Meet Our Pastor

"Being the pastor of Faith Baptist of Myra has been an exciting journey as we have seen God change lives. We have a vision that we are pursuing together as a body of Christ to see God glorified in all aspects of our ministries." - Pastor Dave

 

Pastor Dave Hammond is a 1977 graduate of Georgetown College and holds a master’s degree from Morehead State University.  When he became Pastor at Faith Baptist Church of Myra in 1991, the church had only twelve members. It now has more than three hundred. Faith Baptist Myra has ranked among the top one hundred churches in Kentucky for the number of baptisms for five of the last six years & has been home to the highly successful Myra Christian Academy since 1999. Dave was inducted into the Scott County High School Hall of Fame in 1998. In 2001, he was honored as bi-vocational pastor of the year by the Kentucky Baptist Convention. In 2007, he represented Kentucky at the Bi-vocational Celebration at Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. In 2008, he again represented the state at the Mid-Continent Bible College Bi-vocational Celebration Conference. Dave’s television ministry, known as “The Winning Life” program, can be seen on two major TV stations, Living Faith TV of Abingdon, Virginia and WPRG channel Five from Pikeville. Dave’s radio program reaches seven major cities through Wilkins Communication Network of Spartanburg, South Carolina and can also be heard daily on three local stations. Together, Pastor Dave and his wife, Kay, have brought a broad based and multi-faceted range of services and ministries to their local community, county, and the entire SouthEast region.

You can reach Dave at (606) 523-6140

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"It has been a privilege to work with my husband in providing spiritual solutions to problems encountered by Christians.  It is my sincere desire to share the healing power, forgiveness, and love that can be found only in Jesus Christ ." - Kay

 

Mrs. Kay Hammond holds degrees from Pikeville College, Morehead State and Eastern Kentucky University. She was a high school librarian for more than thirty years and assistant librarian for six years at Pikeville College where she continues as director of the Baptist Campus Ministry. She was recently named President of the college’s Alumni Association. She also serves as director of the Appalachian Pregnancy Care Center in Pikeville, which has just received the 2009 Service Organization Award from the Chamber of Commerce. She has hosted “Kay’s Korner” a Christian TV talk show and, along with her husband Pastor Dave Hammond, has conducted a radio ministry.  She is in demand as a conference speaker on Christian women’s issues, has conducted workshops and lectured at Kentucky Baptist Convention events and spoken to non-denominational groups like the East Kentucky Son Rise Touched Twice Medical Clinic in Cumberland. Kay is passionate in her service to the community especially its youth and is tireless in her efforts to help people in need. She shares Dave’s vision of and commitment to a Church that positively impacts all aspects of the community. (Added May 2010)

You can contact Kay at the Applachian Pregnancy Care Center (606) 433-0700