And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ. (Eph 4:11-12)
Austin McKnight
Pastor
Austin grew up in the Upstate as the son of a pastor. He graduated from Fruitland Bible College in 2008 and North Greenville University in 2010. After marrying his wife, Paige, in 2012 they moved to Memphis, TN where Austin attended and graduated from Mid America Baptist Theological Seminary with an MDiv. In 2015 they moved to Fort Collins, CO to plant a church with the North American Mission Board. Their family moved back to the Upstate in the Spring of 2018 to pastor Central First Baptist. They have three children: Annie (2015), Judah (2016), and Violet (2020). Austin enjoys running, hiking, reading, and pretending to be a monster with his kids.