Meet Our Staff

Richard Hamlin

Senior Pastor
Rich was saved in June of 1966 during a revival meeting at the First Landmark Missionary Baptist Church in Taylor, AR. He surrendered to preach in 1974 at Bogg Springs Baptist Camp and enrolled in the Missionary Baptist Seminary in 1977. Rich continued his education with the Central Baptist Bible Institute and received his Bachelor of Theology, Masters of Divinity, and Doctor of Divinity degrees. He currently serves as instructor of Hermeneutics, Ecclesiology, and Romans at CABBI.

In August of 1978, he married the former Nancy Cloud of Magnolia, AR. Their marriage has been blessed with five children and thirteen grandchildren. Rich was ordained to the pastoral ministry in July of 1979 and has served the First Missionary Baptist Church in Mabelvale (youth minister), Lewisburg MBC of Morrilton, Social Hill MBC at Benton, Calvary BC at Hazen, Mt. Zion MBC at Malvern, and Sharon MBC in Benton. He also planted the Bee Creek Baptist Church in Branson, MO. Rich began his time with Faith Baptist in March of 2015.

Bro. Rich believes strongly in the service of Jesus through His church. He believes in the power of gospel preaching and dedicates himself primarily to the preparation of sermons and lessons using the expository method of preaching the Bible. His ever-present expression is, “Sunday’s coming...”

Bill Simmons

Pastor of Music/Senior Adult Ministry
Bill joined the staff at Faith in October of 2011. He and his wife, Judy, have one son, Zachary. Bill graduated from the Missionary Baptist Seminary in 1983 with a degree in Church Music Education and received a Bible College Diploma in 2019 by completing the Faith Bible Institute course. He and Judy have served in churches in Arkansas since 1985, including First Baptist Church of Bryant, Arkansas (1985-1989); Bethany Baptist Church in White Hall, Arkansas (1990-1996); and Faith Baptist Church in North Little Rock, Arkansas (1997-2011).

Shiloh Gober

Pastor of Family Ministry
Shiloh was raised in Drew County, Arkansas and spent most of his childhood along the banks of the Saline River. He was saved in second grade at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Possum Valley, Arkansas. Shiloh graduated from Monticello High school in 2012 and from the University of Arkansas at Monticello in 2016 with a bachelor's degree in psychology and a minor in criminal justice. In May of 2015, Shiloh married, Rebecca, his high school sweetheart. They welcomed their first son, Kingston, on Shiloh’s 23rd birthday in 2016. Their second son, Malachi, was born in 2019. Their daughter, Valley, was born in 2022.

Shiloh answered the call to preach in 2015 and accepted his first position at Harmony Missionary Baptist Church in Prattsville, Arkansas in 2018. He attended seminary at Central Baptist Bible Institute and received his Master of Divinity. Bro. Shiloh answered the call to Faith Baptist Church in May of 2022.

Justin Haley

Associate Pastor of Outreach and Young Adults
Justin was raised in Grant County, Arkansas. He was saved in 2006 at Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Sheridan, Arkansas. Justin graduated from Sheridan High in 2012. He answered the call to preach in 2014 and began attending seminary at Central Arkansas Baptist Bible Institute the following year. He accepted his first position at Fairview Missionary Baptist Church in Hensley, Arkansas in 2016. Justin answered the call to Faith Baptist in September of 2022.