About Me
Bishop Robert B. Starkey graduated from Gonzaga High School College in Washington, D.C. and later went on to receive a Bachelor’s of Arts degree from the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Campus in 1993. He has attended the Howard University School of Divinity and the Washington Theological Seminary, both in Washington, D.C..Bishop Starkey was called to preach at an early age. He preached his first sermon at the age of fourteen in Washington, D. C.. In addition to preaching the gospel, he also served as a musician for numerous churches. In 1983, he was called to the pastoral ministry and served in the United Methodist Church for over eight years. In 1991, Bishop Starkey became the Pastor of Metompkin Baptist Church in Parksley, Virginia. Later, in 1996, he became the founder of Bethel Baptist Church ( now known as Bethel Progressive Ministries) in Salisbury, Maryland. In 2000, Bishop Starkey founded and was appointed to the office of Bishop by the United Progressive Community Church Fellowship (UPCCF ). The United Progressive Community Church Fellowship is a fellowship of Spirit-filled servants who walk and work in the five-fold gifts of the ministry. The UPCCF has members who serve ministries in the Maryland, Delaware and Virginia areas. In addition to his oversight of the UPCCF, Bishop Starkey is the founder of Age of Recovery Broadcast Ministries, which is a radio and television broadcast ministry founded in 1995. From 1995 – 2000, Bishop Starkey, along with his wife, Fran, shared the privilege of producing bible teaching series for radio broadcast. In 1998, Age of Recovery began airing its television broadcast in the Delmarva Peninsula area.In January, 2006, Bishop Starkey joined the Church of God in Christ community of believers. Bishop Starkey is known throughout the Delmarva region for his dynamic preaching and teaching anointing.Bishop Starkey is a married to Evangelist Franzella Hayward Starkey, Esq.. They have made the home base of their ministry in Salisbury, Maryland.
