January 20-22, 2022 in Brandon, Mississippi.
The 2022 Deep South Founders Conference focused on The Perseverance of the Saints, Chapter 17 of the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith.
- Kurt Smith, Pastor of Providence Reformed Baptist Church, Remlap, AL
- Todd Wilson, Pastor of Grace Covenant Baptist Church, Hoover AL,
- Dale Crawford, Pastor of Trinity Baptist Church, Baton Rouge, LA,
- Shannon Davis, Pastor of Conehatta Baptist Church, Conehatta MS.
- Dr. Cary Kimbrell Pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Laurel, MS
- Michael Gaydosh of Solid Ground Books, Port St. Lucie, FL
- Greg Ballard Pastor of Grace Community Church , Jackson, MS
- Scott Lucky Associate Pastor of Parkway Baptist Church, Clinton, MS
Todd Wilson has served as pastor since August 2005. He received his MDiv from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in December 2000. Todd and his wife Lori were married in 1987 and have two daughters, Bailey (b. June 1990) and Kirby (b. March 1992), and one grandchild. They are also involved with the Alabama Baptist Children’s Home & Pathways Ministries in the ministry of foster care.
Pastor Todd enjoys the ministry at Grace Covenant and leading in the work of missions. He is committed to short term international missions, going and leading groups each year. He has had the privilege of ministering in Kiev, Ukraine; Guilin, China; southeastern Turkey; Irapuato, Mexico; La Poza, Mexico; Punta Gorda, Belize; and in Northern and South Africa. He is also involved with Founders Ministries, serving on the planning committee for the Deep South Founders Conference.
Dale Crawford attended Louisiana State University and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He came to Trinity in 1987 and has served as senior pastor since 1997. He has been married to his wife, Pat, since 1974 and they have two adult children and seven grandchildren.
Kurt M. Smith is pastor of Providence Reformed Baptist Church in Remlap, Alabama on Pine Mountain. He has served in the Gospel ministry for 30-plus years with 25 years devoted to pastoral ministry in both Georgia and Alabama. He has a B.A. in Biblical Studies from Luther Rice Bible College and is a published author in the literary genre of Christian biography and Church history. Kurt is the grateful husband to his wife, Lorrie, and the delighted father to his three children – Nicole, Owen, and Sean.
Shannon Davis is the pastor of Conehatta Baptist Church in Newton County Mississippi. He holds a Masters of Divinity degree in Pastoral Ministry from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and is working on a Doctor of Ministry degree in Pastoral Theology from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is married to Dee Dee Davis and they have two beautiful girls, Brylee and Eden.