Leadership

Pastor Perkins  has been the Pastor of GBC since 2007. He was raised in the home of a church planting missionary. In July 1979, Paul realized his Baptist religion could not save him, and trusted Christ as his Saviour. Called to preach at summer camp of the same year, ministry became the focus of his work.  Paul started attending Bible College in 1986, and has completed a Bachelor of Arts degree, a Master's Degree in Theology, and is currently working on his Doctorate.  In May of 1990, Paul married Monessa, and the Lord has since blessed them with five children: Rebecca, Elisa, Timothy, Ethan and Tessa. Paul and Monessa served together here at GBC  after marrying until 1995 when the Lord called them to be missionaries in the Philippines. There, they served in missions work until the Lord called them back to pastor Grace Baptist Church. 

Kreg trusted Christ as his Saviour at the age of four. He got the assurance of his salvation at eleven years old. During his freshman year of high school, Kreg felt called to work in Christian education, and he committed his life to the Lord at School Camp that year. Before moving to Mississippi, Kreg taught Sunday school for five years, coached baseball for eight years, and worked in an Awana-style kids’ club for three years.

Kreg enrolled at Hyles-Anderson College in 2016 and graduated with a degree in secondary education in 2019. In April of 2017, while in college, he started Carpenter Property Improvements, a full-service property-maintenance company located in Northwest Indiana. The company grew to seven employees within three years of operation.

Kreg married his high school sweetheart Stefanie in May of 2019. Their first child, Melissa Anne, was born in September of 2024.

Kreg and Stefanie have served together at Grace Baptist Church and Academy for four years. In December of 2024, Kreg took on the role of assistant pastor for the church.

Kreg enjoys all things traveling, loves supporting missions, and appreciates a quiet evening at home.

Bro. Benjamin Roberts joined GBC in the summer of 2016 as the principal of GBA, and he was also led to become the leader of the music program for the church. In 2021, he stepped away from GBA and became the full time Youth Pastor of the GBC Teens. He and his wife, Clarissa were married in 2015, and have two daughters together.  Ben and Clarissa both attended Pensacola Christian College.