Our Staff

Pastor Dayton has been the Pastor at Mission Southern Baptist Church since 2000. Prior to becoming a Pastor, he worked in a wide variety of fields including at a lumber mill, in the fabrication industry and owning a convenience store.  In 1999, God called Pastor Dayton into the ministry. During that time, he served as the Youth Pastor at Ridgley Southern Baptist Church for one year before being led to come to Mission. Pastor Dayton has received a certificate of completion for Biblical Studies  as well as a certificate of completion for Biblical Counseling from Liberty University. He has also completed several Biblical classes from Dallas Seminary. Pastor Dayton's number one desire is to help others come to know Jesus as their Savior and to help Christ followers build a life-long relationship with Him. Pastor Dayton is the proud husband of JaDonna and dad to Cloe and Dayton Clay. 

Meet our Interim Youth Leaders! They love Jesus and love our youth!  They continually strive to encourage, teach, disciple, and challenge our youth to connect and be who Jesus desires for them to be.   They create a safe and nurturing environment for our youth, offering guidance and mentorship while teaching them how to lead a God centered life. Their ultimate goal is to empower our youth to share the gospel!

Kathy has been a member of the Mission staff as the Ministry Assistant since March 2017.  However, she does so much more than that! Kathy also leads our Children's Ministry as she has a passion for children and seeing them grow in their relationship with Christ. Kathy's favorite scripture is Jeremiah 29:11.  She also enjoys reading, being outside, and spending time with family. Kathy is the wife of Jerry and is honored to be the mother of Kelsey, Jerri Lynn, and JR.