Mark Creech, Senior Pastor


Mark came to serve as our Senior Pastor in December of 2006. In September of 2006, Mark and his wife, Linda K., celebrated twenty-five years of marriage. They have three sons, Justin, Keilan, and Nolan. They served as missionaries to Brazil with the International Mission Board for nine years before coming to Kathleen Baptist Church. A graduate of the University of Central Florida, Mark also earned graduate degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Ordained and Licensed by Peniel Baptist Church in Palatka, Florida, Mark has served churches in Texas and Florida before answering the call to international missions. Mark’s personal mission statement reads, “I desire to be enlightened and empowered by the Spirit of God so that I can experience and express the love of God.”

Randy Willett
Executive Pastor of Education


First Baptist Church of Pinellas Park, Florida licensed Randy to preach in 1977 and ordained him in 1978. He has served several churches in the panhandle and central Florida since that time. Randy has an Elementary Education degree from St. Petersburg Junior College and a Religious Education Diploma from Baptist College of Florida in Graceville, Florida. He was married to Shannon Gibson in 1965. They have two children, Shawn and Heather. They also have four granddaughters and one grandson. Pastor Randy came to KBC in 2002 as Pastor of Education and began serving as the Executive Pastor in 2005. His calling is to the church and to assist the Senior Pastor in carrying out the tasks of KBC of Worship, Evangelism, Discipleship, Ministry and Fellowship.

Stacey Ethridge, Worship Pastor


Stacey came to serve as our Music Pastor in July 2009. Stacey and his wife, Debbie, married in 1992. They have one daughter, Megan Kaye. Stacey has bachelor's degrees in Chemical Engineering and Music Education from Auburn University and a Master of Church Music degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Ordained by Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Dothan, Alabama in 1998, Stacey has served churches in Alabama and Kentucky prior to coming to Kathleen. Stacey's goal and desire in ministry is to serve the local church by enabling her members to sing praises to the Lord with Scriptural and theological integrity and with musical excellence, and to be a source of encouragment and accountability to those who find their place of service in the music ministry.

Ryan Rouse, Student Pastor


Ryan came to serve as our Student Pastor in May of 2008. Ryan and his wife, Anna, were married in August of 2002 and they have a beautiful daughter named Chloe. Ryan has earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Pastoral Studies from Trinity College, a Master of Arts in Bible Exposition from Pensacola Theological Seminary, and is close to completing a Master of Divinity from Luther Rice University. After being licensed in 2002, Ryan was also ordained in the Tampa Bay Baptist Association. The Rouses have now been in full-time ministry for over seven years.