Pastor Darin G. Freeman, Sr.
As God's chosen under Shepherd, Pastor Freeman's divine purpose and passion is to expose unbelievers to their sins and lead them into a relationship with Christ, to enlighten and expand every believer's understanding of God, thereby fostering a true and faithful relationship with Him, to edify and equip the Body of Christ to perform the work of ministry by building the Kingdom of God.
On October 1, 2006, Pastor Freeman became the 12th
Pastor of Metropolitan Baptist Church located at 205 Donnally Street,
Charleston, WV. In his short tenure, God has added many new members and
he has worked tirelessly to fully automate the church in many areas.
The church now has a website, computers and three monitors in the
sanctuary to worship with. A library and bookstore has also been
opened.
Pastor Freeman serves as founder of the Mountain State
Baptist Convention of WV, Inc. and CEO/President of Metropolitan
Community Development Corporation.
Pastor Freeman's educational accomplishments include a
Masters of Divinity Degree in Theology from Howard University School of
Divinity in Washington, DC. He also earned a B.A. Degreee in
History/Education from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania and Master of
Secondary Education in History from Bowie State University.
Dedicated to this congregation and community, Pastor
Freeman is a former national officer of the Young Pastor's Division of
the National Baptist Convention USA, Inc., where he served as the
National Commissioner of Evangelism and National Recording Secretary.
He also served as Treasurer, Third and Second Vice President of the
National Capital Baptist Convention of Washington, DC and vicinity. He
has served as General Secretary of Missionary Minister's Conference of
Washington, DC. He also served for ten years as the Pastor of the New
United Baptist Church in Washington, DC. He was honored by Gospel Today Magazine as one of America's Best Beloved Pastors. He also has been invited to the White House to visit with President Barack Obama.
In addition to all of this, Pastor Freeman has enjoyed
preaching the gospel to churches across the Washington, DC metropolitan
area and across the nation. Pastor Freeman has had the honor of
preaching, teaching and conducting seminars at a number of institutions
of higher learning including Brown University in Rhode Island, the
University of Maryland-College Park and his Alma Mater, Lincoln
University. Pastor Freeman is also a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity, Inc.
Pastor Freeman is the proud father of Darin Jr. (DJ) and a daughter, Dana.
Pastor Freeman has weathered his own personal storms; however one of his own sermons ministers to him daily, "You Can Make It On Broken Pieces". He is truly a God sent man who loves all, but above all, he truly loves the Lord because it was He who heard his cry.
His favorite scripture is I John 3:2 "and it doth not yet appear what we shall be..."