Larry Waye

MISSIONS PASTOR

Larry Waye was saved as a child, surrendered to the call of God to vocational ministry in 1970, was licensed to preach in 1972, and ordained in 1976. He has ministered in churches in Oklahoma, Texas, Ohio, Illinois, and New York, before moving to Alabama.

Larry and Cheryl Waye joined the Decatur Baptist Church pastoral staff in 2005, relocating from Rochester, NY where Larry had ministered for 22 years at the First Bible Baptist Church.

At Decatur Baptist, Larry served as Pastor of Adult Ministries for 5 1/2 years before leaving the staff under the Lord’s leadership to minister to the community at large through the Decatur Morgan Count Entrepreneurial Center, a non-profit economic development organization that he helped start.

In the fall of 2019, he returned to the staff of Decatur Baptist Church and currently oversees the Edify and Equip Ministries.