Pastor's
Biography
Rev. Dr. Jerome A. Barber
President and Co-Founder of Six
House, Inc.
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Rev. Dr.
Jerome A. Barber |
Rev. Jerome A. Barber is the Senior
Pastor of Sixth Mount Zion Baptist
Temple a strong growing congregation
in Hampton, Virginia and he is the
Executive Director and Co-founder
of Six House, Inc., a faith based
community organization. He is the
fourth child born to Elder William
H. and the late Norma L. Barber.
The Washington, DC native completed
his secondary education in the Maryland
Public Schools. He earned his Bachelor
of Arts degree in Biology from Hampton
Institute in 1981, graduating with
high honors as a Distinguished Military
Graduate and commissioned as 2nd
Lieutenant in the US Army. He achieved
the rank of Captain before leaving
the Army in 1986. His life motto
is “Life does not present
us problems, only opportunities
to excel.” Excelling
is a trademark of Rev. Barber’s
life.
Sparked by the death of his mother
in 1993, he established Ark Builders,
Inc., a nationwide community uplifting
initiative designed to raise the
quality of life by actively involving
young people in their communities.
While working for the Newport News
Public Schools as a Science Resource
Teacher, Rev. Barber won the distinction
of being selected Teacher of
the Year in 1993 and 1996.
Other notable honors included: 1998
Outstanding Young Man in America,
and he is listed in the 2000–2001
edition of the National Register’s
Who’s Who in Executives and
Professionals as an Honored
Professional. He received the 2000
Role Model of the Year award
from the 100 Black Men of America,
Virginia Peninsula Chapter. He was
conferred the Doctor of Divinity
degree by the Eastern Theological
Seminary during its 2001 commencement
ceremony. He was recognized by Hampton
University as the 2001 Twenty
Year Most Outstanding Alumnus.
During his pastorate (1997 – Present),
Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Temple
has grown from a membership of 300
to more than 4,000. He is instrumental
in establishing ministries in this
local assembly that meet the needs
of the community and the church
at large. Rev. Barber has a special
passion for education and those
who have chosen education as their
career field. His yearly recognition
of educators has evolved into a
bi-annual gathering of what he has
coined, “Educarers,” a ministry
established to bring attention to
the need of stressing the caring
and compassionate aspect of the
teaching profession.
Since July 2000, he has been involved
in mobilizing the 4000 member congregation
of Sixth Mount Zion to take the
gospel to the world. In addition,
he has mobilized teams from the
United States of pastors, medical
professionals, educators and youth
to conduct revivals, crusades, bible
seminars, youth and women’s conferences,
workshops, and medical clinics throughout
Kenya, Uganda (East Africa) and
Brazil.
Rev. Barber is married to the former
Mona´ Crawford. Together they are
the parents to seven children; Jasmine,
Jewel, Jeay, Jerrald, Jarred, Aija
and Abraham.
