Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Biography-Pastor Jason Terpack



PASTOR JASON TERPACK has been preaching since the age of seventeen when he re-organized the Bible Club on his public High School campus in Southern California.  B.A.S.I.C. - Brothers And Sisters In Christ and spoke at many other high schools in the Inland Empire.

In 1999, Jason graduated from John W. North High School and joined the United States Air Force in February 2000.  After completing his first deployment after 9/11, he began to work on his Bachelor’s Degree.  He was promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeant in August of 2003 and was awarded his Bachelor’s degree from Wayland Baptist University in 2005 with a major in Logistics Management.

Jason had a distinguished record of service in the military, going to war two times and earning the Air Force Commendation Medal twice among other decorations.  He was honorably discharged from the Service in December 2005.  At that time he became a substitute teacher in Arizona, followed by working as an Academic Counselor at Axia College of University of Phoenix in Arizona.

In August of 2007, he began graduate studies at Midwestern Seminary (www.mbts.edu) where he met the love of his life, Stephenie Long. They courted and were soon married on Leap Day- February 29, 2008.  A very small Baptist Church in the country called Jason as their Pastor in October 2007 after he filled the pulpit for a month and a half.  The congregation licensed Jason to the Gospel Ministry on November 4, 2007.  During Seminary, he also served a brief pastorate at a small Christian Church in Kansas City and was instrumental in the merger of two Congregations, which saved a 100-year old church from closing.

Pastor Terpack is a 2011 graduate of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and holds the Master of Divinity Degree.

After Seminary, Pastor Jason began a ministry at another small country Church with only 50 people.  In less than six months, that Congregation was running 100 people in worship attendance.  They did not want to grow so they asked him to resign.  But Pastor Jason did not give up on his calling from God to be a Minister.

Jason’s passion is to preach the Word of God in a clear and relevant way! He desires to build up saints by teaching the Bible, by being available, and by being involved in their lives.  He is also an evangelist, reaching the lost and unchurched. 

Jason was called as Pastor of the Cummings Christian Church in Atchison County, KS and Ordained to that ministry by the Elders February 2, 2014.  He served there for two years full-time and saw the Church grow under the blessing of the Lord!

When he is free, Jason enjoys spending time with his beautiful wife Stephenie playing with his son John as well as watching movies, drinking coffee, studying theology, and enjoying good food and fellowship.  Most importantly, Jason loves the Church and being a Pastor! He can't see himself doing anything else with his time.  

After the retirement of the well-loved Pastor Larry Brazier, Morningstar Christian Church (Now Montclair Christian Church), CA invited Jason to become their new Senior Pastor.  Pastor Jason began the work of pastoring this wonderful Church August 4, 2019. 


He looks forward to the great things God will do here in the Inland Empire!  His new book “Control: Letting Go of It to Get It” is scheduled to be released by Christmas 2019.