Leadership

Pastor Kenny came to know Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior in 1998 at the age of 38. He was raised in Starke, Florida, and attended the University of Florida, graduating with a degree in Electrical Engineering in 1983. He worked for the power industry until his retirement in March 2020. The Lord called him to be an evangelist in 2008, and he was ordained in June 4, 2017 as a Pastor/Elder at Woodside Baptist Church and became Senior Pastor of Woodside in January 2021.

Pastor Jared was born and raised in Ocala. He became a believer and follower of Jesus Christ at a young age. He is married to Celia, and they have two daughters, Arianna and Harmony. In 2012, Pastor Jared was ordained into the ministry and he and the family moved to the Dominican Republic to serve as missionaries. They returned to the States in 2016, where Jared studied at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He became a pastor / elder at Woodside Baptist Church in December, 2022.

The Lord saved him at the age of nine. Years later, he was called into the ministry while a student at Bob Jones University. Following graduation, Larry met and married his wife Kathy. He was involved in pastoral ministry in New York State for forty-five years before moving to Florida in the fall of 2017. He currently serves as the worship leader at Woodside Baptist, and is involved in the teaching and preaching ministry of the church.

From a young age he knew God had a calling on his life. At sixteen his music ministry began. He studied music and scripture at Ozark Bible College in Joplin, Missouri. God has allowed him to minister in six churches on two continents over a span of forty years. His ministry has included music, preaching, teaching, and serving seniors.

She was born in Florida and has attended church most of her life and was baptized in 1999. She started attending Woodside Baptist in 2013 and the Lord really started to grow her spiritually in her walk. She has been the Ministry Assistant since August of 2013.