Minister JD Sloop

I am a servant and a student of the Most High God. I follow the Lord Yeshua and His teachings. My ministry is simple. I meet people where they are and I walk with them in truth. I am well versed in the services I offer, including weddings, vow renewals, baptisms, funerals, and pastoral counsel. I see the light God loves in every person. I will speak honestly about sin because the Lord keeps bringing us back to the lessons we have already been given. I do not set myself on a pedestal. None of us were made to be perfect. Grace meets us where we actually are, not where we pretend to be. I come ready to listen, to serve, and to treat every ceremony as holy ground.

I became ordained so I could serve people in a lawful and open way without waiting on a gate that was never mine to open. I wanted the freedom to stand with couples, families, and the grieving when they asked for a minister who would tell the truth and still stay kind. Online ordination let me answer that call and remain accountable to the Lord rather than to a title.

Originally from the Carolina's Both NC & SC, I am from the Belmont County area of Ohio, near Saint Clairsville and Bridgeport.

I hope to be present for the moments that mark a life. I want to marry people who want a sincere ceremony. I want to bless families, bury the dead with dignity, and sit with anyone who needs a listening ear. I hope to keep my fees from becoming a wall between people and the help they need. If the Lord uses this ordination to make me useful, that is enough.

I follow the Lord Yeshua and the teachings of the Most High God. My affiliation is Christianity, with an evangelical and missionary heart, and I am at home among Baptist and Church of God believers. I will pray with people I have known in Catholic churches and synagogues, but I do not claim those pulpits and I do not practice Judaism or Catholicism. I keep a simple rule against pork. That is habit, not a claim to be a Jew. I see the light God loves in us all. I will still tell the truth about sin. I am a servant, not a man on a pedestal. Any gift I receive is meant to help displaced believers, not to lift me up. The lower end is for nearby services. The higher end is travel money for the far edge of the range. No one is turned away for lack of money.

I do not sell a polished show. I give a people a minister who will look them in the eye. I am new to public wedding work, so I prepare harder, not less. I learn your names, your story, and what you actually believe before I write a word. I follow the Lord Yeshua, and I will not fake a rite that does not fit you. I will not stand on a pedestal. I will tell the truth with kindness, keep the vows clear, and treat the room as holy ground. Small town Ohio Valley families do not need a stranger in a costume. They need someone who shows up ready and means what he says.

I serve from Saint Clairsville and Bridgeport through the Ohio Valley. Will travel within the range listed or make special arrangements if needed, The lower fee is for nearby work. The higher fee is travel money. A gift is welcome and is meant to help displaced believers. No one is turned away for lack of money.

I offer marriages, vow renewals, handfastings, baptisms, funerals, house blessings, premarital counsel, general ministry, spiritual guidance, and healing prayer. I will perform a handfasting because I believe God still sees a true union when two people bind their lives before Him. I am new to public ceremony work, so I prepare the rite with care and I learn your story first. I do not put on a costume and I do not stand on a pedestal. I also cleanse homes and pray to banish evil. That is not a Catholic exorcism and I do not claim that office. It is deliverance prayer and a house blessing done in the name of the Lord the Son of God Jesus. I will not treat a frightened family like a show. I serve from Saint Clairsville and Bridgeport through the Ohio Valley. The lower fee is for nearby work. The higher fee is travel money.