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Merrick joined the staff of Westside Baptist Church as the Lead Pastor in July 2020. Before this, he served as an associate Youth Pastor in Jackson, MS for two years, and as a College Pastor in Ruston, LA for four years. His greatest desire is to live as a faithful follower of Jesus Christ while serving the local church to help lead people to know and follow Jesus. 
Luke joined the staff at Westside in October 2022. Prior to coming to Westside, he served as a lead pastor for five years at a church in central Illinois. Before that, he served as a youth pastor for eight years. Luke’s greatest passion is growing disciples and applying spiritual disciplines to every day life.
Braden started at Westside in August of 2020. Prior to serving our church, he served for three years as the Middle-School Pastor at First Baptist Church of Ruston, LA. He loves students! Whether it is a 6th grader or a Senior in college, Braden wants to see students radically follow Christ.
Penny and her family have been at Westside since 2002 and she has served as the Children’s Minister since 2010. Prior to serving at Westside, she taught at Athens Elementary school in Lexington and at Murray State University before having children and deciding to be a stay at home Mom for a season. She absolutely loves kids and is right at home serving them and their families at Westside. If you see her around, she will likely have a child on her hip and a smile on her face.
Lesley has always been a fan of Kingdom Kids even before taking over as director in 2011. She has been a part of KKLC as a parent, teacher and interim director in the past. A Marshall County native, Lesley married her former classmate Erik in 1993 and they have together raised their three children Callie, Cole, and Caden.
Cody and his family have been members of Westside since January of 2021. He became the worship leader in March of that year and has loved serving ever since. Prior to being at Westside, Cody was always involved with leading worship since he was in college at Murray State University.
Terry began at Westside in July 2021. Terry is a Calloway County native and married his wife, Terri, in September 1983. Together they have one son, Shaun. In his spare time, Terry likes to cruise around with his wife Terri in their Corvette and go to car shows.
Elizabeth joined the staff at Westside in May 2022. Prior to this, she taught 3-year-olds at Kingdom Kids Learning Center. Elizabeth has been married to her husband, Lee, since August 2011. They have 3 children: Ethan, Elliott, and Maggie. For fun, Elizabeth enjoys reading and spending time with her family.
Heather began part-time at Westside in August 2016, and joined the full-time staff in July 2022. Some of her favorite things are spending time with her two boys, Austin and Kaden, and hiking.
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