The Staff of The Chichester Baptist Church:

Dr. Joel D. Winters, Pastor

Pastor Joel D. Winters is the second son of the founding pastor, Merle F. Winters. While making a profession of faith in the Lord early in life, it was not until his early twenties that the Lord brought him to a true life changing experience of salvation followed by believer's baptism.

Dr. Joel Winters attended Bible Baptist Seminary (now Arlington Baptist College) and received his Bachelor of Divinity and Bachelor of Sacred Music degrees.  He did further college work at Philadelphia College of the Bible (now Philadelphia Biblical University).  He also earned a Doctor of Divinity Degree through the Master's International School of Divinity.

Pastor Winters served the Chichester Baptist Church as youth director and minister of music from 1967 to 1980.  In the early 80's, when his father became ill, and after much prayer and seeking God's guidance, he accepted the offer to take the leadership of the church as pastor.

Dr. Winters has served the World Baptist Fellowship as state and quad-state chairman and vice-president of the World Baptist Fellowship (International).  He also served fourteen years on the board of the Arlington Baptist College; six of those years as Chairman. The loves of his life are Jesus Christ, his wife, family, grandchildren, and the Chichester Baptist Church.

Dr. Greg A. Cole, Assistant Pastor:
Brother Cole has been faithfully supporting and assisting Pastor Winters since being invited to join the church staff in 2003. Dr. Cole was born to Christian parents who taught him about the Lord from his earliest days. As a result of their diligence, he accepted Christ as his Savior while a young child, and was biblically baptized in 1989. In 1996, at age 16, he surrendered to God’s call into full-time ministry.

Brother Cole earned both a Bachelor of Divinity and Bachelor of Religious Education Degree from the Massillon Baptist College, in Massillon, Ohio; he graduated as valedictorian in both graduating classes. He has also received a Master of Religious Education Degree, and a Doctor of Pastoral Counseling Degree from Andersonville Theological Seminary, in Camilla, Georgia, receiving the honor of Summa Cum Laude for both degrees.

As Assistant Pastor, Dr. Cole is actively involved in the outreach ministries of the church, and assists the pastor in many areas of ministry. Both he, and his wife, Kelly-Jo, have worked together to expand and develop the church bus ministry, have sought to foster maturity and godliness in the young people of the church through the Teens for Christ ministry, and have led many youngsters to the Lord, in Primaries for Jesus, which they lead on Sunday mornings.