Pastor Jeff W. Crook and his wife, Becky, live in Buford, Georgia, with their two children, Macie and Josiah. Jeff became senior pastor of Christ Place Church in 2004. Since then, God has blessed by adding 4,000 new members, bringing the congregation to more than 8,000 members. More than 3,000 people have been baptized during that time. Jeff began his evangelistic and expository preaching as a young teen, and he is a graduate of The Baptist College of Florida and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He has also served as pastor of two churches in Florida and Mississippi.

Jay Kimbro was called to serve as Victory Baptist Church's Senior Pastor December 2, 2018. Prior to that, he served as Associate Pastor of Discipleship at Trinity Baptist Church in Apopka, FL.

The attributes that best describe Pastor Jay as a pastor are strong preaching, leadership development and evangelist/soul winner. He has expressed a burning desire to lead a church like Victory Baptist Church where biblical views are embraced and encouraged, with members who care about the needs of those around them and who want to connect others to the body of Christ. Pastor Jay takes worship and preaching very seriously, spending the first hours of his day focused on Bible study.

He is a graduate of The University of West Florida in Pensacola, FL and the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, TX.

Pastor Jay has been happily married for 41 years to his wife, Tina. They have 3 grown children, all happily married and 10 grandchildren.

David Lambert - has been the pastor of First Baptist since 2012, having previously served as the Youth Pastor since 2002. He and his wife Julia and daughter Abby are involved throughout our community. He has degrees from Belmont University, Southwestern Seminary, and a Doctor of Ministry from New Orleans Seminary.

Ken Bevel is a native of Jacksonville, Florida and has been a member since February 2007 and is the pastor of Membership and Local Missions for Sherwood Baptist in Albany, GA.

After 20 years of active service in the United States Marine Corps, including tours of duty in Irag and Afghanistan, Ken retired to serve in the ministry. Associate Pastor of Assimilation and Events" at Sherwood Baptist Church.

In addition to his daily responsibilities, Ken may be recognized by his role as Lieutenant Michael Simmons in the 2008 inspirational movie "Fireproof" and for his role as Nathan Hayes in "Courageous."

Ken is a graduate of the University of Memphis with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering Technology and a graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School with a Master of Business Administration degree in Logistics Management.

He has been interviewed on numerous TV shows including "Fox and Friends" and "Huckabee."

Ken and Lauana have been happily married for 16 years and two children, Kyra and Kaleb.

James Merritt is the host of Touching Lives and one of the most dynamic, Gospel-centered preachers on air today. Dr. Merritt strives each week to deliver God's truths in a clear and concise manner. His pure passion is to reach lost people all over the world with the life-changing and life-saving Gospel of Jesus Christ.

His formal education includes an undergraduate degree from Stetson University and Master of Divinity and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. His pastoral service includes pastoral positions with churches in Kentucky, Mississippi, and Georgia. He regularly preaches outside his home church as he is frequently called to preach, lead pastor training courses, and minister directly to people all over the world.

From 2000 to 2002, Dr. Merritt served as President of the Southern Baptist Convention, which is the world's largest Protestant denomination, and he has appeared on numerous television programs including Hannity and Colmes, Scarborough Country, and 60 Minutes.

Dr. Merritt has been married to his wife Teresa for nearly 40 years and have three sons, a daughter-in-law, and four grandchildren.