Blake spent most of his early life in Savannah, Georgia where he was blessed to be raised in a family that regularly attended a gospel-preaching church. It was at age 13 at an evangelistic meeting that he believed the gospel and began to follow Jesus Christ. When he was 21, Blake began working with his father in the commercial cleaning industry.

In God’s providence, Blake met Julie on vacation in the Bahamas in 2007. They were married 11 months later. While still working in the cleaning business, Blake began his pastoral ministry as a bi-vocational pastor at Quacco Baptist Church in Savannah, where he served from 2012 to 2014. During that time, Blake attended a 9Marks Weekender conference in Washington, D.C. where he met Pastor Mark Dever. Blake returned three years later to participate in the Pastoral Internship program at Capitol Hill Baptist Church. Upon completion of his internship, he joined the staff as an Assistant Pastor for four years.

The Boylstons then answered the Lord’s call to pastor in the Arkansas River Valley. They moved to Fort Smith, Arkansas in December 2019. Blake led a group of believers to establish a new gospel-preaching local church in the Barling and Fort Smith communities. Chaffee Crossing Baptist Church (CCBC) formally covenanted in September 2020. When he's not pastoring CCBC, Blake spends time with his wife and their three children, Noah, Avery, and Titus. He can also be found enjoying the beauty of the Natural State, drinking good coffee, and working out at the gym.

Tom has called Fort Smith, Arkansas home most of his life. Raised in the Methodist denomination, he came to know Christ at age 15. While at a Lay Witness Mission, he was confronted about his sin and recognized his need for a Savior. By God’s amazing grace, he was adopted as a child of God. In June 1977, he married Pam. Together, the couple has two grown children, Ian and Sarah, and seven grandchildren.

Tom works as a Medical Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Physician. He and his wife love spending time with their family and being in the outdoors. The couple enjoy fly-fishing and basking in the beauty and peacefulness of God’s marvelous creation. Tom has been a member of Chaffee Crossing Baptist Church since its inception in September 2020.

Allen is a lifelong resident of Arkansas. Raised in the small town of Nashville, it was at age 10 while attending a Baptist church camp that he believed the gospel. During college, he met his future wife Sandy through involvement in the Baptist Collegiate Ministries at Henderson State University. They were married in 1991 and moved to Fayetteville, Arkansas where Allen completed his degree in mechanical engineering.

Today, he is an Engineering Manager for HSM Solutions in Fort Smith. Allen and Sandy have six children: Hayden, Whitley, Lily Kate, Anyiah, Carson, and Emma, and their son John Mark, who is with our Lord in heaven. The Williams Family lives in Lavaca. Allen enjoys spending time with his family and completing occasional home improvement projects. He appreciates the outdoors and can often be found gardening in the springtime and deer hunting in the fall. Allen has been a member of Chaffee Crossing Baptist Church since it officially covenanted in September 2020.

Jantzen grew up in the Arkansas River Valley. He spent most of his youth living outside of the city, enjoying the beauty of the countryside. Jantzen experienced God’s grace by growing up in a Christian household that regularly attended church and where he heard the gospel from a young age. At age eight, Jantzen began experiencing true conviction, and the Lord mercifully granted him repentance and gave him new life. When he was 16, the Lord began to stir in Jantzen a desire to preach. He began preaching at age 17 and went on to earn his Bachelor of Science in Biblical Studies from the College at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (now Texas Baptist College) in Fort Worth.

During college, Jantzen met his wife, Casey. The couple were wed in May 2015. The Lord has blessed them with two young children, Silas and Riley. Jantzen returned to the region with his family in August 2018, and began pastoring at Trinity Baptist Church. He and Casey became members of Chaffee Crossing Baptist Church in January 2021 and Jantzen entered the pastoral internship program. He transitioned to his current role of CCBC Pastoral Assistant in the summer of 2021. In his spare time, Jantzen enjoys reading, playing and watching sports, spending time outdoors with his family, and occasionally taking in a The Lord of the Rings marathon.

Matt originally grew up in Van Buren, Arkansas. He was raised in a Christian home and came to faith during his adolescence through the ministry of his local church. Matt currently resides in Fort Smith with his wife, Danielle, and their twin daughters. He works as a Social Studies teacher at Chaffin Middle School in Fort Smith. Matt enjoys spending time with his family, playing guitar, weight training, grilling, and good coffee! He and his family officially joined CCBC in January of 2022.