Pastor James O. Parker, III, is a native of Hampton, Virginia. He accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his Savior at an early age.  In 2001, he accepted his call into the ministry and was ordained by Pastor Steve Parson, Sr., who at the time was the Pastor of Richmond Christian Center, Richmond, Virginia.
Equipped to move forward in ministry, Pastor Parker has served faithfully in the following churches:  Ivy Baptist Church, Christian House of Prayer, Richmond Christian Center, and Washington Community Church, where he was the Pastoral Counselor. He is currently the Pastor of Great Faith Christian Center, and also teaches at the School of Ministry at Great Faith Christian Center, equipping Ministers to teach the word of God.
God has allowed Pastor Parker to travel the nation and the world to preach at various venues.  Beginning August 2007, he ministered faithfully in Tikrit, Iraq for one year. In 2008, he ministered in Asaka, Japan while on military duty with my unit. He also traveled to Ireland, Canada, and Germany to minister the Word of God.
Pastor Parker earned his Bachelor‘s degree in Governmental Administration from Christopher Newport College in Newport News, Virginia in 1987.  In 2001, he completed Biblical Studies at the Richmond Christian Center Bible Institute in Richmond, VA. He earned his MBA in Logistics with a concentration in Supply Chain Management from Touro University, Vallejo, California in May 2007. In 2015, he earned a Master of Arts in Theology with a concentration in Pastoral Care and Pastoral Counseling from Ohio Christian University in Circleville, OH. 
Pastor Parker served in the military from 1987 to 2017. He was a Commissioned Officer from 1987 until 2000 serving on active duty and achieving the rank of Captain. Between 1995 and 2000 he served in the United States Air Force as the Assistant Chief of Supply. In 2000, he resigned his commission, however, in 2003, God guided him back into the military as an enlisted soldier where he continued to serve proudly with the 29th Division, as a senior logistician under a two-star Command, until retiring from the United States Army on 31 December 2017 at the rank of Captain.
He has been married to his best friend, the exquisite Brenda D. Parker, for over 30 years, and are blessed with four children: Brittney (31), James IV (28), Jody (27) and William (21).
Pastor Parker’s ministerial mission is to continue to move forward in God’s word and to continue growing his church as he continues to follow His will. He is here to worship God, share Jesus Christ, teach the Word of God, minister to the people of God, and to be salt and light in the world. He is striving to be a man of God on his knees before God. To evangelize the world by empowering the whole man (spirit, soul and body). The Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ is Pastor Parker’s foundation for developing organizations, programs and services dedicated to maturing the whole man.