Executive Pastor–Rev. Justin Johnson
Justin Johnson came to Newark Baptist Church as an intern in the summer of 2011. The following year, after graduating from Boston Baptist College, he was asked to join the church staff as Director of Outreach. In June 2012, he and his wife Sarah moved to Maryland to begin their ministry here. Ordained by the church in 2015, he continued his duties as part of the Pastoral staff as Rev. Justin Johnson. On June 4, 2016, at the passing of our senior pastor, Rev. Clayton Moorman, Rev. Johnson accepted the position of Interim Pastor. On September 11, 2016 he was voted in as the Executive Pastor of Newark Baptist Church.
Pastor Justin was considered too young by many outside the church to be a pastor, but the congregation heeded Paul’s words to Timothy, “Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity” (I Timothy 4:12). He has been that example; he is a dynamic speaker, with a genuine love for his brothers and sisters in Christ and a burden for the lost.
Pastor Justin was born in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Raised in a Christian home, Justin accepted Christ as his personal savior at the age of sixteen. Shortly thereafter he felt the call into the ministry and after graduating from high school went to Boston, Massachusetts to attend Boston Baptist College. On July 10, 2010 he married Sarah Roselle and they have three children, Mark, Hannah, and Rebekah.
Associate Pastor–Rev. Brock Baughman
Rev. Brock Baughman is one of the founding members of Newark Baptist Church. He is the son of Dr. Lee Baughman, founding pastor of the church.
He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Lee and Nina Baughman, while his father was still a student at Baptist Bible College, in Springfield, Missouri. Pastor Brock has literally been around the ministry all his life. From his childhood to adulthood, Pastor Brock has been a part of or has worked in virtually every ministries of the church. Desiring nothing more than to be a faithful servant, Pastor Brock has been the behind the scenes go to guy from the beginning.
His family moved to the area in 1957, when his father accepted the pastorate at the First Baptist Church of New Castle, New Castle, Delaware. He moved to Newark, Delaware when his father started Newark Baptist Church in 1967. He was saved at the age of nine in Vacation Bible School and called to preach at the age of fifteen at a Youth Camp. After graduating from Christiana High School in 1969, he attended Baptist Bible College in Springfield, Missouri. In his last year of college, he met Kathy Toney and they were married after he graduated in 1972. They have three grown children; a son, Derec (deceased) and two daughters, Ariane and Aliscia. They also have eight grandchildren.
After graduating from Baptist Bible College Pastor Brock returned to Newark and worked a secular job while working part-time at Newark Baptist Church, all the while he and Kathy were both very active in the church’s youth ministry. Pastor Brock went on staff full-time in 1975 as Associate Pastor and shortly thereafter took over as Youth Director among his other duties, with his wife Kathy there beside him all the way and he considers her his biggest asset in the ministry.
Ministry Assistant–Cody Jacobs
Cody Jacobs was raised in a Christian family in the Midwest. Cody came to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ at the age of sixteen and gave his life to serving God in whatever role He called him.
Cody has always had a passion for music and began serving in the church choir and playing bass guitar and has been serving in church music ministry in one form or another for the past 14 years.
Cody attended Boston Bible College (BBC) and graduated in May 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in biblical studies and church/youth ministries. While attending BBC, Cody met his wife Abby (who also graduated from BBC in 2016) and they were married in December 2016. They have one child, Elijah.
After graduating, he went to work at Central Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs, Texas for six years. While there, he served both in the music ministry and children’s ministry.
In the Spring of 2022, God lead Cody to serve in Newark Baptist Church where he is the Ministry Assistant. Cody and Abby both serve in the youth and music departments.
