John Spranklin
Senior Pastor
Prior to joining the Keperra Baptist family in October 2022, John spent nine years pastoring in both rural and suburban churches, following study at Sydney Missionary and Bible College. John loves communicating the truth of God’s Word and seeing people respond wholeheartedly to the love and grace of God in Jesus. He longs to see people of all ages come to faith in Christ, and continue growing toward maturity in him. John is married to Megan and they have three children. He enjoys spending time with his family and doing anything active in the outdoors.
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Byron Adams
Associate Pastor
Byron came to Keperra Baptist from Hills Christian Family, when the two churches merged in November 2018. With a background in nursing, counselling, teaching and school chaplaincy, Byron loves connecting with people and walking alongside them in their journey with Jesus. The word and prayer are essential in this journey. In fact Byron’s true passion is Jesus: greatest pastime ever. At KBC Byron's main responsibilities are small groups, outreach and pastoral care. He is married to Sasha and they have five children and one grandchild.
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Matt Kingsford
Associate Pastor
Matt has been heavily involved with KBC for most of his life and has treasured the opportunities he has had to serve, starting as a teenager teaching Sunday School and being involved with the worship team, through to being encourage to study at Malyon Theological College and being called as a pastor to his home church. Matt is passionate about seeing lives transformed in real relationships with Jesus particularly through genuine worship in song, life, and the Word. Matt enjoys a wide range of activities from hiking to computer games and is very passionate about music.
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Keperra Baptist Church began as a home based Sunday school in the home of Mr and Mrs Davis in 1953. Constituted in 1958 as the Grovely Baptist Church, it first met in a building in Rolleston Street. In its early years the church was served by a series of student-pastors working under the Home Mission umbrella. In 1964 the church moved to Gilston Street adjacent to the Keperra shopping centre and changed its name to Keperra Baptist Church. In 1971 the church became self supporting with a membership of 69 and moved to its current location at 980 Samford Road in 1978. Over the years, a particular work of God through this church has been the equipping of numerous student-pastors and missionaries for service nationally and overseas.