Living To Serve Him
The Reverend Markus-Derek White.
The Reverend Markus-Derek White I, was raised by the Late Roy and Betty White. He attended Hillsborough County Public Schools and Post-Secondary Schooling at Regent University. He holds a Master of Arts in Theological Studies from the United Theological Seminary in Dayton, OH. His Master’s thesis topic was “How the past of the Black Church will inform its future for survival.” He is currently a Doctoral Candidate at Cappella University and will receive the Doctorate of Educational Leadership degree in the fall of 2025. Pastor White is also pursuing a second Master’s from United Theological Seminary.
Reverend White has served in many ministerial capacities ; he currently serves as the proud Pastor of Historic Bethel Church of St Petersburg ,FL. In addition, he is a former educator serving as a 7th grade History and Science teacher and currently serves as aCaseworker to young African American boys with Friends of the Children of Tampa Bay. He is also the proud owner and CEO of Sankofa Educational Coaching and Consulting LLC.
Rev. White pastored a small rural Baptist church in FL for 3 ½ years. He also taught as a Middle School History and Science Teacher for 5 years and currently serves as the Executive Pastor of his home church in Tampa, FL Allen Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Markus-Derek is married to Dr. Yolanda N. White, who holds a Doctorate in School Psychology and serves as a School Psychologist. They are the proud parents of two sons Mikah-Derek (8) and Markus-Derek II (7).
