30th Anniversary of Pastor David Tarkington at FBCOP || Mike Godfrey (January 21, 2024)

Pastor David Tarkington joined the First Baptist Church of Orange Park family when he was called to serve as the Student Pastor beginning January 1, 1994. Since that time, he has served as Student Pastor, Single Adult Pastor, Young Adult Pastor, and in 2005 as Senior Pastor. David has been the longest tenured pastor in the 100+ years history of First Baptist Church. Associate Pastor Mike Godfrey preached on this day. Then, following the sermon, Jacob Saunders (deacon) shared a tribute to Pastor David with video testimonies from Brandon Phillips (former student and current associate pastor at FBC Panama City,) Neil & Kaytee Jimenez (former student & staff member - Kaytee, former deacon - Neil, and current Send Network Toronto missionaries in Canada, Rick Wheeler (Stewardship Simplified,) Bob Bumgarner (First Coast Churches,) and Josh Dryer (former associate pastor and current pastor at 5th Avenue Baptist Church in Key West.)