Alton Baptist Church

     "The Church on the Hill"

Pastor Gary Ellcessor and his wife Marta
Pastor and wife

Bro. Gary has served in ministry and churches in central Kentucky for over twenty-five years. He is a graduate of Luther Rice Seminary in Atlanta, GA and began his ministry at Alton Baptist Church in June, 2016.

Bro. Gary is active in the community and strives to bring all churches together in service and support. He can be seen each year in community activities such as Anderson United Community Clinics (with all community churches), Awaken Anderson (with all community churches), and Operation In-as-much (with The Baptist Association).

Bro. Gary and his wife Marta have two married children, and five grandchildren. Pastor is known to drive a school bus part-time and is a huge Ohio State Buckeye fan. He and Marta have been known to go zip-lining and partake in other challenging adventures.

Sarah Lyons and her family
Sarah Lyons and family

Sarah Lyons has been our Children's Ministry Director since 2021. She received her Degree in Early Childhood Development from Eastern Kentucky University. She previously taught preschool at Simpsonville Baptist Church and Christian Academy of Lawrenceburg.

Sarah met her husband, JC, while attending high school in Shelbyville and they married in 2008. They have two children, Noah and Ellah.

JC can often be seen helping out in the Technology Department providing assistance with Audio/Video support both upstairs and downstairs. Their family enjoys playing in the creek, spending time with family and working on their farm.

Deb Hill and her husband Jim
Deb and Jim

Deb has been the Finance Director since 2021. She was born and raised nearby, in Lancaster, KY. Deb has an AS in Accounting as well as an AA in Business Administration.

Deb, and her husband Jim, began attending Alton in 2017 after moving up from Garrard County. Deb and Jim met while working at a high school in Melbourne, Florida. She was the Admissions Director and he was an IT teacher and technician. Jim recently retired from teaching at Bryan Station High School in Lexington.

The two were married in 2003 and moved back to Kentucky in 2013. Between them, they have six children and about a dozen grand children. You can usually see Jim hanging around downstairs running the cameras or soundboard for the online FB streaming. He's also been known to work on the church's web site.

Jenny Gaines, Housekeeper
Jenny Gaines


Jenny has been our Housekeeper since July 2002. With a servant’s heart and a high level of energy, Jenny plays a vital role in helping the congregation to honor God in all its program efforts. She always goes above and beyond reasonable expectations.

Jason Alexander, Worship Leader
Jason Alexander

Jason has been a member of Alton Baptist Church since 2011. Since joining the church Jason has been an acoustic guitar player and singer on the Worship Team. In 2017 Jason was called to serve as the Worship Leader for our Blended Worship Service (10:45 am). Jason is also employed as principal of Robert B. Turner Elementary, after having been a special education teacher for Anderson County Board of Education.

Jason and his wife Jamie were married June 23, 2007 and have two energetic boys, Wyatt and Hudson. In his spare time he enjoys hunting, fishing, playing sports and spending time with family and friends.

Youth Director {Looking}
Alton Baptist Church is looking for a Youth Director. This person must know the call of God to work with Youth (Grades 6 - 12}. They should have a heart and passion to help youth know and grow in their personal relationship with God. This person will be responsible for Sunday and Wednesday Bible study with the youth and fellowship activities. Interested individuals please send a resume to our pastor, Gary Ellcessor at:
  • Alton Baptist Church
  • 1321 By-Pass North
  • Lawrenceburg, KY 40342
  • alton@altonbaptist.org