THE OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY

OF REVEREND JARED SAWYER JR.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minister, singer, and accomplished author, Jared Sawyer Jr., 17, is a young man of vision, ambition, and spirituality. A classic example of the anointing operating in Sawyer’s life, is when he was just 5, he was called by God in a dream into the gospel ministry; now having have preached for more than half of his life – 12 years. Within those 12 years, scripture has manifested that “A Child shall lead them.”

                        

When he was just 16, his first published book, “I Belong To God: Staying On The Christian Path to Success” appeared in the top 40% percentile of books purchased on Amazon. Available through Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and bookstores worldwide, “I Belong To God” (2013), has and continues to resound and minister in encouraging ways to thousands of diverse individuals, both nationally and internationally. Supported and endorsed by elected officials such as Nathan Deal, Governor of the State of Georgia and Hank Johnson, Representative in the US Congress, the book presents the notion that life is indeed a difficult journey; but let it not have possession over us – we do not belong to our problems or enemies, we belong to God. It imparts many tips and suggestions on how to stay on the Christian path to success. In November 2015, Sawyer anticipates to release his second book, “911: The Spiritual Emergency System”. Jared’s support system has always been his family and being rooted in the word of God.

 

Jared was featured in a documentary, The Child Preacher (2008), produced by The British Broadcasting Company, Radio, where his life was shadowed to analyze his interaction with youth at school, ministry aspirations and description of his efforts in spirituality, which was nominated for an award in Manchester, England. He was also featured in a second documentary entitled “Around the World in 80 Faiths”, a British television series originally aired by the BBC in 2009, where he represented the Baptist denomination of the religion of Christianity. He is the 2013 recipient of the Trailblazer Leadership Award from Beulah Heights University. In November of 2012, he was graced to be the invocation speaker for the National Black MBA Association. Jared was also the keynote speaker for Howard University’s Paul Anthony Dillard Scholarship Foundation Awards program in Washington, DC in 2009.

 

Jared has been licensed and ordained by the Baptist Church. Although he is young, Jared is no stranger to being in the company of music greats. By the age of 8, he had already performed on various platforms, been featured in media, and at conferences/or events with Donald Lawrence, Shirley Caesar, Luther Barnes, Donnie McClurkin, Fred Hammond, Mary Mary, and other gospel artists. He is a national media spokesperson for the American Heart Association (AHA) and advocate for civil and human rights, as a devout member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, also known as the NAACP and the National Action Network, active in the Youth Move Campaign.

 

He has appeared on WATC-57, the Trinity Broadcast Network (TBN), Fox, ABC, and other Online, Television and Radio conduits, sending a message to the world that “age is nothing but a number.” Jared is the founder of the National Youth Empowerment Initiative (NYEI), a nonprofit organization devoted to academic achievement, moral development and societal connection for youth and young adults.

 

In Fall of 2015, Jared will attend Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia and major in Religion, minoring in Philosophy. Jared is now 17 years old, graduating from high school in May of 2015, and the best is indeed yet to come. His motto is “Praise is what I do” and millions of people around the world can attest that they know he was placed on this earth to do just that.

 

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