I am James Riddle, Pastor of Morningstar Baptist Church of Fort Myers, Florida. I was born in North Carolina in 1969 and moved to Florida to start pastoring in Southwest Florida in 2000. Besides two years in North Texas, I have spent these past few years in Baptist work in Sarasota and Fort Myers.I met my wonderful wife (since July 1996) while attending seminary in Wake Forest, N.C. I love Jesus very much. He saved me from a radically depraved state of sin when I was 23 years old, in 1992. I had been out of college for a year and a half and had no direction in life. After I had been saved for another year and a half, God called me into full time ministry.
Education:
Apex High School, NC Class of 1987
East Carolina University BSBA Human Resources 1991
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (Master of Divinity w/ biblical languages) 1999
Post Graduate work at Liberty University (2003-04)
Places of Ministry
Southside Baptist Church, Sarasota (planted East Sarasota Baptist while on staff)
Friendship Baptist Church, Sarasota
Point of Grace Baptist, Sarasota (East Sarasota Baptist re-chartered)
Morningstar Baptist Church