Our Pastor

Mike Leonard was saved at the age of 6 in a little country church in North Carolina. He was called to preach at the age of 12.

After serving in the U.S. Army for 8 years, he surrendered his Life to the Lord to go anywhere and do anything the Lord called him to do at the age of 26. Two years later, he began Bible College.

It was there he met Michelle, a young widow with four children. They married in 2000 and added 2 more children to their family.

After completing college in 2003, they began deputation as missionaries. The Lord placed them in China for a year, in Belize for nearly 5 years, and in Brazil for 18 months.

After a long way around the world, the Lord brought them to our tiny corner of Missouri, and Mid-America Baptist church voted Mike as pastor on September 12. 2021.