Pastor Andrew Ward

I was saved by the grace of God when I repented and put my faith in Jesus Christ at the age of thirty. Before God called me into full-time ministry, I was an air conditioning and refrigeration mechanic. For my first ministry assignment, I served as a missionary with Child Evangelism Fellowship for nearly 12 years. During that time, I was a Local Director in the East Central Florida Chapter and the State Director for CEF of Mississippi. I also served as a pastor in Gulfport, Mississippi. I started serving as an Associate Pastor at CBC, focused primarily on biblical counseling, in August 2019. In January 2022, I began serving as the pastor of Community Baptist Church. I earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Liberty University and studied biblical counseling at the Master’s University online program. I wrote the curriculum for Overcoming Addictions in Christ, a 12-week biblical discipleship ministry to help people struggling with addiction find freedom in Christ. My wife Dee Dee and I have four adult children and two grandchildren. When not working, I like playing golf and vacationing in the Florida Keys.