National Coordinator, Ray Gilder, was saved at age 19 at Northside Baptist Church, Greenville, Mississippi.
He surrendered to preach one year later and was licensed to preach by Northside Baptist Church, Greenville, Mississippi, March 4, 1964.
Ray was ordained by same church on April 23, 1966.

• Ray attended Clarke Memorial College, Newton, Mississippi,
• Mississippi Delta Junior College, Moorhead, Mississippi
• Graduated from Memphis Baptist College in 1968 with B.A. degree.
• Attended Mid-America Seminary.

Ray is married to Diane and has three children and five grandchildren

Pastored:

Sylva Rena Baptist Church, Water Valley, Mississippi, 1966-68
Northside Baptist Church, Greenville, Mississippi, 1968-74
Bethel Baptist Church, Maben, Mississippi, 1974-78
Speedway Terrace Baptist Church, Memphis, Tennessee. 1978-91
Gath Baptist Church, McMinnville, Tennessee, 1995-2004
Farmington Baptist Church, Lewisburg, Tennessee, 2005
First Baptist Carthage, Carthage, Tennessee March 2006-2007
Gath Baptist Church, McMinnville November 2007-Present

Assocational Work:

Moderator
President of Pastors’ Conference
Missions Development Director
Served on several key committees

State Missions Work:

Church & Communities Ministries Director for Tennessee, January, 1991-March, 1995
Bivocational Ministries Director for Tennessee Baptist Convention, April, 1995-present

National Work:

National Coordinator for the Southern Baptist Bivocational Ministries Association, August 2006-Present