Our Pastors

Pastor Baker served as the pastor of Faith Baptist Church from June 1, 1982 to February 7, 2016. After being saved in 1970, Pastor Baker surrendered to full time ministry and attended Bible College at Fellowship Baptist College in Peoria, Illinois. In 1987, Faith Baptist School was established under his leadership to provide a Bible-based, quality education and to assist families in training their children to be worthy representatives of Jesus Christ. Over the last thirty-four years many lives have been touched, many souls have been saved, and many Christian servants have been called and sent forth into the Gospel ministry. On February 7, 2016 Pastor Baker retired and transitioned the leadership of the church and was bestowed the title "Pastor Emeritus" for his faithful service. In January of 2023, Pastor Baker was again called to become Pastor and is now serving the Lord faithfully here as a beloved Preacher, trusted advisor, counselor, and teacher.

Peter Touchstone grew up in a military family. His father retired from the Air Force in 1995 and moved to Louisville, Kentucky. His family attended Shawnee Baptist Church where Peter was able to attend Christian school. He graduated from Shawnee Baptist College in December of 2012. While attending college, Peter was brought on staff at Shawnee Baptist Church in August of 2011. He served there in a variety of positions for five years. Peter moved to Belleville, IL in January of 2017 and became the youth pastor of Faith Baptist Church on August 7, 2017. He was married to Megan on November 7, 2014. They have four children, Owen, Clara, Diane and Will.