Duncan Faircloth: “the Reverend Greg Mathis, pastor of Mud Creek Baptist Church in Hendersonville, NC, is one of our outstanding ministers…”

“the Reverend Greg Mathis, pastor of Mud Creek Baptist Church in Hendersonville, NC, is one of our outstanding ministers from North Carolina. Reverend Mathis graduated from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC, and he has pastored Mud Creek for 20 years. During that time, the church experienced a remarkable growth under his leadership. Reverend Mathis is serving his second term as president of the North Carolina Baptist State Convention. The North Carolina Baptist State Convention is the foremost religious organization in North Carolina. It has 3,600 churches and represents 1.2 million worshipers. Reverend Mathis' wife, Deborah, is with us today, and his three children are back in North Carolina attending school. Also with Reverend Mathis today is the chairman of the board of deacons, Greg Corn, and his wife, Susie. It is a distinct honor and my pleasure to have Rev. Greg Mathis as our guest Chaplain of the U.S. Senate today and to have led us in our opening prayer. I thank him for being here.”