Seminole County, Fla. — Dr. Joel Hunter has been the senior pastor of Northland Church in Seminole County since 1985.
He delivered the benediction at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, prayed with Barrack Obama on the phone hours before he was elected president and prayed with President Obama at his 2009 inauguration.
According to the Northland Church website, Hunter is a registered republican.
Wednesday the church issued a letter on 'Joel Hunter's transition from senior pastor role.
On behalf of Northland’s leadership, I want to let you know that Pastor Joel has expressed his intention to transition from his role as senior pastor of Northland Church. Our governing elders received this information today after he returned from his annual sabbatical. They have asked me to communicate this to you, the congregation.
It's not clear what Dr. Hunter will be doing from this point, but after more than 30 years, he wont be the senior pastor of Northland church. watch video here in APP https://youtu.be/iQyXd33Y1KU











