Senior Pastor Timothy R. Howard Jr.
Timothy Howard Jr. is the senior pastor of Eastford Baptist Church. He started his ministry with EBC in September of 2015. He was born and raised in the State of Connecticut, growing up in the Town of Glastonbury, and has ministered as a youth pastor in Enfield, Connecticut and as an associate pastor in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.
The Lord saved Tim at the age of five years old after His dad and mom had recently been saved as well. God graciously did some amazing things in order to bring their whole family to a place of saving faith, utilizing the witness of Tim’s grandmother, as well as some faithful believers sharing the Gospel with the Howard family from Tim’s home church in East Windsor, Connecticut. Tim thus grew up serving the Lord in his home church until, at the age of fourteen at a youth camp in Northfield, Massachusetts, the Lord called him into full-time, vocational ministry.
Following the Lord’s call to the ministry, Tim
left for Clark’s Summit University in Clark’s Summit, PA, (Formerly Baptist Bible College & Seminary) where he met his wife Sarah. Sarah is originally from a little town called Harpursville located in upstate New York and is a talented musician both in the areas of piano and vocals. Tim and Sarah graduated from CSU in 2007, Tim graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Bible/Theology, and a Master’s degree in Biblical Studies and Sarah graduating with two Bachelor degrees, one in church music and the other in Bible. Tim also earned a Master’s of Divinity through The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, in Louisville, KY. Tim will be pursuing a PhD in the near future. Tim and Sarah were married in 2009 and have three children, Karissa Faith, Timothy James (TJ), and Trinity Hope.
Tim’s life’s desire is to glorify God by investing his life into the lives of others. By His grace, Tim desires to preach the Bible faithfully, evangelize with the purpose of making genuine disciples of Jesus Christ, encourage God-dependent prayer, support global missions, and develop a local church that authentically utilizes their God-given gifts in order to serve Him and each other.
Elders
Steven Bowen, Steve Rempel, Adam Minor
Deacons/Deaconesses
Mike Norman, Bill Purcell, Jonathan Sandness, Sharlene Sandness, Jim Bellerose, Cindy Bellerose, Herman Barlow, Diane Barlow, James Howard, Michelle Wells, Linda Kilburn