Bro. Dexter has been married to Patricia for over 30 years. They have three wonderful children. Their oldest daughter, Katrina, is married to David Lent, and they have two children, Daniel and Arianna. Their second daughter, Kelsey, has an education degree and is currently teaching in North Georgia. Their son, Cameron, is currently attending North Georgia Technical College as an Electrical Lineworker Apprentice. All of them have trusted Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord and are actively serving Him. This is Dexter’s and Patricia’s greatest joy.
He has served in ministry for 33 years. His threefold philosophy to ministry is to love God supremely, love people dearly, and preach the Word boldly. This philosophy of ministry has guided him through the years as he seeks to please the Lord. His life verse is “Jesus is before all things and by Him all things hold together” (Colossians 1:17).
Bro. Dexter has served as the pastor of Central Baptist Church since March 8, 1997. His relationship with the church family is healthy and joyous. He counts it a great privilege to serve His Lord with this loving body of believers.
email: pastor@central-baptist.com
Wason Carroll – Associate Pastor of Worship and Administration
Bro. Wason has only been at Central Baptist since August of 2011 has been ministering in churches since 1992. He has been married to Marilyn for fifteen years and they have two children, Caleb and Brooke. Bro. Wason is a native of Troy, Alabama and when asked if he is fan of Alabama or Auburn, He’ll still say, “Go Trojans.” He has a Bachelor’s of Church music from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama.
Email: worship@central-baptist.com
Kevin Youngstrom – Minister of Youth
Bro. Kevin has been our Minister of Youth since August 2010. He has been involved in several ministries over the last 10 years at Central Baptist Church. He has been married to Keya for 14 years and is a native of Phenix City, AL. He has 2 kids, Zachary and Noah. He attended the University of Montevallo in Montevallo, AL and completed his education with a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences at Columbus State University in Columbus, GA.
He is planning to attend seminary and pursue a Master’s Degree to better serve God in ministry. Kevin considers it an honor to serve the Lord Jesus Christ through the Youth Ministry at CBC. He looks forward to seeing all that God will do through them as they serve Him. John 15:5.
E-mail: youth@central-baptist.com
Debbie Powell – Financial Bookkeeper
Debbie is married to Joe and has 6 children and 5 grandchildren. She held the position of Secretary at Central from March 2005, and was promoted to the position of Financial Bookkeeper in November 2006. Her interests include cooking, reading, soccer, football, the Atlanta Braves, nieces and nephews, and grandchildren.
email: admin@central-baptist.com
Macy is married to Joshua Alexander and has a precious little girl, Saphirra. She has been a member of Central for 5 years. Her interests include art, cooking, reading, tennis, golf, soccer and spending time with family and friends.
Email: office@central-baptist.com
Carlvin Shirah – Maintenance and Custodian
Carlvin demonstrates his love for Jesus Christ through a life of service. He serves as the Building Maintenance Person by keeping up the buildings and grounds here at CBC. He also heads up the Transportation Team that reaches out in our community to bring boys and girls to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. Carlvin is a blessing to all our members by honoring his Lord with excellence in all he does. His passion is to let his light shine before all people so they will know his Lord. He has 2 daughters and 3 grandchildren.