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Mark E. Wilson
Senior Pastor

Mark joined the pastoral staff in 1997. A graduate of Temple Baptist College in Cincinnati, Ohio, he began his preaching and teaching ministry early in 1983. He is completing his Master of Divinity at Newburg Theological Seminary. Mark has two biblical principles that guide his pastoral ministry: the first is to be an effective leader you must be willing to serve and second is that we must teach those things that become sound doctrine. Pastor Mark also has served on the Executive Board for the State Convention of Baptists in Ohio. Before accepting the call to the position of Senior Pastor in February 2005, Mark worked in the grocery warehouse industry for 25 years. Mark enjoys spending time with his wife, Brenda. They have been married since 1980 and have two adult children. A son, Mark Daniel, and a daughter, Lauren Elizabeth. Pastor Mark is an avid outdoorsman, a passion passed down from his father.

Chris Sammond
Pastor of Worship & Music Ministries

Chris joined the North Fairfield Baptist Church staff in October of 2004. A graduate of Belmont University in Nashville, TN, he began leading worship toward the end of 1996. Prior to accepting the call into full time Christian service, Chris taught music and drama for several years in public and private schools and entertained a short career in radio. Chris is married to Erika. Together they are the proud parents of Tony, Noah and Chloe. He has served churches in Tennessee, Georgia and Ohio. Chris is currently enrolled in the doctoral program at the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies in Orange Park, Florida.

Matt McKay
Pastor of Student Ministries & Christian Education

Matt has been at North Fairfield Baptist Church since June of 2004. He is a graduate of Cumberland College in Williamsburg, KY, and is working toward his Masters at Southern Seminary. At 17 he accepted the call to full-time ministry and since then has served as summer intern youth minister at two churches in Louisville. His first church where he worked part-time was McKee Baptist Church in McKee, KY. Matt is married to Theresa, a teacher in Fairfield, Ohio, and they have two children, Canaan and Tytus.

Robert Skirvin
Pastor of Emeritus

Bob received the call to full-time ministry at the age of seventeen and immediately began studying to become a pastor. He graduated from Clear Creek Baptist College, Cumberland College and Georgetown College with the Bachelor of Arts degree and received the Master of Divinity from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. Bob's first full-time pastorate was near Nashville, TN. In January 1960, East Hamilton Baptist Church decided to start a church plant which was organized into a church in June 1965 and 2 years after called Bob to become the church's first full-time pastor, July 3, 1967. He remained Senior Pastor at that church, North Fairfield Baptist Church, for 37 1/2 years before retiring in December, 2004. Bob accepted the church's call to become Pastor Emeritus in 2006.

Susan Branson
Administrative Assistant

Susan joined the office staff in June of 1989 after being a stay-at-home mom for many years. She considers this position to be a ministry, not a job. Each day brings something new and exciting in God’s work at North Fairfield. When she was a teenager, Susan and her parents joined the congregation of North Fairfield. She served the Lord through music as church pianist and soloist for many years. Susan enjoys spending time with her husband, Rob, their two adult daughters and son-in-law along with their two beautiful young granddaughters.




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