ABOUT
Tates Creek Baptist Association is a family of churches working together to fulfill the “Great Commission” in our community and the world through Christ.
TCBA was organized in 1793. It was the fourth founded association in the state of Ky. We have 40 congregations, located predominantly in Madison County, Kentucky, as well as in portions of nearby Garrard and Estill Counties.
TCBA STAFF
Associational Mission Strategist: Greg Lakes
Administrative Assistant: Dellena Lakes
Brother Greg has served over 24 years in ministry with local churches and the IMB. He was the pastor of Pilot Knob Baptist Church for the last 13 years from May 2010 - May 2023. Formerly an IMB Missionary to South Asia. He previously pastored Valley Baptist Church in Rockcastle Baptist Association. He also has served on several boards and committees with the Kentucky Baptist Convention, being chair twice of the Missions Mobilization Team and Committee on Public Affairs. Greg holds a Master of Arts degree from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. He and his wife Dellena have been married for 29 years and are the parents of three children—Logan (Cati), Alyssa and Eli (Cari) and also grandparents to Lottie Drew. They have served together through all the years of Greg’s ministry and look forward to serving in this role together as AMS and Admin Assistant.
TCBA LEADERSHIP TEAM
Moderator: Jason Eades
Jason has been the pastor of Viney Fork Baptist Church since October of 2019. Having been a follower of Christ since the age of six, Jason has engaged in various ministries over the years serving as Sunday School teacher, deacon and other service roles at Waco Baptist Church until he surrendered to the call as pastor in 2019 and moved to Viney Fork Baptist. Jason is a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University with a bachelor’s degree in Agribusiness. He is a bi-vocational pastor and owns an Ace Hardware in Irvine, Kentucky. Jason has been married since 2000 to his wife, Jill. Together they have two sons, Justin and Landon.
Church Development & Evangelism Team Leader: Mitch Farthing
Mitch is the pastor of Freedom Baptist Church since 2023 after 30 years in ministry as pastor in other churches in Kentucky. Mitch is retired from Toyota in Georgetown, KY where he worked the last 19 of 38 years as a tool and die maker and is currently a real estate agent alongside his bride Susie at Century 21. Mitch and Susie have been married for 29 years and have two children, daughter (Craig) and Kaitlin Hembree and son Caleb Farthing.
Leadership Development Team Leader: William Dooley
William is currently with KY Baptist Campus Ministry serving as BCM Director at Berea College. He is the previous pastor at Middletown Baptist Church in Berea. William is an English teacher at Madison Southern High School, EKU and Ky Community & Technical College System. William is a graduate of Clear Creek Baptist Bible College in Pineville, KY and also graduate of Eastern Kentucky University. He and his wife Sherry have two daughers, (Jordan) and Kailynn Hendrix and Karlee Dooley.
Missions Growth Team Leader: Jason Eades
