Dan Jenkins

Dan Jenkins was born in Huntsville, AL in 1939.  His grandfather was a gospel preacher, and his father was an elder in the church. Thus, Dan, following in their steps, started preaching when he was 14.  He is a graduate of Freed-Hardeman and David Lipscomb Universities.

Following his graduation, the Jenkins went to New Zealand and worked in the mission field there for almost ten years. Returning to the States in 1974, he preached in Birmingham, Alabama for seven years, but made three mission trips to the Pacific Islands during that time. In 1982, he began his work with the Palm Beach Lakes congregation, continuing to the present.

Dan and his wife, Judie, have four children, 13 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.  His daughter, Debbie, is married to a former missionary to Kenya; his son, David, is an elder in the church in Atlanta, Georgia; his son, Gary, is a deacon in the Palm Beach Lakes congregation; and his son, Jonathan, is a preacher in Rockledge, Florida.