Kirk CarlisleKIRK CARLISLE began serving Aug. 1 as pastor of New Prospect Baptist Church, Laurens. He formerly served nine years as pastor of Clarendon Baptist Church, Alcolu. Carlisle is a 2004 master-of-divinity graduate of Southeastern Seminary. He and his wife Kelli, both originally of Sumter County, have two sons, Joey and Nathan.
Patrick HarmonPATRICK HARMON began his service as associate pastor for student ministries at First Baptist Church, North Augusta, on Aug. 19. He earned a master of divinity in Christian ministry from Southeastern Seminary and a bachelor of science in communications marketing from Clemson University. Harmon and his wife, Keri, have two children, Kayley and Jackson. They come to North Augusta from Shelby, N.C., where Harmon served as minister of families at Zion Baptist Church.
Doug PageDOUG PAGE has been called as senior pastor of First Baptist Church, North Augusta. He began his duties Aug. 19. He earned a master of divinity with biblical languages from Southwestern Seminary and a bachelor of arts in business administration from the University of Houston. He and his wife, Kristi, have three children: Madison, Matthew and Michael. Page recently served as pastor for West University Baptist Church in Houston, Tex.
JOHN SANSOM has been called as family life and education pastor at Town Creek Baptist Church, Aiken. He and his wife, Christy, come to Town Creek from Faith Baptist Church in Wake Forest, N.C., where they served while Sansom attended Southeastern Seminary. He graduated with a master of divinity degree in December 2011. The couple has two children, Luke and Hadley.