Our pastor
Pastor Anthony King
Pastor Anthony grew up in Kentucky and was saved at nine years old. After high school he joined the United States Navy and served as a network engineer in the Cryptologic Technician rating. He met his wife, Angela, while stationed in Pensacola, Florida. She had been saved at thirteen at a revival service in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
They married and moved to the islands, stationed with the Naval Security Group Kunia, a division of the National Security Agency. They soon found Ohana Baptist Church and became faithfully involved in the ministry there. After six years of service, Anthony was honorably discharged, receiving the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal and three Joint Service Achievement Medals.
After the Navy, Anthony and Angela started a computer training and consulting company in downtown Honolulu. In 2003, God called the Kings into full-time vocational ministry, and they moved to Lancaster, California, where they spent nine years serving on staff at Lancaster Baptist Church under Dr. Paul Chappell.
The Kings returned to the islands in July 2013, this time to establish Huikala Baptist Church for the city of Honolulu. Pastor Anthony loves spending time with his family and enjoys lifting heavy things at CrossFit Oahu early in the mornings.
The Kings have four children, Thatcher, Vanderlei, Michellie and Tallulah, one daughter-in-law, Rochelle, and a granddaughter, Noeleen.