Pastor Byron Chesney and wife Mary
Pastor Byron Chesney has dedicated over 30 years to Gospel ministry, serving as a singer, song leader, preacher, and pastor. He accepted Christ as his Savior at the age of six during Vacation Bible School. In the late 1990s, he was called to preach and licensed at House Mountain Baptist Church in Corryton, TN, where he served as song leader and later as interim pastor. In 2010, he was ordained and, in August 2011, was called to serve as Senior Pastor of Highland Baptist Church in Knoxville, TN, a position he held for eight years. In August 2019, he felt led by God to plant Porchlight Baptist Church, where he served as Senior Pastor for four years. Most recently, on October 8, 2023, he was called to pastor Northside Baptist Church in Knoxville, TN.
Pastor Byron is also employed full-time as a Technical Writer at Elo Touch Systems, a computer touchscreen manufacturing company.
Pastor Byron and his wife Mary were married in 1985 and have 3 children; Jessica, Matthew, and Elizabeth.
Education
- Associate Degree in Electronic Technology from Tennessee Inst. of Electronics in Knoxville, TN
- Bachelor of Science in Technical Management from Fountainhead College in Knoxville, TN,
- Masters in Ministry from Crown College & Seminary in Powell, TN
- Doctorate in Pastoral Theology from Andersonville Baptist Seminary in Camilla, GA.
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