Interim Pastor

          October 19, 2008, Bro. Don Young stepped into the pulpit of First Baptist Church, Mayfield, as our Interim Pastor.  Bro. Don recently retired after serving 47 years as Senior Pastor of Heartland Worship Center in Paducah. Prior to Heartland, Bro. Don was Founding Pastor of Bible Baptist Church in Paducah with 29 members. The church grew and became known as Heartland Worship Center with 3,000 members. Since retirement, Bro. Don has continued to serve God through the “Young at Heart” TV Ministry and mentoring and assisting young pastors and churches with growth. He feels God led him to First Baptist Church, Mayfield for the primary purpose of preparing our church for our next full-time pastor. He will be filling the pulpit each Sunday morning and evening service and on Wednesday nights.

Interim Worship Leader

            In February 2009, Dale Crane graciously agreed to serve on an interim basis to lead our music ministry and worship services upon the departure of Dean Brown. Dale has served in similar roles at other churches in our area over the years, and is excited about serving God in this manner at First Baptist Mayfield. We welcome Dale and support him with our prayers.

Minister of Youth and Evangelism

            Jeff Keith became Minister of Youth and Evangelism at First Baptist Mayfield in September 2006. He came to First Baptist from Cedar Creek Baptist Church in Louisville. He has earned a B.A. from the University of Detroit Mercy, a M.Div. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and he is currently working toward a Doctoral Degree at Southern Seminary. Jeff has a passion to see student’s lives transformed and his desire for ministry is to see students and their families come to KNOW Christ in a personal way, GROW in their relationship with God and others, and GO and serve God through serving others.

Hispanics Pastor

            Jaimé Masso became the Hispanics Pastor at First Baptist Mayfield in July 2007. He came to First Baptist from San Antonio, Texas where he was pastor at Iglesia Bautista Victoria en Cristo. He received the Bachelor of Arts in Biblical/Theological Studies at the Baptist University of the Américas in San Antonio. Jaimé is excited to be in Mayfield and to begin his ministry among the Hispanics of the community. His love for Christ is evident in his mission statement: "I exist to be found in Christ, to make Him known to ALL, and to edify His Church."