Greg Sykes
What is your favorite food? White Cheese Dip or Steak
What do you like to do in your spare time? Whatever my family is doing
What is your favorite thing about church ministry? Our amazing staff and the people of FBC
Life Story
My name is Greg Sykes and I am the Senior Pastor here at First Baptist Church in Russellville, Arkansas. I joined the staff of First Baptist Church in July of 2001 and became Pastor in 2011. I am from Arkansas, and grew up in Cabot. I graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in Journalism and Political Science, and in 2007 completed my Master’s Degree in Biblical Studies from Trinity Theological Seminary in Newbourgh, IN. My wife, Jamie, is a Russellville native and taught high school in the area for six years. She currently serves as a librarian for Russellville Baptist Academy and as a ministry assistant for FBC. We have three grown children, a daughter, Grace (married to Jeremy Smothers), who lives near Conway and works for Easter Seals of Little Rock, and two sons, Carter and Reed. Carter and his wife, Abi, live in Conway while Carter finishes college and works with Woodland Baptist Church and the Baptist Collegiate Ministry. Reed is currently finishing his degree in Fisheries and Wildlife at Arkansas Tech.
Salvation Experience: I accepted Christ as my Savior when I was 12. For several years, my family had been disconnected from church but, through a series of God-orchestrated events, we began to attend a small church near where we lived. Through Vacation Bible School, I was confronted with my own struggle with sin and need for forgiveness. The pastor of that little church sat me down in his office and graciously walked me through the Gospel and prayed with me as I asked Jesus to forgive me and make me new.
