Staff
Travis Matthews - Senior Pastor
Travis is the longest running Pastor here at GMBC. Being raised in the church as a child, becoming the Youth Pastor in 1996, and now leading GMBC as Pastor since 2002.
Travis is married to Kristy and they have four children: Hannah, Caleb, Lydia, and Adah.
Cindy Smith - Secretary
Cindy is a lifetime resident of North Little Rock. We have had the privilege of having Cindy as our secretary at GMBC since 1995. Randy and Cindy have two children (Brandon and April) which they were able to faithfully raise up in the Church. She now is able to attend church with her Husband, Children and Grandchildren.
She has a heart for serving all ages who walk through the door,
from Kids to Senior Adults.
Nicholas Scarbrough - Missions Pastor
Nick is originally from Batesville, where he came to know the Lord in middle school while attending Emmanuel Baptist Church. After surrendering his life to Christ, he received a bachelors degree from Williams Baptist College in missions as well as a Masters Degree at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Nick began at Graves in the summer of 2016 as the Mission and Outreach Pastor. His responsibilities are to oversee local,national and global missions and Evangelism as well as other pastoral duties.
Nick and his wife, Hannah, have two children Judah and Joanna.
Bobby Cockerham - Worship Pastor
Bobby is from Mayflower and married to Hailey, who often joins him in leading worship. They have two children: Twyla and Tre. As the Worship Pastor at GMBC, he enjoys incorporating different genres of music—traditional, contemporary, old and new—into the worship service to give praise and glory to the Creator.
Tanner Hill - Youth Pastor
Tanner grew up in the Sherwood/NLR area and attended Abundant Life School. He graduated from University of Arkansas at Monticello with a degree in communications. He has a passion for loving and discipling students as they navigate life's choices. Tanner is married to Bailey Hill.
Liz Owen - Children's Director
Liz grew up in the Oak Grove Community. As a child she attended Oak Grove Schools and Baptist Preparatory High School in Little Rock. Liz has a degree in early childhood education from University of Central Arkansas. Liz is married to Jared Owen with thee children: Barrett, Sawyer, and Kennedy Ann.