First United Methodist Church of Gulfport

Jacob Park
Lead Pastor

I am Rev. Jacob Park, a provisional elder of the Florida Conference of United Methodist Church. I am now the pastor of this friendly and welcoming church and I've been privileged to serve this community since July 2019. In my journey of ministry, I served two churches in South Korea as an education pastor for 10 years and three churches in the U.S. for 8 years. I also have the privilege to participate in and lead international mission trips to 27 countries. It was a great honor to experience God's world and people. I earned a master of Social Work degree and a Master of Divinity in South Korea. I also had a great chance to earn another Master of divinity degree at Garrett-Evangelical Theological seminary in 2015. Through the experience of the seminaries in two different countries, I was able to widen my perspective on God and God's people. It is an honor to serve First United Methodist Church of Gulfport, Fl and my congregation welcome everyone.