Deacon David McElveen, Business Manager
 

Deacon David H. McElveen is the Church Administrator of the Fort Foote Baptist Church in Fort Washington, Maryland. The Church, under the Pastoral leadership of Reverend Joseph W. Lyles, consists of 1400 members, 33 Deacons, 31 Ministers, 6 Choirs and 40 Ministries. The Church is affiliated with the Southern Baptist and the D. C. Baptist Conventions. Deacon McElveen currently serves as President of the D. C. Baptist Convention.

Deacon McElveen has been member of Fort Foote Baptist Church since 1979. He has served the Church in several capacities, including Deacon since 1985, the constitution and Finance Committees since 1990 and 1981 respectively. He also served as Church Treasurer from 1981 through 1999. He began serving as Church Administrator in 1998.

Deacon McElveen is a retired U. S. Air Force Colonel and Command Pilot, retiring after 26 years of service in 1979. He is also a retired George Washington University Student Affairs Administrator, retiring after 19 years in 1998.

He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in Chemistry from North Carolina A & T University, and a Master of Engineering Administration Degree from the George Washington University. He is also a graduate of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in Washington, D. C.

During his Military career, Deacon McElveen earned a number of awards including the Distinguished Flying Cross and four Air Medals for extraordinary achievement while flying Airplanes over Viet Nam in 1966 and 1967. He has been an active member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity since 1951. He is Business Manager of The Network of Church Administration in Maryland and past Treasurer of The D. C. Metro Chapter of National Association of Church Business Administration.

Deacon McElveen is a native of Florence County, South Carolina. He is the eldest of four sons born to William H. and Creola D. McElveen. He accepted Christ at the age of 13, and was a member of the Armwell Missionary Baptist Church in Pamplico, South Carolina until he began his Air Force Career. He has been married to the former Miss M. Elizabeth Swilley, of Marianna, Florida since March 1954. The McElveens have one daughter, one son, five granddaughters, one great grandson and one great-granddaughter.