Welcome to Rekindle Festival

Pastor Gary E. DeHart is currently the Assistant Pastor at Orrville Baptist Church to Pastor Brad
Dews. He is employed at Barrington. He is happily married to Nakeilee and is the father to
Tiquan Prater, Hannah DeHart, A’sani Williams DeHart, and Asiah Smith DeHart.
Gary is the youngest of eleven children of Mattie and the late Earl DeHart Sr. He is a graduate of
Orrville High School class of 1987. He went on to complete is undergraduate degree in Business
Administration with a specialization in Finance from Bowling Green State University in
December of 1992. In May of 2016 he received an Associate of Theology from Tri-State Bible
College.
In 1999 Gary rededicated his life to the Lord at First Baptist Church in Orrville under Pastor
Nathan Poole. In 2013 he was Ordained as a Deacon of First Baptist and in 2015 appointed
Chairman of the Deacon Board. In 2014, Gary received his call into the preaching ministry. As
he continued his studies in theology, he gained experience by preaching 5 th Sunday Missions,
Nursing Home visits, funerals, and filling in for Pastor Poole on occasions. In October of 2017,
Gary transferred his membership to Independent Missionary Baptist Church and was licensed as
a Minister of the Gospel on November 12, 2017. Gary was ordained in November of 2023 and
installed in January of 2024 as Pastor of IMBC.

After having joint worship services with Orrville Baptist Church. The Lord led the congregations
to combine. Pastor Dews and Pastor DeHart have been obedient to the voice of God and he
continues to increase the flock according to His will. Pastor Gary continues to preach and teach
the word of God.
Pastor Gary is just a child of God willing to be used for His service.