Doug Ripley

Senior Pastor

Decatur Baptist Church is an exciting and growing church committed to the Acts 1:8 strategy. DBC has a burden for people, a vision for the future and a plan of action with clear, concise goals. All of this is the result of God’s sovereign choice to bless DBC, their love and commitment to missions,... Read more

Rex Terry

Praise and Worship Pastor

Rex and his wife Dawn moved from Charlotte, N.C. to Decatur in 1982. They have two sons, Mason and Madison, and a wonderful daughter-in-law Angela. Rex holds a B.A. in music from Tennessee Temple University, an M.A. in theology and a D.Min. from Louisiana Baptist University. Dawn holds a B.S. in... Read more

Jeff Gilliam

Financial Administrator

Jeff grew up in Trinity, Alabama and was saved at the age of ten. After graduating from the University of Alabama in 1985, with a Bachelor of Science degree from the School of Commerce and Business Administration, he began a career in consumer lending. In 1989 Jeff was led to Decatur Baptist Church... Read more

Dwight Moss

Christian Education Pastor

Dwight Moss serves Decatur Baptist Church as Christian Education Pastor. Dwight has been involved in Christian Education since 1988 serving churches in Kentucky, Washington, and Alabama. He holds a B.S. in Christian Education from Mid-Continent University and multiple advanced degrees from the “... Read more

Lee Carter

Outreach Pastor

Lee Carter, his wife Heather, son Travis and daughter Bethany relocated to Decatur in July 2014. Lee serves as the Assimilation Pastor over seeing Evangelism, Discipleship and local outreach. Lee has a background consisting of Public Safety, Military Police and Sales. At the same time while working... Read more

Danny Holmes

Children's Pastor

Danny Holmes currently serves as our Children’s Pastor. He was saved at an early age and always knew that God had something special for his life. In 1994, Danny and his wife Gail first started attending Decatur Baptist. Those early years at the church were full of learning about God’s Word and... Read more

Cody Hyde

Student Pastor

Cody Hyde serves as the student pastor for Decatur Baptist Church. Cody and his wife Jodi have lived in the Hartselle/Decatur area for the past nine years. They have two girls, Camryn and Katie Claire. Cody enjoys spending time with his family, playing sports, and being outdoors. Cody was called... Read more

Scott Davis

Pastoral Assistant to the Senior Pastor

Scott was saved in 1985 at the age of nine after receiving Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. His mother led him to Christ. His calling to ministry began and continues to be driven by his desire to serve God's people by the preaching and teaching of His Word and by serving others. He was a 1994... Read more

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