pastor Preston received a Doctorate of Ministry degree from Houston Graduate School of Theology in Houston, Texas.
He has served as pastor for over nineteen years including pastor of the Goodwill Baptist Church of Greenville, Texas for seven years, and El Bethel Baptist Church, Waxahachie, Texas for four years. He is presently the pastor of the Beth-Eden Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas. He is married to Charles Etta Dorsey Preston. They have two children, Xavier and Charisma.
He is a member of the NAACP, Oak Cliff Baptist Ministers Union of Dallas, Texas, Southern Baptist of Texas Convention, Southern Baptist Convention, Dallas Baptist Association, National Missionary Baptist Convention, and the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He has received several awards and recognitions throughout his ministry. Pastor Preston enjoys preaching, teaching and ministering to people. He finds pleasure in spending time with family and friends, reading, traveling, collecting model cars and golfing.