So, what is a geekpreacher? Well, a geekpreacher is someone that realizes that geeks need a pastor too. Yes, often geeks feel ostracized by the mainstream church and find themselves feeling awkward or left out. Many geeks have been told that to be a good Christian they have to give up those things they enjoy as a geek.

They couldn't be more wrong! The purpose of this site is to allow geeks of all stripes to realize that there is a crazy preacher out there that understands geekdom and is willing to show geeks that there truly are, "Open Hearts, Open Doors and Open Minds" within the geek community.

Now, you ask, who is the geekpreacher? Well, the geekpreacher is Derek W. White and serves as a Full Time Local Pastor for three congregations within the United Methodist Church located in Stanton, TN while also finishing his Master's of Divinity at Memphis Theological Seminary. He also has served as a minister with a variety of other denominations over the last eighteen years. If you ask him whether he is Methodist, Baptist, Assemblies of God or Catholic, he will most likely answer, "I'm a Christian."

Where geekiness is concerned, he's pretty much been a geek from his earliest years. Comic books were the beginning, seeing Star Wars in the theater as young boy, learning to play D&D in the early 80s, seeing the rise of video games along with a passion for science fiction, fantasy, theology, history and a wide range of other topics he pretty much is the epitome of a geek.

Contrary to popular belief, geeks also marry and have families. Pastor Derek is married (fifteen years and counting!) and has two children, a cat, a dog and too many books.

The Geekpreacher with the Father of RPGS: Gary Gygax