Pastor John D. Stead, Sr. has been the pastor at Solid Rock Baptist Church since September 8, 1985. He was born in Kentucky and received the Lord Jesus Christ as his personal Saviour as a teenager in 1957.  As a young man, he was actively involved in his youth group and did enjoy the fellowship of his pastor. Often, he and his friends would go over to the pastor's house to play table tennis and other games.  After graduating from high school, Pastor Stead enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was soon married to his wife Annie.

    Pastor Stead and his wife raised four children while faithfully serving the Lord in various ministries, such as song leader, youth director, associate pastor, school administrator, and pastor.  In 1978, Pastor Stead graduated from Pensacola Bible Institute with a Bachelor of Arts in Theological Studies.  With a total of 13 years of experience as an associate pastor, 5 of those years were at Solid Rock Baptist Church, prior to being the pastor.

    Pastor Stead has been serving the Lord faithfully with his wife.   His children are also very involved in the ministry.  Pastor Stead is full of compassion and will not hesitate to tell a stranger about our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.  Weekly street preaching is one of the many ways that Pastor Stead gets the Gospel out to the people of Milton.

    Pastor Stead is committed and dedicated to his members and to the many ministries of the church. Recently, he earned his graduate and doctoral degrees in theology. If you would like to contact the pastor, please feel free to call (850) 626-8838 or email him.

    If you would like to see the Pastor's recommended book list, please click here.