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Dr. Gady Youmans

Lead Pastor

Gady Youmans serves as one of the founding pastors and elders of Word of Life Baptist Church. He has been in vocational ministry since college, primarily serving in student and educational ministry settings. He and his wife Lauren have been married since 2012 and have three kids, Samuel, Naomi, and Jacob. Gady has served on multiple church staffs in youth and student ministries since age 18. Currently, Pastor Gady’s day job is serving as the Executive Director and Lead Teacher for the Sweet Onion Christian Learning Center since 2014 where he teaches Bible course to public school students. Gady is committed to serving the Lord through teaching, counseling, and hands on missions both at home and abroad so that believers might be equipped to know and serve the Lord Jesus. He received two Bachelors degrees from Brewton-Parker College in Christian Studies and Psychology in 2011, two Master of Arts degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Christian Education and Biblical Counseling in 2020, and completed his Doctor of Educational Ministry in Biblical Counseling in 2022. Pastor Gady is also an ACBC Certified Biblical Counselor.

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