About the Pastor
A Word From Our Pastor
My name is Brent Wells. God has graciously given me a godly wife, Amy, and two beautiful children, Eli and Sydney.
I was born and raised in Rome, Georgia. When I was 16 years old, God began to draw me to Himself in a powerful way. He opened my heart to truly treasure Christ when I was 17 and the joy of the journey began for me and has not ceased!
I was able to attend Missouri Baptist College in St. Louis, Missouri to earn a Bachelor's Degree in Bible. During this time God allowed me to see just how deep the Bible was and how little I really knew it. I began to dig deep into the Word like never before. God was strengthening me to know why I believed what I believed. This led to a reformation of God-centered thinking and living in my life for which I will forever be grateful.
God then led me to go to seminary at Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary in Germantown, Tennessee. In December of 1999 I received my Master's Degree in Bible. Once again, I felt my insufficiencies in being called a "master" of a Book such as the Bible but I was very relieved to recall that it is my job to study and preach but it is God's job to call and save!
In 2002 God called me to take the baton and continue the work of Lakewood Baptist Church. It has been a great joy of mine to strive with all that is within me to lead our people to see and savor Jesus Christ from the Scriptures. When people see and savor Jesus Christ, it shows not only with their lips but with their lives. It is Lakewood's aim to have God and his reputation at the forefront of our lives each and every day.
Come and be a part of a prayerful, careful work which we believe God has started and will sustain. We invite you to worship with us at Lakewood Baptist Church.
Striving to boast only in the cross of Christ,
Pastor Brent Wells
Lakewood Baptist Church