People

People

Director of Children’s Ministry

Kiley Blair

Kiley Blair began her bi-vocational ministry position as Director of Children’s Ministry in November of 2022.  Her roots are deeply planted in Owenton First Baptist as she was baptized as a young girl and eventually lead in volunteer ministry capacities at FBC into her college years. The heartbeat of her ministry is planting seeds of faith in the lives of children and families and it is her prayer that those seeds will fall on the fertile soul that will produce…
Bi-Vocational Youth Pastor

Ross Ford

Ross Ford joined the Owenton First Baptist Church staff in October 2022 as the Bi-vocational Youth Pastor. He has attended Owenton First Baptist for the past 10 years and for much of this time was a faithful member of the youth group. Graduating from Owen County High School in 2017, Ross has worked with Owenton FBC’s youth on several occasions, both as a volunteer and interim youth minister. As the leader of this group, Ross has a strong desire to…
Ministry Assistant

Susan Stowe

Susan began her position as Ministry Assistant in September 2013.  She oversees the daily business of the church, including financial, and assisting other staff members.  Susan wants to be competently fulfill her responsibilities in a Christ-like manner.  When not at the church she’s enjoying her home at the lake and enjoying her six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to…
Worship & Media Pastor

Chuck Harris

Chuck joined the Owenton First Baptist staff in February of 2013 and brings energy and passion for people of all ages to our Worship and Media Ministries. Chuck desires for every member of the church to connect through multi-generational worship, and to understand what true, biblical worship looks, sounds, and feels like. He also believes that a church choir plays a vital role in the life of a healthy church. If he is not doing ministry, you’ll find him playing…
Lead Pastor

Brad Banks

Brad began his ministry as pastor of Owenton FBC in April 2009. He is presently in his thirty-eighth year of ministry having served as a lead pastor for thirty-four of those years. Brad’s call to the ministry coincided with his salvation at the age of twelve but it was not until the age of seventeen that he began fulfilling that call. It was during this major life change that he was confronted with what became his life verse, Philippians 1:21:…