Worship * Fellowship * Ministry * Discipleship
St. John A.M.E. Zion Church extends an invitation to the Middletown community and surrounding areas to worship with us and our pastor, Reverend Melvin J. Mungin.
Rev. Mungin is a native of Mount Vernon, NY with a godly influence surrounding him all of his life. Rev. Mungin grew up as a member of the First Union Baptist Church, Bronx, NY and received the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior at a young age. He received his license to preach the Gospel in 1992 and was ordained to the Gospel Ministry in 1996. He served as the Youth Minister at First Union for three years.
In 1999, Rev. Mungin transferred his membership to the Greater Centennial A.M.E. Zion Church, Mount Vernon, NY. At Greater Centennial, he served as an overseer of Family Life Ministries – encompassing ministry to young adults, singles, married couples, and those in recovery for substance abuse.
In June, 2002, Rev. Mungin was appointed to serve as pastor of the Institutional A.M.E. Zion Church in Yonkers, NY and was subsequently ordained as an elder in the A.M.E. Zion Church in October of the following year.
Rev. Mungin served Institutional faithfully until September 2006; when he was appointed to the St. John A.M.E. Zion Church in Middletown, NY. He has a firm belief that "if the people of God get connected with the word of God and utilize the power of God… the will of God can be accomplished in a mighty way." He has a genuine love for people and a passion for the Word of God that spills over into all aspects of his ministry.
Rev. Mungin has earned a B.A. degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a Masters of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary (NY).
Along with his pastoral responsibilities, he also serves as an instructor of A.M.E. Zion Church History within the Westchester District Studies – a program of study for new ministers within the A.M.E. Zion Church.
Inclusive to his work within the church, office and classroom, Rev. Mungin is married with two sons and one daughter.
