Apostle Donald Hyman was born on January 23, 1950, the only son to Mose and Melvene Hyman, in Pamplico, South Carolina. He received his formal education in the public schools of Florence County, graduating in 1968 from Gibbs High School.  

 

In 1969, Bishop Hyman met his sweetheart and best friend, Christine Stuckey, and united in holy matrimony on April 4, 1970.  In this union were birthed three children: Sheryl Davis, Overseer Garcea L. Hyman, and Bishop Aristarchus Donte Hyman. 

 

Apostle Hyman enrolled in the Bethel Bible Institute. There, he received an Associate’s Degree in Religious Studies. He furthered his secular education at Florence Darlington Technical College. 

 

In 2004, he received his Doctorate of Divinity and certification as a Christian counselor from the International Overcoming School of Religion in Columbia, SC. 

 

Apostle Hyman was an example of servanthood. He served as an assistant pastor of Bethel Apostolic Church under the tutelage of his spiritual father, Dr. U. I. McCall. 

 

In 1991, Apostle Hyman founded Judea Apostolic Church in Florence, SC, and the Greater Cornerstone Apostolic Church in 2003 in Magnolia, NC. 

 

Apostle Hyman was an executive board member of the United Churches of Jesus Apostolic, Incorporated and held the position of Vice Presider and Treasurer. He served as Jurisdictional Prelate of the South Carolina Regional Diocese of the UCJA. 

 

Apostle Donald Hyman was very involved in his community. He began an annual “Give a Hand” program that dispenses food, clothing, toys, and toiletries to those in need and a “Back to School” program that gives free school supplies to needy students. Because of his humanitarian efforts, Bishop Hyman received a proclamation from the Mayor of Florence designating March 15th as Bishop Dr. Donald Hyman’s Day in the City of Florence, as well as a proclamation from the State of South Carolina Legislators in 2008.  

 

On the afternoon of April 21, 2021, God called our founder from labor to reward. Our ministry is indebted to the numerous sacrifices made by our leader.