Pastor Stephen W. Curry came to Oakside as pastor in March of 2005. He previously had been assistant pastor at People's Baptist Church in Greenville, NC and senior pastor at Grace Baptist Church in Gaston, NC for 15 years.

He was born and reared in Monticello, IL and graduated from high school in 1985. He went to Christian school for most of his life and was saved September 12, 1978 in an old fashioned revival meeting. He spent his summers working at Baptist Camp Assurance in Georgetown, IL and it was there that God called him to full time ministry as a junior in high school.

He is a 1991 graduate of Pensacola Christian College. He and his wife, Stephanie, met while students there and were married in August 1988. They have three sons; Timothy, Nathan, and David.

He loves hunting, fishing, and athletics but most of his time is spent pursuing ministry needs and investing his life in others. His heart's desire is to continue the legacy of Biblical truth, Scriptural standards, and warm hearted preaching that Oakside Baptist Church has been known for over the years here in LaGrange.

There has been a resurgence in attendance and excitement since the Lord sent him here. There is a spirit of expectancy in every service as to what the Lord will do. Pastor Curry's focus is to "keep the main thing, the main thing" and Oakside is consistently endeavoring to do just that.

Rick Varnum is the General Manager of WOAK Radio, owned and operated by Oakside Ministries.

Rick came to Oakside Baptist Church in 1990 with his wife Marcie and his little girl, Holly, as an Assistant Pastor and as Youth Pastor and Director of Youth Ministries. At that time he also taught several High School classes at Oakside Christian School, coached volleyball, and, worked as an engineer to WOAK Radio and the TV Ministry at Oakside. In 1995, Rick took the position of General Manager, while continuing to teach at OCS. Now, he devotes his efforts to the ministry work of radio, concentrating on taking the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a lost world.

Rick accepted Christ as his personal Savior in the sixth grade while living in Colorado Springs, Colorado while attending Rustic Hills Baptist Church with Pastor Dan Burnett. Eventually, Rick attended Cornerstone Christian Academy where he was called to preach in 1978 and was graduated in 1980. He found his wife at Pensacola Christian College and then graduated in 1984, when he then took a position at Palm Springs Drive Baptist Church in Altamonte Springs, Florida and taught High School at Altamonte Christian School until 1990.

He currently has nine children (all girls) and his oldest, Holly, is now married and working with her husband at a church in California.

David Reed grew up in Byron, Michigan, with a love for the outdoors, electronics, and cars. He always felt the call of God on his life, so after finishing high school in 2002, he made his way to Pensacola Christian College where he majored in Evangelism. He spent one summer working and ministering at the Bill Rice Ranch, went on missions trips to New York City, worked in several Bible Clubs, and co-pastored Bible Baptist Church in Spanish Fort, AL, before graduating in 2006. After graduation, he came on staff at Oakside Baptist Church as the Operations Manager for WOAK, and also served as youth pastor of the church for a time. On January 6, 2007, he married the love of his life, and college sweetheart, Noelle. Dave and Noelle have two sons, Robbie and Riley. David currently serves as the IT Director and the Web Designer for the radio station and the church. He also serves as the 4th - 5th grade Sunday School Teacher and Junior Church Leader.

Dan Woltmann, and his wife Melissa, grew up in church and Christian schools. Saved at a young ages, they both saw the Lord work in their lives to bring them together and take them into ministry. Graduates of Pensacola Christian College, Dan in Evangelism and Melissa in Education, their service has taken them to many different areas in ministry: camps, youth work, children's ministry, revival ministry, Bible teaching and ministry counseling. Dan has been saved for over 35 years and has been preaching for over 24 years. Melissa has been saved since 1974 and has served in some aspect of assisting or teaching children for over 20 years. Dan and Melissa were married in June 1991. They have one son, Nathan, whom they home school.

Hold Fast Ministries, formerly HELPS Church Ministries, is restructured from a ministry of helps to churches that was founded by Evangelist Dan Woltmann in 2002. Hold Fast Ministries comes from a burden for pastors and ministries that are facing difficult days. Hold Fast Ministries sees that the difficulties that churches are facing today come from a fight against the lies of Satan. More and more people are believing a lie and do not believe in absolute truth. Please contact the church, if you would like to schedule Evangelist Dan Woltmann for a meeting.

Jimmy is a lifelong resident of the LaGrange / Troup county area and was saved in September of 1972. He has been actively involved in the ministry since 1978, serving as a deacon and a teacher in several churches in this area. In 2000 he left his longtime vocation to be ordained into full-time ministry, serving as an the associate pastor at Grayhill Baptist Church.

Jimmy's wife, Robbie, was saved in 1990 and has lived in this area all of her adult life. She is employed by the Troup County Board of Education as an Elementary para-professional and works as a teacher's assistant at Whitesville Road Elementary School. They have three grown children, Blair, Josh, and AJ.

Jimmy and Robbie came to Oakside in October of 2006. His responsibilities as Director of Ministries include organizing and supervising the different service and teaching ministries within the church as well as those that are an outreach to the community. He is the full time director of the local chapter of Reformers Unanimous, which was chartered at Oakside in 2007.

Jimmy also enjoys the opportunity to host a morning drive time show on WOAK Radio, where he encourages his listeners through prayer, teaching, and music. The "Rise and Shine" show can be heard every weekday morning from 6-8am on WOAK 90.9 FM.