Deacon John Pate currently serves at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, in Rogers, Arkansas. He received a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Vanderbilt University and a Bachelor of Science degree from Lipscomb University, both in Nashville, Tennessee. He spent ten years serving as a volunteer prison ministry chaplain.
Before his diaconate ordination in 2002 in the Catholic Diocese of Little Rock, Arkansas, he received training from Stephen Ministry. He also trained in the areas of servant leadership and hospital ministry.
Deacon Pate’s service in the Church and the community spans three decades:
- Permanent Deacon, Diocese of Little Rock, Northwest Arkansas Deanery, serving at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, Rogers, Arkansas
- Diaconate Formation Core Team, Catholic Diocese of Little Rock
- Staff Chaplain, Circle of Life Hospice, Springdale, Arkansas
- Ethics Committee member , Circle of Life Hospice
- Board Certified "Pastoral Counselor," College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy (CPSP)
- Board Certified "Clinical Chaplain," College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychology (CPSP)
- Instructor, VITRUS Program for the Protection of Children
- RCIA Instructor
- Past Chairman, Arkansas Governor's Prayer Breakfast (The Honorable Bill Clinton, Governor)
- Past Chairman, Greater Little Rock Christian Businessmen's Committee (CBMC)
- Participant in five medical and dental missions to Tegucigalpa, Honduras
- Parish Council member at Christ the King Catholic Church, Little Rock, Arkansas
- Participant in medical mission to Trujillo, Honduras, through Christ the King Catholic Church
- State of Arkansas Second Responder, Crisis Response Team
- Published in Deacon Digest
