Pastoral Staff

Kelly D. McInerney
Pastor
Pastor Kelly McInerney became the senior pastor of Bible Baptist Church in March, 2017, after serving for more than 22 years as the founding pastor of Bible Baptist Church in Wilmington, Ohio. After several years of training and ministry, he was ordained in 1993. In 1995 he and his wife, Theresa, began the Wilmington church with eight people. In their years at Wilmington, they were blessed to see the congregation grow to over 1,000 active members, and left the church debt-free with a 32 acre, $6.5 million dollar campus. During his years in Ohio, Pastor McInerney trained young pastors for ministry and led the church to plant new churches in the Ohio cities of Springfield, Chillicothe, Marysville, Greenville, and Amelia, as well as assist with the starting of other new churches throughout the state. In addition to his pastoral ministry, Pastor McInerney has over 25 years experience as a law enforcement chaplain, having served with the Clinton County (OH) Sheriff's Office, the Ohio State Highway Patrol, and currently with the Chatham County (GA) Police Department. He and Theresa have three children, Kenton (Sophie), Kaden (Kayla), Kerrigan, and two grandchildren, Birdie and Truett.

Austin Dixon
Associate Pastor
Pastor Austin Dixon and Amanda came to BBC in October of 2023. Pastor Dixon previously served as Pastor of Victory Baptist Church of Batavia, Ohio. Pastor Dixon has served in several ministries since the Lord called him to ministry when he was 16. He was an intern for several summers at Bible Baptist Church of Marysville, and served four years as Hillsboro Bible Baptist’s Children’s pastor.

Carter Cockman
Assistant Pastor
Pastor Carter Cockman and his wife, Maddie, came to BBC in September of 2026. Prior to BBC, he trusted Christ as his Savior at age 5 and was called to preach at age 8. Pastor Cockman served as Assistant Pastor at Assurance Baptist Church, in Dayton, Ohio where he served in various ministries, including pastoral ministry, and evangelism.

Dwight Evens
Assistant Pastor - Senior Care
Pastor Evens has served as Senior Care Assistant Pastor since 2020. He is a graduate of Cedarville University in Ohio, and Grand Rapids Seminary in Michigan. He and his wife, Ronda moved from Atlanta, GA in 2015 to join the staff. Before taking over the the Senior Care ministry, Pastor Dwight was the children's pastor for 5 years. While in Atlanta they were involved in a children's/ teens ministry for many years. They have three grown children and seven grandchildren.

Herb Hubbard
Pastor Emeritus
Pastor Herb Hubbard spent his childhood in Beaufort, South Carolina and his teen years in Bible Baptist Church in Savannah, Georgia where he was saved in 1968. While attending Baptist Bible College in Springfield, Missouri, he married his wife Shirley in 1972. After many years of pastoral ministry, Pastor Hubbard returned to BBC to co-pastor with Dr. Cecil Hodges in 1994, becoming Senior Pastor in 1997. In the spring of 2017, and with over 20 years of faithful service at Bible Baptist Church, Pastor Hubbard retired from the pastorate and now serves as Chaplain for the YMCA of Coastal Georgia.






