Chris has served as Director of Missions since August 2008. Prior to this role, he served at First Baptist Church of Kingfisher as Youth and Education Minister for 12 years and at First Baptist Church of Hennessey as Youth Minister for 6 years. Chris holds a Bachelor’s degree in History from the University of Central Oklahoma and pursued theological studies at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He was ordained to the gospel ministry on January 8, 1995.

Chris is married to his wife, Laurie, who serves as a pre-kindergarten teacher in the Kingfisher Public School System and also teaches Kindergarten Sunday School at First Baptist Church of Kingfisher. Their family includes Kaylie and her husband Santi, and two sons Mateo and Lucas Mejía, as well as Megan and her husband Domingo Garcia.