Our Pastors

Pastor David Hamilton was called into the ministry and began his ministry in the following churches:

• Pastor of Bevier St. Baptist Church in Binghamton, NY. January 1965 – November 1969;
• Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church of Bay Shore, NY. December 1969 – April 1977;
• Pastor of Memorial Baptist Church of Verona, WI. April 1977 – June 1987;
• Pastor of Heritage Baptist Church of Beverly Hills, FL. June 1987 – January 2012

Pastor Hamilton graduated from Baptist Bible Seminary of Johnson City, NY. He has been a member of the councils of Wisconsin and Florida and has spoken in the state fellowships of three states. He was Vice President of International Christian Youth. He has also authored follow-up materials for new believers and written a book exposing Transcendental Meditation.

After the passing of Pastor Terry Weaver in May of 2022, Pastor Hamilton was called to be the interim senior pastor of Berean Baptist Church.

Ray Salmon began his ministry as an intern at Christian Community Church in Luxembourg from 1996 – 1998. In 1998 he enrolled in Appalachian Bible College and graduated in 2002 with a degree in Bible, including a concentration in Missions. Since 2002, he has performed various tasks of ministry in the churches he has attended in Colorado and now Florida. In 2019, he was called to become a deacon of Berean Baptist Church and served in that capacity until being called as Associate Pastor in January of 2023.