Staff

Brian Carson, Pastor

Pastor Brian Carson: Pastor Brian was born in Springfield, MO but grew up and went to school here in Bowling Green. He graduated from Western Kentucky University in 1990 and from Baptist Bible College in Springfield, MO in 1994. He came to work for Grace Baptist Church in January of 1998. He and his wife, Shana, were married in June of 1991 and have two children and four grandchildren.

Blake Corley, Youth/Music Director

Blake Corley, Youth/Music Director: Blake Corley was born and raised in Farmington, NM. He attended school at Heartland Baptist Bible College in Oklahoma City, OK where he met his wife, Kassie. He and his wife have one child . They joined the staff at Grace in the Summer of 2022.

Cole Carson, Outreach Director

Cole Carson, Outreach Director: Cole Carson was born and raised in Bowling Green, KY. He attended school at Heartland Baptist Bible College in Oklahoma City, OK where he met his wife Emma. He and his wife have one child. They Joined the staff at Grace in the Summer of 2023.

Marvin Carson, Pastor Emeritus

Marvin Carson, Pastor Emeritus: Marvin Carson entered Baptist Bible College, Springfield MO, in the fall of 1965 upon his graduation from Bowling Green High School. Upon graduation from BBC, he served as an Associate Pastor on the staff of the Seminole Baptist Temple under the ministry of Raymond Tracy in Springfield, MO. In the fall of 1970 he became Pastor of the Grace Baptist Church and served there until April of 2018. He has been active within his state along with other Independent Baptist pastors in starting new churches in needy areas. He has also served as a foreign mission’s field representative with the Baptist Bible Fellowship International. He and his wife, Milinda, have three sons and a daughter who are actively serving the Lord.

Joe Decker

Joe Decker, Staff Evangelist: Bro. Joe Decker was saved as a teenager in Louisville, Ky. He was baptized at the Metropolitan Baptist Church, where later he served as associate pastor for over four years. He then planted and pastored the Berean Baptist Church in Scottsville, Ky, where he served for over six years. He then went to Grace Baptist Church in Bowling Green, Ky, where he served as assistant pastor for over eighteen years. Bro. Decker has worked with young people his whole ministry, working and speaking at summer camps and youth rallies. Bro. Decker and his wife, Denise, have five children.

Staff

Brian Carson, Pastor

Blake Corley, Youth/Music Director

Cole Carson, Outreach Director

Marvin Carson, Pastor Emeritus

Joe Decker

Brian Carpenter, College and Career Director/Custodian

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