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About Pastor Blanks

Elder Donald R. Blanks, Sr. was born in Thomasville, AL, September 10, 1967 to Johnny and Ealma Blanks. He is the seventh child of twelve children. He received his High School Diploma from Sweetwater High School in Sweetwater AL.

Elder Blanks is married to Tracey L. Blanks and has four children, Chandra, Donald Jr., Jeriah and Jeramey Blanks.

Elder Blanks was called by God to go out and preach the Gospel in July of 1999. He graduated the New Life Ministry Institute and became a licensed Minister in September 2001 under the Church of God in Christ (COGIC)

As a member of New Life in Christ Ministries, Elder Blanks served as District Adjutant, Sunday School Teacher, and Finance Chairman.

Bishop C. E. Anderson of the North Carolina Second Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction ordained Minister Blanks as Elder in May, 2002.

In May 2002 the military sent the Blanks Family to Germany. While in Germany, under the Germany Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, Elder Blanks served in the capacity of 1^st Administrative Assistant to the Pastor at Frankfurt COGIC, Church Sunday School Superintendent, Singles Ministry President, and Evangelistic Department President. From February to May 2003 Elder Blanks served as Interim Pastor of Frankfurt COGIC. He also served as District 1 Finance Chairman from March 2003 to March 2004.

In May 2003 Elder Blanks was elevated to Pastor of Refreshing Fountain COGIC, District 4 Assistant Superintendent, and he also became the Jurisdictional Sunday School Superintendent under the leadership of Bishop Carl L. Moody.

The Lord returned Elder Blanks and Family to Maryland in May 2005 where they became active members of Deliverance Tabernacle COGIC. In March 2006, God called Elder Blanks to start Restoration COGIC out of his home. Pastor Blanks was later led to become an active church of the Washington DC Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction under the leadership of Bishop Neavelle Coles. Shortly after being faithful to the call, God blessed Elder Blanks with the current location of the church today.

A Place Where Everybody is Somebody And Jesus Is All

I greet you all in the name of our LORD and Savior Jesus , the Christ.

We are so glad that the Sprit saw fit to direct you to our site. I want to personally welcome you to visit our Restoration family, where God lives and Jesus resides. A place where everybody is somebody and Jesus is all. If you are looking for a place of worship in the Hagerstown, MD metropolitan area, where the culture of the body is entrenched with traditionalism, Restoration is not the church for you. On the other hand if you are looking for a church where you can gain a firm foundation in the word of God with no compromise, Restoration is the place where God will have you.

My biblical philosophy is to break the monotony of “church as usual.” We accomplish this by simply equipping the body of Christ with sound biblical, life application principles to live by. My manual is God’s basic instructions before leaving earth (Bible), so join me at the Lord's house where the table is spread and the feast of the Lord is going on at Restoration Church of God in Christ.

I am excited about what the Lord is doing and I think if you take the time to browse our site or visit us you will too. I look forward to worshiping with you real soon and until then, May the LORD richly bless you most beloved

Donald R. Blanks Sr.

Pastor and Founder of Restoration COGIC