Meet the leaders God has put in place here at our church.
Chris Wells
Senior Pastor
Chris is the Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church. He holds a Doctor of Ministry and Master of Divinity from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.
He previously served as the Senior Pastor at Camden Baptist Church, Camden, Alabama, as the Assistant Pastor of Christ Fellowship Church, South Portland, Maine, and as Worship Pastor of Vine Street Baptist Church, Louisville, Kentucky.
He and his wife, Laura Don, have two sons and one daughter. Chris enjoys camping, Auburn football, writing Middle-Grade fiction, and songwriting.
Austin Lewis
Associate Pastor
Austin serves as the Associate Pastor of First Baptist Church Mt Sterling. He holds a Master of Divinity in Christian Ministry from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Morehead State University.
Austin is happily married to his best friend, Makayla, and they have one daughter, Mallory.
Walt Tufano
Church Facility & Grounds Manager
Walt Tufano serves as First Baptist Church's Church Facility & Grounds Manager. A Mount Sterling native, Walt has been an active member at First Baptist Church for many years. He has an Associate's Degree in Applied Science with an emphasis in HVAC from Maysville Community and Technical College.
