Dr. Ken Parker, Senior Pastor

Dr. Ken Parker became the senior pastor at First Baptist in January of 2006.  Prior to coming to Kearney, he served as the founding pastor of Southpointe Family Church in Fort Smith, Arkansas.  He also served as pastor of Fianna Hills Baptist Church in Fort Smith and First Baptist Church in Union, Missouri. Before becoming a senior pastor, Ken served churches in his home state of Illinois and Missouri as an associate pastor with responsibilities in music and youth ministry.

Ken is a 1983 graduate of Cahokia Senior High School in Cahokia, Illinois, a 1988 graduate of Missouri Baptist College (University) in St. Louis, Missouri with a Bachelor of Arts degree in church music and vocal performance, and earned a Master of Divinity (1995) and Doctor of Ministry (2002) from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri.

Pastor Ken and his wife Lori (married since 1988) are the parents of two sons:  Zach (16) and Luke (14).