Reverend Dr. Jefferson N. McDowell is a native of Laurens, South Carolina and attended the public schools of Laurens County. He grew up in Beaverdam Baptist Church in Enoree, South Carolina. He later joined Mount Cowell Baptist Church in Joanna, South Carolina where he served as Minister of Music, Sunday School Teacher, Trustee, and a member of the Deacons’ Ministry. Dr. Jefferson McDowell is married to Dorothy Harper McDowell. This union has been blessed with three daughters, one son in law, three grandchildren and one great-grand son.
He was also a past vice moderator of the Saint Vaughnville union of churches in Union county. He has served on several Laurens District 55 School Improvement Councils. In February 2011, Dr. McDowell was honored by the council of Church and Community Relations of the Upstate and the South Carolina House of Representatives for his ministerial work.
Dr. McDowell served as pastor of Wyatt’s Chapel Baptist Church in Union County for fifteen years. He is currently the pastor of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in his hometown of Laurens, South Carolina. But most importantly, Dr. Jefferson N. McDowell is a born again Christian. He is an anointed preacher, teacher, and revivalist.