Jack Darida, Senior Pastor
John C. “Jack” Darida has been serving the Lord as Senior Pastor of Quaker Gap Baptist Church in King, North Carolina since 2005. Previously, he served pastorates and associate pastorates in New Jersey, Florida, and Texas. Jack grew up in suburban New Jersey where he could ride his bike to the corner candy shop and the ball field as long as he was home in time for dinner. Jack has been married to Jeri since 1987, and they have been entrusted with four children along the journey of marriage and ministry. Jack is a graduate of Cairn University (B.S. in Bible, 1987) Dallas Theological Seminary (Th.M. in Pastoral Ministries, 1992) and Gateway Seminary (D.Min. in Ministry Coaching, 2011). email
James Byrd, Minister of Music
Tyler Van Meter, Minister of Youth
April Ragan, Ministry Assistant
April Ragan joined our church staff in February of 1998. She is the friendly voice you hear when you call the church office and the warm greeting you receive when you visit. April and her husband, Steve, are from Kannapolis, NC. They and their two children, Ryan and Lauren, moved to King in 1990. The Ragan family became members of Quaker Gap in August of 1996. April supports our pastoral staff with administrative tasks and ministers to our church body through prayer requests, communication, and other ministerial duties. April will be glad to answer any questions you may have about Quaker Gap’s services, Sunday School, activities, etc. If she doesn’t have an answer for you, she will help you to find the answer. email