Bishop Donald Alford Sr. is a minister, businessman and active member of the community. He founded the Pentecostal Cathedral Church of God in Christ and is prelate of the Fourth Ecclesiastical Jurisdictional Indiana North Central for the Churches of God in Christ. A licensed funeral director, he owns Alford’s Mortuary. His community involvement includes Junior Achievement, Western Avenue Business Corridor Association, South Bend Board of Public Safety and South Bend Redevelopment Commission. (2017)