Baptist
Church
Love Jesus. Love others. Every day.
Welcome to Atlantic Baptist Church! We are glad you are here!
Meet the Pastor
Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! I am thrilled to be a part of this thriving body of believers here at Atlantic Baptist Church. Just a little about me. I am blessed to be married to Tracy, an amazing mother, wife, and ministry partner. We started dating in high school and have now been married for twenty-four years. We have six children and one beautiful grandbaby. My oldest three are living on their own. I have a daughter who is a junior in college, an eighth-grade son, and eleventh-grade daughter still at home. Following God’s call, our family moved to serve the congregation of Atlantic Baptist Church on January 1, 2023. I grew up in church, specifically Orange Baptist Church. From Nursery to Children’s Church, from Youth Group to Baptism, from Wedding to Volunteer Youth Ministry, from Ordination to Pastor, Orange Baptist Church has guided my faith journey. I graduated from Hampden-Sydney College 1998 with a B.A. in English. In 2004, I entered full-time ministry as the founding principal of Cornerstone Christian School in Madison, VA. Tracy and I raised our children and built a little school of sixty students over the next eleven years. I then transitioned to youth ministry at the Lake of the Woods Church, serving in this capacity for seven years. After receiving my masters from Liberty University and ordination from Orange Baptist, I then became Family Pastor. Embracing my call to preach, I prayerfully searched for a church that needed a preacher. In the Fall of 2022, Atlantic Baptist Church called me to be their next pastor. I hope to meet you soon. In Christ, Pastor John
