North Carolina pastor Jake Moore’s book ‘Bitter to Better’ released

Jacob “Jake” Moore is an American pastor from North Carolina, United States. He is the author of “Bitter to Better: A Journey from Hardship to Hope“, which claims to give practical steps and transformative practices to guide people through life’s toughest seasons.

Moore earned a master’s degree in ministry from Piedmont International University, which has been renamed Carolina University, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He also earned a master’s degree in leadership from Luther Rice University in Lithonia, Georgia, USA and a master’s degree in business administration from Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico, USA.

BIOGRAPHY

Moore grew up in Western North Carolina where he met his wife Corrie Moore. They have three children together namely Levi Moore, Hadleigh Moore and Arden Moore.

Jake is the lead pastor of Kingdom Church in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. In 2000, he and Corrie started dating.
2. From 2008 to 2015, he was an associate pastor for the West Fayetteville Baptist Church in Hendersonville, North Carolina. 
3. In 2006, he and Corrie got married.
4. In 2010, Corrie gave birth to Levi.
5. In 2012, Corrie gave birth to their daughter Hadleigh.
6. From 2015 to 2016, he was an equipping pastor for Grace Community Church of Roswell in Roswell, New Mexico. 
7. From 2016 to 2020, he was the lead pastor of Milestone Church in Clinton, Anderson County, Tennessee, USA.
8. In 2019, he founded a church and business leadership consulting firm called Leadership Crossing.
9. In 2020, he joined Chemistry Staffing as a church coach and the Ignite Church in Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina as an executive pastor.
10. In 2021, he was arrested in Tennessee after being accused of theft by Milestone Church.
11. In 2023, he and his family moved to Hope Mills, North Carolina.
12. In 2024, he founded Kingdom Church.
13. In 2025, he released his book “Bitter to Better: A Journey from Hardship to Hope“.

TIMELINE

Jake denied Milestone Church’s theft allegation in 2021, stating that it stemmed from a disagreement with church leadership. After his arrest that year, Ignite Church explained that despite believing he was innocent, it had to take some precautionary measures including revoking his access to church finances.

2000s

• On September 23, 2006, he married Corrie.

2010s

• In June 2016, he joined Milestone Church.
• In January 2019, he founded Leadership Crossing.

2020s

• In January 2020, he left Milestone Church and joined the Ignite Church.
• In September 2020, he joined Chemistry Staffing.
• On August 11, 2021, he was arrested in Tennessee by the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department, charged with theft between $10,000 and $60,000, booked into the Anderson County Detention Facility in Clinton and released after posting a $10,000 bond. 
• He founded Kingdom Church, which was officially launched on February 4, 2024.
• His book “Bitter to Better: A Journey from Hardship to Hope” was published on July 30, 2025.