Eric W. Ramsey, who has served as executive director-treasurer of the West Virginia Convention of Southern Baptists since February 2020, has accepted the call to pastor First Baptist Church Checotah, Oklahoma.
He was officially voted in by the congregation on March 9, with a unanimous decision and will transition from his WVCSB role over the next two months.
“Gaye and I are so proud to call First Baptist Church of Checotah our church family,” Ramsey said. “Goal number one is for Gaye and me to be serving where God has called us to serve.”
Ramsey, who previously served in local church ministry, denominational leadership and international missions, cited a call to pastoral ministry and the desire to be closer to his family as key factors in his transition.
‘Rewarding’ experience
“This decision has been one of the most difficult of my life,” he shared in a letter to WVCSB churches earlier this year. “These past years in West Virginia have been the most rewarding of my ministry. You’ve welcomed Gaye and me into your homes, your churches, onto your family land to fish and hunt, and your lives. A big piece of my heart will always belong to this beautiful state.”
A search committee has been appointed, with one representative from each of WVCSB’s associations, to identify the convention’s next executive director-treasurer. An interim executive will also be named in the coming weeks.
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written and published by the West Virginia Convention of Southern Baptists.
