Reverend Keith Dempsey Bio

Profession of Faith and Baptism at age 11 at Antioch Baptist Church in Oxford, Alabama

Graduate of Oxford High School (1974); Jacksonville State University (1979); and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (1985)

Served in Youth Ministry for 13 years (1975- 1988) in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana churches

Served as Senior Pastor of the Woffords Cross Roads Baptist Church in White, Georgia (1989-1994);

First Baptist Church in Cohutta, Georgia (1998-2002); Taylorsville Baptist Church in Taylorsville, Georgia (2002-2004);

and Euharlee Baptist Church in Cartersville, Georgia (2006-2012)

Served in the field of Education in the Georgia and Arkansas School systems for over 20 years as school counselor, teacher, and administrator.

Served as Battalion Chaplain (Captain) in the United States Army Reserve for 10 years (1991-2000)

Currently retired under the Georgia State Retirement System and works part time in the field of medical transportation

Lives in Taylorsville, Georgia with his wife of 26 years, Amy Black Dempsey

Has two children, Kristen (Dempsey) Seabolt, who teaches elementary school in Georgia, and Kyle Dempsey,

who works alongside his Dad in the medical transportation field