Meet the Pastor & First Lady.

Pastor Jerry L. Copeland

&

First Lady Linda S. Copeland

Biography

Rev. Copeland is a native Daytonian and accepted Jesus Christ at an early age. He was a faithful member of Shiloh Missionary Church in Dayton, Ohio.

He accepted his call into the gospel ministry licensed in 1992 and ordained in 1996 under the pastorate of Rev. H.L. Parker. He served as an associate minister at Harvest Grove Baptist Church where Rev, Robert Jackson is Pastor. Jerry faithfully served as the Assistant Pastor at Calvary Missionary Baptist Church where the Rev, Dr. Tommy H. Byrd Sr was Pastor.

Rev. Copeland graduated from American Biblical Studies in Nashville, Tennessee. There he attained a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Biblical Studies.

Currently Rev. Copeland is Pastor of Bethel Baptist Church in Fostoria. He has served the community of Fostoria and Bethel Baptist Church since 2014.

Pastor Copeland is married to First Lady Linda (Mitchell) Copeland and they have two lovely daughters. Daughter Shawana is married to Rev. Leroy Anthony. They have three children: La’Rae, Isaiah, Trinity and granddaughter Laila. Daughter Tamika is married to Tierney Bates and they have one child, Tamia.

Rev. Copeland is commissioned to preach Christ and nothing but Christ as the Holy Spirit guides him. His Favorite scripture is found in Luke 4:18-19. “ The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because He hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor, He hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord”.