Chris Turner

Lead Pastor

Rev. Dr. Chris Turner has served Neill’s Creek Baptist since February 2011. Under his leadership the church has grown and experienced new passion in the areas of worship, disciple-making, and ministering to the needs of our congregation and community. Pastor Chris is a faithful and dynamic preacher of God’s word, who is committed to connecting the enduring truth of the Bible to the real issues of life. Pastor Chris loves people and believes in helping each person connected to our family of faith flourish in their walk with Jesus.

He graduated from Wake Forest University with a BA in Religion in 2006. Pastor Chris then went on to earn a Master of Divinity in 2010 and a Doctorate of Ministry in 2017, both from Campbell University Divinity School, with concentrations in preaching, pastoral ministry, and community missions.

He has been married to his wife Melissa since June of 2010 and they live in Angier with their black labs Lacy, Luna, Deuce. In addition to loving and leading people toward Christ, Chris is a true southern outdoorsman who enjoys hunting, fishing, and boating. One of Pastor Chris’s favorite Bible verse is Galatians 2:19-20, “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me.”