››› PASTOR JOHN SMITH

Ministerial Biography of Pastor John B. Smith
Senior Pastor, Rosemark Church Of God In Christ

In 2006, Pastor John B. Smith succeeded his father, Readus C. Smith after 31 years of Pastoral Ministry. Respectfully called “Pastor John”, he immediately began to seek God in continuing the legacy of effective ministry through strategic growth, discipleship, and community involvement. The Rosemark Church began to experience immediate growth spiritually and numerically as well as organizational development, debt elimination, asset acquisitions, and community alignment with both corporate and civic entities. Through his effective teaching the true essence of discipleship and evangelism is continuing to be manifested.

The Spiritual Giftings to the Body of Christ through Pastor John has allowed the Rosemark Church to excel in community outreach providing job opportunities, college internships through corporate sponsors, educational scholarships, financial literacy, marriage enrichment, senior support, and other effective programs & initiatives that meet the needs of holistic and nurtured fellowship. He has also been favored to serve in various District, Jurisdictional, and National offices as he renders excellence in Service to the Lord’s Church. He’s currently Administrative Assistant, TN Central Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction and serves as Deputy Adjutant General, National Adjutancy, Church of God in Christ, Inc.

Pastor John is a native Memphian and a graduate of LeMoyne-Owen College with a B.A. in Political Science. He is also a M.Div. candidate at the Asbury Theological Seminary. He is the husband of Carol A. Smith and the father of 2 children, Lauren LeeAnn and John Brandon II. Pastor John is also the Founder/CEO of Community Builders, Inc., a non-profit organization designed to advocate and resolve common deficiencies in the areas of education, finance, and advocacy for senior citizens in the Northeast Shelby County area. His civic services include: Commissioner, Memphis/Shelby County Community Redevelopment Agency; Board of Directors, Millington Crisis Center; Steering Committee, Leadership Millington; and Chairman, Shelby County Housing Authority; and Board of Directors, Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association (MIFA).