Our Mission:
The mission of Old Town Creek Baptist Church is to love God, to love others, and to lift up the name of Jesus Christ in every possible way. We seek to follow the example that was set by Jesus for the New Testament Church.
Our Affiliations:
We believe that the Bible has God for its author; salvation for its end; and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter and that all Scripture is totally true and trustworthy. Our congregation has adopted the 2000 statement of The Baptist Faith and Message as our doctrinal guideline. You may view the statement of faith in its entirety at http://www.sbc.net/bfm2000/bfm2000.asp
We are also affiliated with the Alabama State Baptist Convention and the Muscle Shoals Baptist Association.
Our Pastor and Staff:
Brandon Kerby, Senior Pastor
Brandon Kerby is a life-long resident of Lawrence County, Alabama. He was born on July 7, 1990 to Danny and Lesa Kerby of Town Creek and currently resides in the Hatton community with his wife (Ms. Leslie) and his daughter (Harper Grace).
Bro. Brandon attended Old Town Creek Baptist as a teenager and was active in the student ministry. He was a member of Old Town Creek Baptist when he surrendered his life to the call of ministry in August of 2008, at age 18. After graduating from the local high school in 2008, Bro. Brandon’s ministry was relocated to the Tennessee Valley where he served as the Minister of Music and Associate Pastor at Courtland Baptist Church from 2009-2012. Bro. Brandon was licensed to preach on August 15, 2010 and was ordained on July 17, 2011. He became the Senior Pastor of Hillsboro Baptist Church in 2012 and remained there until August of 2017. Bro. Brandon preached his first sermon as Senior Pastor of Old Town Creek Baptist on September 3, 2017.
Additionally, Bro. Brandon has served as the Moderator of the Muscle Shoals Baptist Association (2019), Vice-Moderator of the Muscle Shoals Baptist Association (2018), and President of the Associational Pastor’s Conference (2018). Bro. Brandon was nominated in 2015 to receive the Troy L. Morrison Leadership/Church Health Award.
“…Without a doubt, God has called me into the ministry to proclaim His message fully and faithfully. It has been, it is now, and it will forever be my desire to spread the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ and to minister to those in need. There is nothing that I can do on my own, but only by His grace. It is by that grace that I can and will do my part to bring glory and honor to my Savior and His Kingdom…” – Bro. Brandon Kerby
Neil Carter, Associate Pastor
” After graduating from The University of North Alabama in 1970, Debbie and I moved to Ft. Worth, Texas where I received my Master of Divinity Degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. We have been in ministry over fifty years serving full time for forty-seven of those years. I have pastored two churches and served two other churches as Associate Pastor, Minister of Education and Youth, Senior Adult Minister, Bus and Vans Minister, and Benevolence Pastor. I formally retired in June of 2019 from Pleasant Grove Baptist Church where I served as the Associate Pastor of Education and Missions for thirty-one years. We have been blessed to be a part of some mighty movings of God in each church and ministry.
Debbie and I have both served on State and Association Sunday School Teams and VBS Teams. I served on the Alabama State Board of Missions for six years and the state VBS Team one year. I also served as a consultant for the Alabama Baptist Sunday School Department for two years. I serve on the Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief Team as a chaplain. I am also a chaplain at Lawrence Medical Center.
Our heart is for outreach and missions. We have had the privilege of going on mission trips to Hungary(2), Ukraine, Honduras (4), and multiple trips inside the United States.
Debbie and I will celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary this year (2020). We have a daughter, Allison Gilbert (Chad) in Nashville, Tennessee, and a son, Timothy
(Samantha) and our two grandchildren, Jude and Julia, in Gardendale, Alabama. It has been a blessing to serve as Associate Pastor at Old Town Creek Baptist Church”
Debbie and I will celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary this year (2020). We have a daughter, Allison Gilbert (Chad) in Nashville, Tennessee, and a son, Timothy
(Samantha) and our two grandchildren, Jude and Julia, in Gardendale, Alabama. It has been a blessing to serve as Associate Pastor at Old Town Creek Baptist Church”
– Bro. Neil Carter