Pastor Byron Chesney
Pastor Byron Chesney has devoted more than 30 years to Gospel ministry, faithfully serving as a singer, song leader, preacher, and pastor. He accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior at the age of six during Vacation Bible School. In the late 1990s, he was called to preach and licensed by House Mountain Baptist Church in Corryton, Tennessee, where he served as song leader and later as interim pastor.
In 2010, he was ordained to the Gospel ministry, and in August 2011, he was called to serve as Senior Pastor of Highland Baptist Church in Knoxville, a position he held for eight years. Following God’s leading, he planted Porchlight Baptist Church in August 2019 and served as Senior Pastor for four years. On October 8, 2023, he accepted the call to pastor Northside Baptist Church in Knoxville, where he currently serves.
In addition to his pastoral work, Pastor Byron is a full-time Technical Writer at Elo Touch Systems, a global leader in touchscreen technology.
He and his wife, Mary, were married in 1985 and are blessed with three children: Jessica, Matthew, and Elizabeth.
Education
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A.S., Electronic Technology – Tennessee Institute of Electronics, Knoxville, TN
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B.S., Technical Management – Fountainhead College, Knoxville, TN
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M.Min., Ministry – Crown College & Seminary, Powell, TN
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D.Min., Pastoral Theology – Andersonville Baptist Seminary, Camilla, GA
Bro. Scott Buchanan
Brother Scott Buchanan serves as our music leader, head deacon, and adult Sunday School teacher. The Lord has gifted him with a heart for worship and a talent for song, which he faithfully uses to lead our congregation, choir, and special music. As an ordained deacon, he ministers with spiritual maturity, humility, and a servant’s heart.
In the Sunday School hour, Bro. Scott does a fantastic job rightly dividing the Word of Truth, teaching with clarity, conviction, and a strong foundation in Scripture.
He and his wife, Sister Karen Cardwell Buchanan, live in the Knoxville area.
Sis. MaryAnn Miller
Sister MaryAnn serves as our women’s Sunday School teacher and leads the Senior Saints Ministry. She is also a gifted vocalist, often blessing our congregation with solos during worship services.
With a deep compassion for the lost, the hurting, and the overlooked, she devotes much of her life to ministering to others through both word and deed. Her servant’s heart and Christlike spirit are a constant encouragement to our church family.
