Background
Coleman, David Michael was born on October 24, 1942 in Cedar Hill, Tennessee, United States. Son of Julian Turner and Dorothy (Cobb) Coleman.
religious organization executive
Coleman, David Michael was born on October 24, 1942 in Cedar Hill, Tennessee, United States. Son of Julian Turner and Dorothy (Cobb) Coleman.
Bachelor of Science, Belmont University, 1965. Postgraduate, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1965—1967. Postgraduate, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1979.
Pastor, Maple Grove Baptist Church, Dickson, Tennessee, 1963-1965; pastor, Kingsville (Missouri) Baptist Church, 1965-1967; office manager, Baptist Sunday School Board, Nashville, 1967-1969; missionary Zimbabwe, Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board, Richmond, Virginia, 1968-1986; associate director volumes in missions department, Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board, Richmond, Virginia, 1986-1987; associate to vice president for development, Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board, Richmond, Virginia, 1987-1989; director for development, Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board, Richmond, Virginia, 1989-1997; executive director/Chief Executive Officer, Atlanta Union Mission, Atlanta, Georgia., since 1997. Chairman Baptist International Mission Services Board, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1982-1983, 84-85.
President Frank Johnson School Parent-Teachers Association, Harare, Zimbabwe, 1975-1977. Chairman Planning and Development Council, Harare, 1983-1985. Chairman of the board of trustees Baptist Theol.Sem., Gweru, Zimbabwe.
Member Georgia Planned Giving Study Group. Member commission on gift annuities American Association Fund Raising Counsel. Member National Society Fund Raising Executives (local chapter), Kiwanis (president 1963-1964, treasurer 1965).
Married Linda Ruth Gholdston, December 21, 1963. Children: Melissa Jeanette, Michael Carl.
