Dr. Steve J. Smith

Dr. Steve J. Smith serves as the Interim Executive Pastor of First Baptist Church of St. Simons Island. Before joining FBC SSI, he served numerous churches throughout Middle Georgia as a bi-vocational pastor, most recently serving as Senior Pastor of New Richland Baptist Church, Twiggs County, GA, for approximately 14 years. While serving in that role, he also served as Superintendent of Bleckley County Schools after serving six years as Superintendent of Wilcox County Schools.

Throughout his more than two decades in ministry, Dr. Smith has served as Interim Pastor at several churches in addition to the role of Pulpit Supply Pastor. He served as Interim Pastor at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Cochran, GA, Big Sandy Baptist Church in Wilkinson County, GA, and Irwinton Baptist Church in Irwinton, GA.

Dr. Smith and his wife Regina recently celebrated their 40 th wedding anniversary, and they have two daughters, Katie (Henry) Gass of Atlanta, and Madison (John) Carr of Savannah. Now that they reside on St. Simons Island, they are only an hour away from their grandson in Savannah.