Pastor Sam Jones serves as the Senior Pastor of Bethany Baptist Church. Sam has more than a decade of ministry experience and holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.  

Sam loves preaching and teaching God’s Word, helping people deepen their relationship with Christ, and equipping the church to live on mission. He and his wife, Molly, have two daughters, Karsen and Hadlee. The Jones family is grateful to call central Georgia home and excited to serve and grow alongside the Bethany family.  

Daniel is a founding member of Bethany Baptist Church (2001) and serves as Minister of Music & Youth Pastor. Daniel has more than seventeen years of ministry experience and holds a Master of Divinity degree with specialization in Worship Leadership from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Daniel came to trust Christ to be his Savior and Lord in June of 1994 and was ordained into the gospel ministry in 2014, the same year that he married his lovely wife Aubrey.  He and Aubrey have two sons, David and Michael.  An avid musician both within and without the walls of Bethany, Daniel has performed at various venues from Carnegie Hall to locally at Macon’s own Capitol Theater and loves to use his God-given gift as an avenue to communicate the love of Jesus with all who will hear.  

Kathy Milton has been serving on staff as Bethany’s secretarial administrator since June of 2011. Born in Florida, Kathy moved to Macon, GA at an early age and graduated from Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville, GA. Together, she and her husband Gary have 4 grown children, love to travel, and spend most of their free time outdoors in the North Georgia mountains. She is a member of Northway Church in Macon where she is active in the choir ministry and leads a weekly Bible study for women.