Pastor Calvin Coker was licensed at Grace Temple Missionary Baptist Church in January 1993 and later ordained in 1996. Within this time, Rev. Coker attended Arizona Baptist College Seminary in Phoenix, Arizona and later obtained teaching credentials from the National Baptist Convention in Nashville, TN.  Pastor Coker attended Pantano Christian church and became a leader in small group studies.

Pastor Coker served as pastor of The House of the Lord in Tucson for a period, later Pastor of Discipleship at CrossPoint Community Church. From there, Pastor Coker joined the staff at Rising Star Baptist Church serving as President of the Minister’s Conference and becoming the first Executive Pastor of Rising Star. He provided organization to assist all ministries to improve productivity of service and an open approach to encourage all to serve.

Through initiatives of Pastor Coker, the church was able to use the Boys and Girls Club to host the Youth Ministry. Rev. Coker lead the strategic planning and organization for the ministry at Rising Star for sustainability and led efforts to increase the care of the church body, by setting up and starting the Cell Group ministry, the Peer Counseling Ministry and other recovery ministries.

While in Huntsville and Nashville, Pastor Coker has assisted many churches in defining operational procedures and process, leading Bible studies and mentoring. Most recently, Pastor and Sister Coker led the Marriage Ministry at Watson Grove Baptist Church and concluded service there with hosting a marriage retreat for the first time for the Grove.

Pastor Coker has a BA degree from the University of Arizona in Math, Computer Science, and African American history, a BS in Computer Engineering from Chapman College, attended Arizona Baptist College Theology program, MCM degree from Wayland in Christian Ministry and Leadership. Pastor Coker also holds a certification for Pastoral Counseling with the American Association of Christian Counseling and certification as a life coach by the Association of Christian Coaching Association. He is the author of “Beaten But Not Broken – YAHWEH Jireh – The Lord Provides”. Pastor Coker has also written, “The I in Marriage”, but has not published it yet.

Pastor Calvin Coker has been married to Cynthia Coker for thirty-eight years. Their children are Nathan, Ashley (spouse Joseph), and  Derrick (spouse Grecia).