Galatians 6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing; for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. Pastor Stanley L. Murray was born on December 15th in Harrisburg Pennsylvania to Evangelist Mary McMillion of Gretna, Florida and Empire Murray who has gone on to be with the Lord. He is the third of four children Alonzo McBride (deceased), Sharon McBride, and Brian Murray. He is the current Founding Pastor of Mt. Zion Tabernacle Church. He has served as a minister at Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor G. Christopher Clark where he received his ministerial license and as a minister of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Rollie Murray Jr.
He holds a Degree in Criminal Justice from Columbia College and is currently working on his second degree within a Masters of Theological Studies Program at International Seminary, where he was officially ordained in 2009. He currently works as an adjunct preacher / teacher for the Central Florida Salvation Army and the Orlando Union Rescue Mission. He is currently a sixteen year veteran of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office where he is assigned to the Patrol Command Staff of South Orlando as the overseer of Crime Prevention Techniques. He is also assigned as the Assistant Chaplain Liaison for the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Chaplaincy program. He is a retired veteran of 22 years in the U.S. Navy and Navy Reserves where he worked as a Police Supervisor and Instructor of Police Patrol, Defense, and Response Tactics. He also worked as a subject matter expert in Anti- Terrorism Countermeasure Techniques aboard U.S. Naval warships and bases. Rev. Murray is the immediate Past Graduate Chapter President of the illustrious Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated of Metro Orlando and currently volunteers as a Fraternity Chaplin. He is married to Lady Tameka Murray who with three children they share; Tiyahna, Tyonn, and Tyree. In the midst of God’s guidance to be the founding pastor of the Mt. Zion Tabernacle Christian Church; Pastor Murray gives credit to his mother, family, and friends who have believed in him even when he did not believe in himself. Pastor Murray’s favorite quote is “Who did you help?”