Reverend Israel A. Bunting Sr. was born in Newburgh,  New York.

Pastorate: Brooklyn-Williamsville AME Zion Church, Chester, SC,  2018 to present. 

Education:

Bachelor in Religion, Clinton College, Rock Hill, South Carolina; Master of Divinity, Pastoral Care and Counseling, Gardner-Webb University, School of Divinity, Bowling Springs, North Carolina. 

Pastor Bunting is married to Mrs. Francina Gladden Bunting.  They are the proud parents of three children: Octavia Peoples, Israel Bunting V, and Stephen Bunting.  They have nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.