Pastor Brian Evans is the founder and Senior Pastor of Oakwood Baptist Church. OBC has a thriving outreach ministry including a Rescue Mission and Bus Ministry. Pastor Evans has been preaching since 1987 and has served the Lord full-time since 1994. He has been married to his wife Valerie since 1989. Pastor Evans is a graduate of Hyles-Anderson College and the University of Georgia. Feel free to contact him at brianevans@oakwoodbaptist.church. 

Chris Pugliese is the Director of the Gainesville Baptist Mission. Chris has been a faithful leader at OBC for many years and became full-time director of GBM in 2023. GBM provides over 600 meals each month and runs a thrift store which supplies the ministry with needed funds to help the men and pay other expenses. The mission holds a nightly chapel service with preachers from many good churches in our area. Chris also oversees our faith-based addiction recovery program RU Recovery. If you have questions about the Gainesville Baptist Mission or RU Recovery, please contact Chris Pugliese at 912.245.5427 or at chrispugliese@oakwoodbaptist.church.