Member Bio
Pastor Quincy Stratford, affectionately referred to as Pastor Q, serves as the senior Pastor of a thriving and growing church in Wesley Chapel, Florida, Carmel Friendship, which he and his wife founded on his couch in August of 2010. Since that time Pastor Q has shepherded the church through a period of exciting growth. In 2014, under his leadership the church was able to purchase its current building and expand from one service to three services in 3 short years. In 2016, God once again blessed Pastor Q and the Carmel Friendship family by allowing them to purchase 11 acres of land in which to build their first sanctuary. Pastor Q was called by God to the ministry and preached his first sermon at Zion Baptist Church on July 2, 2000. Prior to moving to Tampa and starting Carmel Friendship, he served as the Children and Youth Pastor at Mesquite Friendship Baptist Church in Mesquite, TX for 5 years. Pastor Q obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Ministry Studies from Baptist College of Florida and Master of Arts in degree in Christian Leadership at Dallas Theological Seminary. He is a member of the Pasco Sheriff’s Office Community Advisory Community. . Prior to becoming a full time Pastor in 2013, Pastor Q worked as a store manager for over 10 years. Pastor Q is married to Jennifer Stratford and they have 5 children – Angel, Aniya, Elijah, Emmanuel and Anora