Our Leadership

Tom serves as the Senior Pastor at First Baptist of Clinton, Louisiana. He is married to Joy, and they have four children: Sophie (married to Fabian), Karlie, Rebekah and David. He received his MDiv and PhD degrees from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky with a major in Church History, emphasis on Baptists, and with a minor in Systematic Theology. He is the author of The Doctrine of Justification in the Theologies of Richard Baxter and Benjamin Keach (PhD diss, SBTS) and What is a Reformed Baptist?. He is also currently working on a devotional book exploring the topic of Law and Gospel. He serves on the board of directors for Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary and is an adjunct professor for CBTS and IRBS.

Mitch grew up attending church, but through the teaching of evolution and an unregenerate heart, he was an atheist at 17. In 1973, at the age of 20, the Lord began a clear work in his life. Through reading the Gospel of Matthew, Mitch was converted by the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ. Mitch and his wife, Sheri, were married in 1976; they have three children and 12 grandchildren. Mitch was called to serve as a deacon at First Baptist Church in 1993 and later ordained as an elder and pastor in 2005. He earned a Master's in Religion from Reformed Baptist Seminary in 2015.

Andrew is the Assistant to the Pastors at First Baptist Church in Clinton, LA. In 2019, after graduating from Auburn University with a BS in Agricultural Economics, Andrew came to First Baptist to serve as a member and pastoral intern. He completed his MDiv degree at Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary in May 2025 with an eye to the full-time pastoral ministry, if the Lord is willing. Andrew and his wife Hannah have been married since February 2020, and have three children: Haddon, Charlotte, and Ruby.

Fred is the Pastor Emeritus (honorably retired) at First Baptist of Clinton, Louisiana. He holds an MDiv degree from Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi, and a PhD degree in New Testament from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth, Texas. He is the blessed husband of Deborah, and the happy father of three grown children and six grandchildren. He served as a Trustee for The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky. He was the Professor of Pastoral Theology at IRBS and CBTS.