Welcome!

The Dakota Baptist Convention is a network of Southern Baptist churches reaching across the Dakotas and around the world for Jesus Christ.  

Our aim as a Convention is to assist our churches in starting new churches, sharing the Gospel, making disciples and building strong healthy churches for the glory of God.  

Administration

Fred MacDonald
Executive Director/Treasurer
fred@dakotabaptist.com

Sean Donnelly
Financial Secretary
sean@dakotabaptist.com

Kristi Strand
Ministry Assistant
office@dakotabaptist.com

Church Strengthening Team

Ian Harp
Church Relations Missionary
ian@dakotabaptist.com

Everett Hornbostel
Church Relations Missionary
everett@dakotabaptist.com

Matt Price
Church Relations Missionary
matt@dakotabaptist.com

Paul Young
Church Relations Missionary
young@dakotabaptist.com

Church Starting Team

Buck Hill
Send Network Dakotas Director
bhill@namb.net

Stephen Carson
Church Planter Catalyst
stephen@bellefourcheconnection.com

Our Officers

Josh Brown
President
Pastor of Redeeming Grace, Rapid City, SD

Chip Holmes
Vice President
Pastor of First Baptist Church, Wolsey, SD

Our Executive Board

Chairman: Dude Garrett
Retired Pastor of Journey Church in Fargo, ND

Vice Chairman: Rob Graywater
Member at Dakota Baptist Church in Ft. Totten, ND

Karen Holmes, Recording Secretary – Member of First Baptist Church, Wolsey, SD

Debra Page, Assistant Recording Secretary – Member of First Baptist Church, Miller, SD

Will Page – Pastor of First Baptist Church, Miller, SD

George Crawley – Pastor of First Love Church in Lincoln, ND

Steve Ford – Associational Missionary of Siouxland Association and Pastor of Grace Baptist Church, Vermillion, SD

Jon Ballard – Pastor of Connection Church, Spearfish, SD

Rob Graywater – Member of Dakota Baptist Church, Fort Totten, ND

Jaz Terzic – Member at Connection Church , Sioux Falls, SD

Dude Garrett – Retired Pastor of Journey Church in Fargo, ND

Kristyn LaBine – Member of Hills of Grace Fellowship in Rapid City, SD

Dave Utter – Member of Black Hills Baptist Church in Whitewood, SD

Jeff Robison – Pastor of New Life on Main in Harvey, ND

Josh Bonner – Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Rapid City, SD

Justin Lill – Member of First Baptist Church, Langdon, ND