Pastor Brian Evans is the founder and Senior Pastor of Oakwood Baptist Church. He has been preaching since 1987, and been serving the Lord full-time since 1994. He has been married to his wife Valerie for over 20 years, and they have three children: Zachery, Rebecca, and Jacob. Pastor Evans is a 1984 graduate of University of Georgia and he joined the alumni of Hyles-Anderson College in 1994.

Ken Pullen is the Director of the Gainesville City Baptist Rescue Mission in Gainesville, GA. Bro. Pullen and his wife Norma are former missionaries to the Philipines, and have been married for over thirty-five years. Bro. Pullen is a graduate of Trinity College and Colombia Bible College.

Samuel Samaniego is the pastor of the Iglesia Bautista de Oakwood. He and his wife Rosa have three children, Gigi, Abby, and David. Bro. Samaniego is from South Gate, California where he was trained in a local Bible Institute. Bro. Samaniego is a wonderful preacher and leader, and God is using him to build a growing congregation.