CENTRAL U

MEET OUR TEAM

Wyman Richardson

Pastor

Wyman and his wife, Roni, are the parents of Hannah Richardson. He has served as the pastor of Central Baptist Church since January of 2011. Wyman received a Bachelor of Arts in History at the University of South Carolina, the Master of Divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and the Doctor of Ministry degree from the Beeson Divinity School. Previously, he served as the pastor of First Baptist Church in Dawson, Georgia, Stonecrest Baptist Church in Woodstock, Georgia, and Jimtown Baptist Church in Burneyville, Oklahoma. (Click the little envelope by the picture to email.)

Thomas Sewell

Minister of Missions and Discipleship

Thomas and his wife, Jenny, are the parents of three sons and two daughters. Thomas has a B.A. in Religion from East Texas Baptist University with an emphasis in Youth Ministry and Church Administration. After being in student ministry for 9 years in Texas, he spent almost 6 years as Central Baptist Church's Student Minister before transitioning into his new role as Associate Pastor. Thomas’ two favorite things about ministry are seeing Christians lead others to Jesus and watching people grow on the mission field. He also loves tacos, Barbeque, coffee, donuts, and cowboy cooking. (Click the little envelope by picture to email.)

Kasey Earl

Minister of Music and Worship

Kasey has served as the Minister of Music and Worship for Central Baptist Church since November of 2018. He has his Bachelor of Arts degree in Music – Percussion from the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Kasey has served at multiple churches in Arkansas including Immanuel Baptist Church of Little Rock as Associate Worship Pastor. He also leads The Kasey Earl Band, performing at many different events across the state. Kasey and his wife, Amanda, have one daughter, Emmy Lou. (Click the little envelope below the picture to email.)

Randal Ballew

Minister to Students

Randal has served as the Minister to Students for Central Baptist Church since February 2020. He has his Bachelor of Arts degree in Christian Studies from Ouachita Baptist University. Randal served as Student Minister at multiple churches in Arkansas including Village Creek Baptist Church, formerly known as The Newport Campus of Central Baptist Church Jonesboro and Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Batesville. Randal and his wife, Lauren, have two sons, Kaleb and Kooper Jack. (Click the little envelope below the picture to email.)

Laurie Milholland

Director of Children's Ministry

Laurie has served as the Director of Children’s Ministries at Central Baptist Church since 2003. She holds a B.S.E. in Early Childhood Education from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Laurie served as an elementary school teacher in Sherwood. She grew up in Arkansas after her dad retired here from the USAF. She was married to Glen for thirty-nine years, before he went to be with Jesus in February 2022. They have three children—Dustin (Danica), Jeffrey (Kyla) and Sarah (Justin)—and five grandchildren, Britlyn, Evan, Mia, Micah, and Charlee! (Click the little envelope by the picture to email.)
Terry Wright
Ministry Assistant
Becky Bird
Ministry Assistant
Ben Tice
Director of Operations
Rebekah Byrd
Mother's Day Out Director
Dana McCall
Children's Ministry Assistant
Drew Cartwright
Student Ministry Associate
Jon Wilkins
Maintenance and Grounds
Jessica Murphy
Custodian