BISHOP• ANTONIO PALMER

Bishop Antonio Palmer is the Senior Pastor of Kingdom Celebration Center and Presiding Bishop of Kingdom Alliance of Churches International where he oversees 58 churches.  He has been preaching the Gospel since 1993 and planted his first church in 1995 in Annapolis, Maryland. 

 

Bishop Palmer does extensive missionary work in several foreign countries conducting leadership conferences and assisting in humanitarian work for thousands of needy children.  He helps with church planting and provides financial care to several orphanages in India and East Africa.

 

Bishop Palmer holds a Bachelors of Divinity and Masters in Pastoral Counseling and has been the recipient of various awards such as two Governor Citations, two County Executive Citations, and an MLK, Jr. Drum Major Award for his dedication to serving the community.  He is the First Vice President of the United Black Clergy of Anne Arundel County and serves as the community representative for the Severn Intergenerational Center.

 

Highlights of his work and partnership in the county:

 

• advisor on the County Recovery Workgroup

• First Vice President of the United Black Clergy of Anne Arundel County

• partner with the Caucus of African American Leaders to bring equity in media

• community representative for the Severn Intergenerational (Community) Center

• member of ACT (Arundel Connecting Together), Caucus of African American Leaders and NAACP Anne Arundel County Branch as well as United Black Clergy of Anne Arundel County

• church, Kingdom Celebration Center, has been on the forefront of the pandemic serving on average 1000+ individuals with our weekly food distribution.  My church formulated a partnership with ACDS to run remote learning at four church locations in our county.  We also have partnered with the AACO Health Department in COVID-19 testing sites in different churches or underserved community locations.  

• lead organizer of the 1000 Men March which was a peaceful protest against racism, which I was able to bring together 26 civic organizations along with several elected officials to bring awareness to the inequities and injustices in our county and abroad.  

 

Bishop Palmer is an entrepreneur and business owners and he is the author of four (4) life-changing books.

 

BUSINESSES

1. Kingdom Publishing LLC 

2. Kingdom Kare, Inc 

 

Books

1. God's Rest Revealed (A LIFE Flowing with Milk and Honey) 

2. Building an Effective Prayer Life

3. Mark the Perfect Man (How to Find a Model of Maturity) 

4. Revival (God Will Come Where You Are)

 

Bishop Palmer enjoys working in ministry alongside his beautiful wife and friend, Pastor Barbara Palmer. They share bundles of laughter and life-lessons with their son, Randy, daughter-in-law, Kimberly and their wonderful five grandchildren.