Having never been to church before, my eyes were opened to the Gospel and I was born again on November 8, 1980 and it was incredible!  In 1988, the Lord called me into vocational ministry which began in Malawi, Africa.  God has now given me a beautiful family of my own and a spirit filled ministry at [...]

I came to know the saving grace of Christ as a young child and was called by God into vocational ministry during my senior year of high school.  I have served in a variety of ministry capacities in churches in Louisiana, Georgia and Texas.  My wife Shannon and I have three beautiful children – Andrew, [...]

I’m probably either watching an episode of The Andy Griffith Show and/or drinking a Mountain Dew right now, while you’re reading this.  Everyone is allowed one mild addiction, right?:-) I’m a pretty hyper guy – That’s one reason that I’m so blessed to have the calming influence and love of my life, Dena.  We’ve been married for [...]

I have been on staff here at Lakeside since 2005 and have served as both the Student Minister and Minister of Missions. Prior to serving at Lakeside Baptist Church I was a missionary with the North American Mission Board in New York City.  I am also a Registered Nurse. I married Derek DeBusk in 2010, [...]

While I grew up very familiar to the church, it wasn’t until I was 13 when I understood what it meant to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.  Then at the age of 16, I was studying Matthew 28:19-20 and knew that God wanted me to “teach them what I (Jesus) have commanded you.” [...]