In 1995, after receiving a prophetic word spoken by Dr. Artis Cash, Doug accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior and joined University Bible Center under the covering of Apostle Robert E. Jeffries.

At the age of 26, one evening while playing video games, he heard a voice say put the game down and grab your bible. When he grabbed the bible and opened it, it opened at I Corinthians 13:11 which reads ' When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

Doug clearly knew he heard the voice of the Lord. It initially alarmed him, but it also initiated a desire and thirsting to get to know God and his word. After this encounter, he began studying the word of God. This led to him being licensed as an Evangelist in 2001 and ordained as an Evangelist the following year.

Doug served as the Intercessory Prayer leader and was later ordained as an Elder in 2004. He later joined Word of Life Christian Fellowship under the covering of Pastor Willie Washington Jr. where he is a part of the ministerial staff.

Doug was born and raised in Newark, NJ and has been married for 28 years and has three children and one grandchild.