John Turner

Pillar Church of Killeen, Texas
Lead Church Planter
Harker Heights Texas
Pillar Church of Killeen
April 7
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About My Family

My wife, Angie, and I have been married since 1997. We have three children: Georgia, Diego and Caleb. God blessed me with a 23-year U.S. Air Force career, allowing me to retire in 2013. I graduated with an MDiv from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in May 2018. I served as associate pastor of education at Village Parkway Baptist Church (VPBC) in San Antonio, Texas, for seven years.

God then began calling me into church planting, so I resigned from VPBC. We joined a church plant, Pillar Church of San Antonio, just before the church launched in March 2023. I was appointed as an elder and served there until God called us to plant a church in Killeen, Texas. After several vision trips and much prayer, we moved to the Killeen area in June 2024 and have been working at God’s pace to plant a church.

About My Church Plant

We are seeking to plant a church in Killeen, Texas, and near Fort Cavazos that will be a light in the darkness to those living there. We prayerfully desire to plant a church of genuine believers in Jesus Christ who are devoted to proclaiming the good news of Jesus, to study and apply the Word about Jesus, to love one another as commanded by Jesus, and to live in the hope of the return of Jesus.

NAMB Church Planting

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Pray

Pray for God’s wisdom, understanding discernment and insight. I am not wise enough, smart enough, or intelligent enough to accomplish what God is calling me to do, and I desperately need His help. Pray for relationships as we continue to meet people in the area where we think God wants us to plant the church. Please pray God would open doors to gospel conversations, that souls would be saved and lives changed Pray we will patiently move at God’s pace, which isn’t easy to do. Pray God will not lead us into temptation, but to deliver us from the Evil One. Please pray for protection for our families and that we will continuously put on our spiritual armor.

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