SDA CHURCH AT KINDERHOOK
About Pastor Jim:
Pastor Jim Herndon, Ph.D. is a Canadian-American gospel minister who is Christ-centered and Spirit-filled. Baptized as an adult in 1991, Pastor Jim’s ministry is dedicated to the transformative power of God’s Holy Word, the Bible. He has served as a Seventh-day Adventist minister with the Greater New York Conference of Seventh-day Adventists since 1998. Following the events of September 11th, in 2001, Pastor Jim received a commission from the US Department of Defense and the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists to serve in the US Air Force Chaplaincy Corps; thus began his global missions adventure. Captain Herndon served with distinction for over a decade as an ethics instructor at our nation’s USAF Academy in Colorado Springs, and as a squadron-chaplain with the Special Forces in Okinawa, Japan.
In 2016, Pastor Jim received a Ph.D. in philosophy from Pune University in India. He worked for over a decade as an international-fellow and visiting-scholar-in-residence at our South Asia SDA seminary, Spicer Adventist University, in Aundh, Pune, India. There he did research and taught Philosophy and Theology. All in all, Pastor Jim has lived and ministered in over 70+ countries, to date; as a believer, his worldview is truly global. Now in his fourth decade of Gospel Ministry, Pastor Jim is thrilled to call Kinderhook his home. His deep love for Jesus is obvious; his heart-felt enthusiasm is infectious; his eagerness to serve our community is deeply-appreciated by all.
