Pastor Dan, Emily, Jamie and Andrew

Rev. Daniel James Howard

Rev. Daniel J. Howard was born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida - November 15, 1968. He has been married to the former Emily Ann Vega for 19 years. They have 2 children - Jamie Mercedes, 17 years old and Andrew Taylor, 13 years old.

Rev. Howard earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in May of 1990 from Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Florida.

In December of 1994  he earned his Masters of Divinity degree from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.

He is currently completing the course work to earn his Doctorate in Ministry from the Liberty Baptist University in Lynchburg, Virginia.

He has been a pastor for 17 1/2 years at 5 different churches in Kentucky, Florida and Maryland. He has served as the Senior Pastor at Bayside Baptist Church for the past 7 years.