REV. DR. JASON O. JORDAN-GRIFFIN
Anointed, passionate and innovative are just a few words that describe God’s servant and son, the Rev. Dr. Jason Odell Jordan-Griffin, who lives by the mantra, “biblically based, but practically laced”. Although a young man, he has always known that he wanted to be in service to the Lord and his life truly embodies what it means to be a “kingdom servant” that reaches and connects across the generations and beyond barriers that often stop us from being united.
A native of Washington, DC, Dr. Jordan-Griffin was born April 20, 1984, and received his early education in the DC Public School System before matriculating to Boston University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Communication with a concentration in Advertising in 2006. It was during this time that he deeply discerned the call of God on his life and surrendered to what it would mean living a life fully dedicated to ministering the heart of God’s people. He is 2010 graduate of Wesley Theological Seminary, where he obtained a Master of Divinity with a focus on Urban Ministry. He is 2018 graduate of United Theological Seminary in Dayton, OH, where he earned the Doctor of Ministry degree, with a dissertation on “Transforming High-Steeple Churches into Community Revitalization Centers”.
He is an ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church, who has served under appointment in the Baltimore-Washington Conference at The St. John Experience (2010-2016) in Pumphrey, MD, Union Memorial UMC (2016-2025) in West Baltimore and currently as the humbled and honored pastor of St. Mark UMC in Hanover, MD. He serves a member of the Board of Ordained Ministry for the Annual Conference as the DCOM Coordinator on the Executive Committee and on the Conference Relations Committee.
A gifted preacher, teacher and singer, Pastor J, as he is affectionately known by the congregation enjoys helping others realize their God-given potential through powerful motivational workshops and encountering the Holy Spirit through original, artistically inclined, heartfelt worship experiences. As an up-and-coming author, he is currently penning several books which will bless in areas of life struggles, relationships and the church.
He is a member of the Annapolis (MD) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc, serving as the Keeper of Records and the Annapolis Kappa Scholarship Foundation Board of Directors.
He is married to the lovely, Sherron Jordan-Griffin, his partner in life and ministry. They are the blessed parents of four teenagers, Noah, Amari, Sincere and Riley. The family resides in Glen Burnie, MD.