About Pastor Mason
Reverend Dr. Earl Bernard Mason, Sr., was born and raised as a native of Tampa, Florida. As a child, he was a member of St. Paul AME Church and College Hill Church of God in Christ. After graduating with honors from Middleton Senior High School in 1969, he was accepted at Florida A&M University; graduating with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Elementary Education, with honors. His educational history includes attending Hillsborough Community College, University of South Florida, and Tampa Bay Area Vocational Technical Center.
Pastor Mason is active in the community and has provided truth, time, talents, treasures, and things to several civic organizations relative to youth and senior citizens. He is a member of the Temple Terrace Chamber of Commerce and the Florida Faith-Based Association. He continues to conduct conferences, seminars, and workshops in topics such as Bible software, music disciplines & ministry, and church leadership & development.
His Faith
His Fortitude
“A Church with a Relevant Vision”
While sitting around the kitchen table on what would have normally been another quiet Christmas evening of sharing at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Arthur T, Jones, the Holy Spirit transformed that setting into a labor room for the birth of a church. An idea that had settled in the hearts, but suppressed in the minds of Rev. Arthur T. Jones and Rev. Earl B. Mason, Sr.
On December 27, 1988, the first informal Bible study was held at the home of Rev. Arthur T. Jones. It was during this study that Rev. Jones and Rev. Mason openly shared the vision for a church.
On February 5, 1989 an inaugural service was held and on March 5, 1989 the first public worship was held at the Ramada Inn in Tampa Florida. Faithfully, Pastor Mason continues to lead the Bible-Based fellowship Church of Temple Terrace with vision, valor and vitality.
Pastor Mason, as he prefers to be called, answered his call to the ministry in 1986 and was licensed and ordained under the leadership of the late Dr. F.G. Hilton of the St. John Progressive Missionary Baptist Church in Tampa where he was also a member as a young adult. He continued his degree pursuits by attending the prestigious Dallas Theological Seminary and received his Master’s in Theology as well as Doctorate in Theology from Cornerstone University Theological Seminary, Jerusalem, Israel. His dissertation “The Church Is Here To Stay: Birth, Growth, Health & Demise” is sure to become a work to be remembered among his professional peers. Pastor Mason’s life and legacy are evidence of how God has equipped, strenghtened and sustained him.
With humility, Pastor Mason sees himself as a Bible student, expository preacher/teacher, gospel singer, gospel songwriter, pastor, and evangelist. His spiritual acumen has led to dynamic Kingdom building. For 25 years, Pastor Mason has been dedicated to fulfilling the call of God in his life. His fortitude has been an inspiration and has had an impact in the Bible-Based congregation as well as on many others.
