Gifted in his ability to lead a new generation of believers to Christ, Pastor Newman served as the Youth Pastor at Mt. Hermon. On November 8, 2016, he received a higher divine assignment in ministry and was called to pastor Beulah Baptist Church of Portsmouth, OH. After serving faithfully for several years, God once again had greater divine plans, calling him back home. On September 9, 2018, he was installed as the Pastor of The Historic Antioch Baptist Church of Columbus, OH. Under his leadership, Antioch continued its rich legacy of effective and relevant ministry in Columbus, reaching and restoring the lost and reconnecting them to the church.

 

Pastor Newman is a graduate of Ohio Christian University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management and a Bachelor of Religious Education.

 

He currently serves as the Executive Secretary of the Ohio Baptist General Convention, Fourth Vice Moderator of the Eastern Union Missionary Baptist Association, National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. Social Justice Commission, and is a proud member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., along with many other civic and professional organizations throughout the state and on a national level.

 

Pastor Newman is married to the lovely Janna Newman, affectionately known as “Lady J.” Together, they are the proud parents of five amazing and energetic sons: Lorenzo, Charles “CJ,” Carson, Daylen, and Jayce.

Pastor Newman is truly one of God’s chosen and anointed young pastors to transform a lost Generation. He lives life by the scripture. “I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me.”- Philippians 4:13