Staff

SENIOR PASTOR

Greg became the Senior Pastor of Cedar Crest in December, 1997. A native of Dothan, Alabama, Greg received his Bachelor of Arts from Southeastern Louisiana University and his Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Mary, have two adult children, Niki and Nathan.

greg@ccbchurch.org

ADMINISTRATIVE PASTOR

Lynn joined the Cedar Crest staff as Administrative Pastor in January 2013 after retiring from a 30+ year career in health care management. He, his wife Donna, and 3 sons (Josh, Justin, and Jacob), have been members at CCBC since 1988.

lynn@ccbchurch.org

WORSHIP LEADER

Dee joined the staff of Cedar Crest in October 2012. He and his wife Tami have 3 children, Johnathan, Emma, and Chloe. Dee has served in churches for over 25 years. Dee graduated from Louisiana Tech University with a Bachelors degree in Piano Performance and a Master's in Theatre.

dee@ccbchurch.org

WORSHIP ASSOCIATE

Jeremy is our Worship Associate and leads our Praise and Worship Team and band on Sunday mornings. His responsibilities include vision casting for worship services, planning and preparing for Sunday worship, leading the Praise Team and band each week and working with members of the AVL team to make our Sunday morning services the best they can be. Jeremy has experience in all aspects of worship leadership, serving churches in this area for more than 20 years. Jeremy and his wife, Dana, and children, Dara and Levi, have been at Cedar Crest since the beginning of 2023.

CHILDREN'S MINISTRY COORDINATOR

Lydia is our Children’s Ministry Coordinator with a passion for loving and serving children and families. She is married to Cody Garlington, and together they have two daughters. Lydia graduated from Ouachita Baptist University in 2015 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education. During her 7 years of teaching public school, she earned Ouachita Parish Top 5 Elementary Teachers of the Year. Feeling a call to serve in the church, she then joined Cedar Crest staff in September of 2022.

lydia@ccbchurch.org

ASSOCIATE AND STUDENT PASTOR

Austin Prince, born in Alabama, serves as the Associate and Student Pastor at Cedar Crest. A graduate of Troy University, Austin is married to his wife Sydney, and together they have three children: Tobias, Harper, and Gideon. He enjoys outdoor activities and values family time. After 3.5 years of pastoral experience in Florida, God called Austin and his family to Louisiana, where he is dedicated to equipping students to abide, engage, invest, and become devoted followers of Jesus.

austin@ccbchurch.org

FINANCIAL SECRETARY

Jodi Beach is married to Larry and has been the financial secretary since late 2017. She and Larry have been long time members of Cedar Crest and have served in various ways over the years. She and Larry live in Farmerville where they are building their dream home with their own hands.

jodi@ccbchurch.org

MISSIONS & OUTREACH COORDINATOR, DISCIPLE LIFE DIRECTOR

Jim and his wife, Kathryn have been members at Cedar Crest since February of 1990. Together, Jim and Kathryn have five children and share eleven grandchildren. He has served as a volunteer at Cedar Crest leading some of our educational efforts and has previous experience in the retail business as an owner and a leader in an organization that care for people with development disabilities.

jim@ccbchurch.org

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Beth came on staff on October 1, 2022 as an Administrative Assistant working with the Pastoral Staff. She is a native of Louisiana, but has also lived in Arkansas and Texas. For the past 17 years she has been employed in the medical field working as administrative support for the Medical Director, Chief Nursing Officer, and AVP of Operations. Beth has been a member at CCBC for the past 17 years, moving here when her husband Steve became the Worship Pastor at CCBC in April of 2005. Beth has three children, Steve, Jr., Elizabeth, and Matthew and five grandchildren.

GENERAL SECRETARY

Melanie joined the Cedar Crest staff, as the General Secretary, in July of 2022. She has 17 years of previous church secretarial experience. She is married to Tony & they have two dogs.

melanie@ccbchurch.org

CUSTODIAN

George has been the custodian at Cedar Crest since 2016. He is responsible for keeping the Worship Center and Education Building clean and setting up for special events. George and his wife Karen have been members since 1998.

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR

Buster is the owner of Host Marketing which is a full-service creative agency that provides next level marketing support for any brand or business. Buster has been employed by Cedar Crest since 2022 to coordinate our marketing and social media efforts. He is married to Brooklyn and they have 4 children. Buster and his family have been members of Cedar Crest since 2020.