our leadership

Vision Statement

Elmdale Baptist Church is a unified, praying church, with Christ-centered worship, multiplying disciples in Northwest Arkansas and the world.

 

Pastor Billy
 
 BILLY CHIDESTER
Senior Pastor
 
 
Originally from Atlanta, GA, Pastor Billy spent most of his life in Hattiesburg, MS. There he earned his undergraduate from William Carey College followed by a Masters of Divinity from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He is married to Evangelina and they have two children; Shirley and Billy.
Pastor Brad
 
BRAD VAUGHN
Youth Pastor 
 
 
Brad is from Fayetteville, AR and a graduate of Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary. He is married to Mary and they have two children; daughter, Grace and son, Eli. Brad has served as a Sunday School teacher for many years and cites 2 Corinthians 5:17 as his favorite scripture.