Bartow Baptist

David Franklin

As the associational missionary, David provides vision and catalytic energy for the region to see community transformation as churches embrace their calling as Great Commandment and Great Commission people.  Having previously served on staff in the areas of missions, discipleship, evangelism, spiritual awakening and pastoring, David has a unique background to help churches unite to impact a community.  

    David has served churches in Georgia, Alabama, and Kentucky, either on church staff or as pastor.  He has been most influenced by two spiritual giants:  his father, Bob Franklin, and his mentor, Henry Blackaby.  Both have helped shape his passion for revival and spiritual awakening.

    While David was raised in Alabama, he met a Georgia girl while attending Samford University.  He and Dana have been married for 32 years and have five children and two grandchildren.

Bradley Baker

Bradley is a native of New Albany, Mississippi, where he spent all of his early life. He graduated from Blue Mountain College and is also a graduate of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. After serving for six years in the Mississippi Army National Guard, he married his best friend, Beth, and they have two daughters. Bradley has served in many different areas on church staffs across Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. He has lived in Bartow County for the past 10 years and, therefore, has a deep passion to see God move in Bartow County that would change the people living here and that would reverberate throughout the known world. 

Victoria Peters

Victoria is originally from Knoxville, TN.  She worked for the Department of Defense for 30 years. Most of her career was spent at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, where she was the 94th Airlift Wing Commander’s Administrative Assistant and then went on to retire from Air Force Office of Special Investigations, as their Knowledge Operations Manager, in 2013.  Victoria has been married to her best friend Eddie, who is from Alabama Crimson Tide Country, for 26 years.  They have three children and six grandchildren.  Victoria is a volunteer at the Bartow Family Resource Center in Kingston.  She and Eddie are committed to serving in their community and seeing the people of Bartow County flourish through the Gospel of Jesus Christ.