Pastor John Bailey is the visionary leader of Gospel Nation Christian Fellowship (GNCF). Under his leadership GNCF is becoming a great witness in the community, state, nation and the World.

Pastor Bailey is a native Floridian. He moved to Atlanta in 1979, to attend Morris Brown College, then transferred to Mercer University Southern School of Pharmacy.

Trained as a pharmacist,  he later felt the call to ministry. He also holds BA degrees in Leadership and Science from Mercer University. He is currently pursuing and nearing the completion of a Masters of Divinity degree from Mercer's McAfee School of Theology. For 20 years, he has been married to Mrs. Stacy Michele Smith-Bailey, and they are the proud parents of one child, Miss Perryn S. Bailey.

Pastor Bailey was called to ministry in January 1993. He served as an Associate Minister at different churches for more than 10 years, before becoming the pastor at GNCF. He is licensed and ordained as a Minister.

The rebirth of Sweetwater Community Church took place in 2004, when Pastor Bailey came to the church. There were fewer than 15 members at the church at that time. However, with the pastoral leadership of Pastor Bailey, in less than four years the congregation has grown from a small group of devoted members to nearly 400 members and growing. His vision that a church should be so relevant, that it Impacts the Community and Changes the World through Jesus Christ. This vision  has been powerful and life transfroming to the members and to all that hear it. In May 2006, Sweetwater Community Church became Gospel Nation Chrisitian Fellowship.