Pastor John K. Jenkins, Sr. serves as the Senior Pastor of
First Baptist Church of Glenarden, which is located in
Landover and Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Pastor Jenkins
 has been the Senior Pastor of this thriving metropolitan
church since 1989. He was licensed to preach the Gospel
of Jesus Christ in 1973, at the early age of 15.   In February
1987, Pastor Jenkins was called to serve as the Senior
Pastor of the Union Bethel Baptist Church in King
George, Virginia.  He faithfully served there until December
1989, when he returned to FBCG to become its seventh
pastor.  He was installed as the shepherd of First Baptist
 after the homegoing of his pastor and mentor,
Dr. John W. Johnson.  Under his leadership, the church
has over 100 ministries that meet the diverse needs of
the congregation and community. Pastor Jenkins' ministry
 extends beyond the walls of the First Baptist Church
of Glenarden into the metropolitan area. Pastor Jenkins
serves as chairman and board member to several community
 organizations, where he is Chairman to Project Bridges
(a coalition of churches devoted to improving the quality
of family life), and Trustee for Bethel University and
Chairman Emeritus to SHABACH! Ministries, Inc.
(a nonprofit entity of the First Baptist Church of Glenarden). 
He also serves on the Board of Directors for Great Dads,
Greater Prince George's Business Roundtable, National
 Association of Evangelicals, Skinner Leadership Institute,  
Teen Challenge, Vision 360 and a local bank. In 2001,
Pastor Jenkins received an honorary Doctorate of Divinity
from Southern California School of Ministry in Inglewood,California.