Leadership Team:
We recognizes the authority of God, and realize that we are shepherds who serve under the Chief Shepherd, Jesus Christ. We desire to devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the Word. Our passion and goal is to equip the believers for the work of the ministry until we all attain maturity in the fullness of Christ (Ephesians 4:12-16).
Rev. Kornel Kiss, “Pastor Kori” – Pastor
Pastor Kori was born and brought up in Gyula, Hungary, and was baptized in his home church at the age of 14. He graduated from the International Baptist Lay Academy, Budapest, Hungary in 1995. After receiving his Bachelor of Theology degree from the International Baptist Theological Seminary in Prague, Czech Republic, in 1998, he and his family came to the United States to study at the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond (BTSR), Richmond, Virginia. He graduated from BTSR in 2001 with a Master of Divinity degree.
Prior to his coming to the Northern Neck, Pastor Kori served as church pianist in churches in Hungary, Czech Republic, England and Richmond, VA. During the last year of his studies at BTSR, he served as an assistant to the Director of Missions of Dover Baptist Association.
Between September 2001 and August 2003, Kori served as Associate Pastor and Minister of Education at Hunton Baptist Church, Glen Allen, Virginia. He has been pastoring Bethany Baptist Church, Callao, VA, since September, 2003.