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Ben Simpson

Lead Pastor

Ben is a native of Bowling Green, KY. He married Christy in 2002. The Lord has blessed him in his wife with a true ministry partner who enjoys serving by his side. God has given them five children at this point: Zach (’05), Eli (’08), Elizabeth (’10), Nat (’11), and Sam (’14).  Yeah, there’s never a dull moment around the Simpson house!

The Lord saved Ben in 1997 at the age of 17 and called him to ministry during college at the age of 20. Since beginning vocational ministry in 2002, he has served churches in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Indiana. While having experience in youth and music ministries, he has served as a lead pastor since 2008, preaching the Word of God week in and week out. He began his ministry here at Collinsville First Baptist in May of 2022.

Ben received his Bachelor of Arts from Hanover College in 2002 and his Master of Divinity from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2007. He is currently pursuing his Doctor of Ministry at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
 
Ben enjoys Titans football, UK basketball, turkey hunting, playing music (primarily guitar), and beekeeping. But what really excites him though is to CONNECT people to Jesus and POUR into their lives His teaching so that they’ll OVERFLOW for the glory of God.

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