OUR TEAM
Lucas Taylor
Pastor
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Lucas Taylor is the Pastor of Glory Church. He is a graduate of Pikeville High School and Morehead State University, and he holds a Master of Divinity in Great Commission Studies from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY.
Prior to planting Glory Church, Lucas worked on staff as a Pastoral Ministry Apprentice at Center Point Church in Lexington, KY, then most recently as the Associate Pastor at Grace Baptist Church in Shelbiana, KY.
Lucas serves alongside his wife Stacie, and they have two daughters, Leigh Ellen and Lucy. As natives of Pikeville, they are grateful to root their family and ministry in the heart of the mountains that raised them.
Jordan Hampton
Church Planting Resident
Jordan Hampton is a Church Planting Resident at Glory Church. He is a graduate of Shelby Valley High School and the University of Kentucky. He is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
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Jordan is a High School Math teacher at Pikeville High School and has previously served at Center Point Church in Lexington, KY.
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Jordan serves with his wife, Tabor, and they have moved to Pike County to pursue God's call on their life to make much of Jesus in Eastern Kentucky.
Josh Odom
Church Planting Resident
Josh Odom is a Church Planting Resident at Glory Church. He has a background in Agricultural Education from the University of Georgia. He is currently pursuing a Master's of Divinity in Missiology from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
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Josh is the Ministry Director at the Freeda Harris Baptist Center (FHBC) in Elkhorn City, KY. He has been involved in ministry since 2015 in various leadership roles ranging from volunteering to full-time ministerial positions.
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Josh serves alongside his wife, Tamia, and their one son, Ezekiel. They moved to Eastern Kentucky in May of 2024 and became a part of our church family not too long after.