Biography

Randy Jordan is a native Georgian and was born in Atlanta in 1958. He is the first of five surviving children of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby (Annie) Jordan. Pastor Jordan surrendered his life to Christ in January of 1975 under the leadership of  Bishop / Dr. Matthew Norwood who was the pastor of Bibleway Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith in the Thomasville Community located in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Marriage

Pastor Jordan married the former Miss Shelia Denise Atkins who also lived in the Thomasville Community and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David (Marie) Atkins. Both Randy and Shelia attended Fulton High School in Atlanta, Georgia, but it was while attending Georgia State University that they became interested in one another and their interest grew into love and they married in February 1978. To their union was born four children of which three are with the Lord Yeshua in heaven, and one remains with us in this world; that is, Anna-Marie Jordan. Anna-Marie was married to DeAntoine Rome in October 2016.

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Education and Employment

Pastor Jordan graduated from Fulton High School in 1975 and worked for Scripto Corporation for approximately six months. Afterwards, he made application and begin his undergraduate studies at Georgia State University. Later, he found employment at the Keebler Cookie Company where he worked for approximately twelve years. After graduation from GSU in 1986 he begin working for the State of Georgia in the Department of Family and Children Services for twenty years. Upon retiring from state employment in 2009, he later completed a Master of Theology Degree in 2013 and a Doctor of Theology Degree from Andersonville Theological Seminary in December of 2016.

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Pastoralship

After his conversion to Christ in 1976 under Bishop/Dr. Matthew  Norwood, pastor Jordan was later called to the ministry in 1978. However, his uncle, Rev Franklin E. Sherrer asked him to assist him as his assistant pastor at Workhouse of Faith Baptist Church. Later, he served as an associate pastor at Salem Baptist Church under his other uncle who was a Pastor, Rev. Dewitt Sherrer. In 1985 he was called to Pastor the Shiloh Baptist Church of College Park where he served as pastor through January 1987. In February 1987 Pastor Jordan founded the Lighthouse Missionary Baptist Church and their first service was on the third Sunday of that same month. Today, he continues to serve as pastor of Lighthouse Church which is located in Forest Park, Georgia. He is one of many men similar to the psalmist David who has a heart after God.