LIVING WATER

​Pastor Brandon D. Walker is on a God-given mission to provide ministry for every stage of life
ministering to meet the needs of all individuals while operating in the spirit of excellence.

Brandon was born and raised in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He graduated from Jonesboro High School and
from Arkansas State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Resource Management.
Upon completing the requirements for the Master of Ministry degree, Walker graduated from Harding
University of Searcy, Arkansas, the largest private Christian Liberal Arts University in the state of
Arkansas.

Minister Brandon Walker began directing church choirs at the tender age of 8 and received Jesus as
Savior and Lord at the age of 10 at the Saint John Missionary Baptist Church where he was baptized. At
the age of 11 through God’s unique gifting, Minister Walker became a musician and went on to lead
several local, state, and regional choirs. In 1998, Walker accepted his calling and was licensed to preach
the gospel of Jesus Christ and was ordained in 2002.

Pastor Brandon Walker was elected as pastor of the First Baptist Church of Wynne, Arkansas, at the age
of 23. Under his administration, more than 70 people were added to the church and new ministries
were established.

In 2005, he answered the call to become the undershepherd of the Saint John Missionary Baptist Church
of Jonesboro, Arkansas. During his tenure, over 600 decisions were made for Christ resulting in massive
growth of the church.

Walker began his third pastorate at the New Shelby Missionary Baptist Church of Collierville, Tennessee.
Under Walker’s administration, New Shelby was blessed with the addition of new audio/visual
equipment and carpeting for the sanctuary and to repave the parking lot. Pastor B was instrumental in
creating a capital campaign to liquidate the debt of the church’s life center and burning of its mortgage.
Three new deacons were ordained also to serve the growing vision of the church.

Pastor Walker was very active in the community serving the greater Memphis area. He served as the
Project Director for Council for a Strong America based out of Washington DC which helped secure funds
from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that were used for teacher development throughout Shelby
County.

Reverend Walker is also active in district work as a certified instructor. Pastor Walker has taught classes
on the local, state, and regional level within the Baptist denomination and has served as President of the
Congress of Christian Education for the Zion District Association in Memphis, Tennessee. He currently
serves as certified Dean and Instructor with the Sunday School Publishing Board.

In December 2021, Reverend Walker relocated to Dallas, Texas. Shortly after, Pastor B accepted a new
assignment to serve as Senior Pastor. In less than 2 years post-pandemic, Walker has experienced a
fresh wind of God’s grace resulting in rapid growth of the congregation, 23 baptisms, and the ordination
of 5 deacons.

Brandon is father of two adult daughters, Caradine and Caeden Walker. Caradine is a senior at Belmont
University in Nashville, Tennessee, where she is finishing up a degree in Education. Caeden is a
sophomore at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky, where she is majoring in Engineering.
Pastor Walker’s greatest desire is to live out the kingdom of God and leave a legacy on the earth.