Our Moderators

Moderator Donald R. Crossley, Sr.Pastor of St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, Hot Springs, ArkansasA native of Benton, Arkansas, Rev. Donald R. Crossley, SR., is the fifth of seven children born to the late John A. and Alice Crossley. He now resides in Hot Springs with his wife of 39 years, Kathryn. They have three daughters, one son and nine grandsons. Upon moving to Hot Springs, he united with the St. Thomas Chapel Baptist Church where he served as both an usher and a deacon before being called to preach the gospel in 1979. Since having received the call, he pastored the St. Clair Baptist Church in Burtsell, AR for 6 ½ years until he felt led to return to Hot Springs. Once back in Hot Springs the Lord placed upon his heart to organize the New Life Bible Fellowship Baptist Church which brought to Christ a goodly number of souls for such a time as that. After pastoring New Life for approximately 6 years, he was called to the St. Mark Baptist Church which he has been pastoring now for over 17 years. This move would become a unique joining of the two fellowships, New Life and St. Mark.

OTHER MILESTONES

• Received degree in Christian Ministry from Boyce Bible College in Little Rock, an extension of Southern Seminary in Louisville, KY
• Received MS in Christian Ministry from the Glad Tidings Bible College of St. Louis
• Serves as State Moderator Chairperson for the Consolidated Missionary Baptist State Convention of Arkansas
• Serves as Moderator of the Southwest District Association
• Has Served as Vice President of Section III – Southwest District Association
• Certified teacher for both the State and District congresses
• Thirty-six year Auto Collision repair instructor with the Arkansas Career Training Institute
• Lover of preaching, teaching and studying God’s Word
• A man with a burden for all people to come to know Christ as Lord and Savior
• He holds an ASE Certification in the Auto Body Paint and Refinishing, Certificate in EPA Area Source Rule Training, DuPont Refinish Chroma System, along with a Master Instructor Automotive Collision from WE –Arkansas Department of Workforce Education.