Pastor Billy has been preaching for almost 25 years now. His father and both of his grandfathers served as pastors and an in other areas of ministry. So, Pastor Billy is thankful to have come from several generations of ministers. He has served in South Mississippi, in New Mexico and has now been serving at Elmdale since 2015. Through the Lord’s amazing grace Pastor Billy became a Christian when he was 9 years old and today is thankful that the Lord has counted him faithful to serve as a pastor to love and shepherd the people the Lord has put before him. Pastor Billy is a graduate of William Carey College in Hattiesburg, MS and received his Master of Divinity degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Pastor Billy has been married Evangelina since 2000 and they have two grown Children, Shirley (and her husband and Son) and Little Billy. The Chidester family is thankful to serve the Lord and His Kingdom in NWA. Billy currently serves The 6:4 Fellowship as the Regional Director of the Mid-America Region.