Pastor Frank L. Gibson, III is the Founder and Senior Minister of the Lion of Judah Church (LOJ) in Lanham, Maryland. In obedience to God, Pastor Gibson established LOJ in October 2000, opening the doors for the first worship service in January 2001 with nine members.

Prior to founding the Lion of Judah Church, Pastor Gibson served as Assistant to the Pastor at Metropolitan Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., where he also served as Minister to Youth for three years prior to this appointment. Pastor Gibson was called to the Ministry in 1992 and was ordained by the Middlesex Central Baptist Association in 1995 at Friendship Baptist Church in Trenton, New Jersey.

Pastor Gibson holds a Masters of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey. He earned his undergraduate degree in Business Administration and Marketing from Delaware State University. Pastor Gibson is a native of Silver Spring, Maryland.

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While attending Delaware State University, Pastor Gibson was on the Dean's List and the National Dean's List and received the Council of Student Life and Excellence in Academics Award.

In addition, he was also a counselor for the Upward Bound Youth Program and received the Bo-Rietta Incorporated Community Service Award.

Upon his ordination in 1995, Pastor Gibson was appointed Associate Minister at Friendship Baptist Church in Trenton, New Jersey and later went on to serve as the Assistant Chaplain at the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility in Bordentown, New Jersey for three years. In addition, Pastor Gibson served as Youth Coordinator for the Bible Way Church of God In Christ in Dover, Delaware.

Upon his initial return to the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area held an active presence on the campuses of Georgetown University, where he served as Baptist Campus Minister and Howard University School of Law, where he led Bible Study for the Christian Fellowship Association. During this time, he also served as Youth Coordinator for New Foundation Church in Washington, D.C.

Pastor Frank L. Gibson, III is an anointed preacher and teacher. He has dedicated his life to serving the Lord, by providing leadership to the people of God and by preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Helping people give their lives to Christ is not only his vocation but also his foremost desire. Under his leadership, The Lion of Judah Community Baptist Church has grown to a membership of over five hundred as a church that Spiritually Alive, Biblically Based, Socially Sensitive, Family Oriented, Culturally Aware and Youth Friendly.