BAPTIST CHURCH
Pastor
Rich Bitterman
I have been Pastor of Cedar Ridge Baptist Church since June of 2024. I have a Bachelor of Biblical Studies degree from Spurgeon College and a Master of Theology degree from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City. I have been married to my precious wife, Joy, for thirty two years. We have two daughters and four grandchildren.
I enjoy spending time with family, fishing, and working around the house. My favorite Bible verse is John 15:13, “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends” and my favorite chapter in the Bible is Philippians 4.
rich.w.bitterman@gmail.com | Tel: 816-522-9876
Deacon/Trustee
Roger Alphonse
He enjoys spending time with family, especially his wife Liz of 36 years which is his greatest enjoyment. They have 2 kids, 5 grandchildren, and 2 fur babies.
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Hobbies include fishing, visiting estate sales, yard sales and auctions, and completing projects around the house - all of these with his best friend Liz. Now that they are retired their greatest joy is spending time with grandkids and traveling around America.
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Proverbs 22:6 - "Train up a child in the way he should go; when he is old he will not depart from it."
Worship Leader and Deacon
Bill Turney
Bill and his wife Sharon oversee worship. Their desire is to serve the Lord in whatever capacity He asks from them.
Favorite verse - Micah 6:8 "He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God"
Deacon
Larry Simpson
Larry Simpson is a prayer warrior. He loves to fish and boat.
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Larry's favorite verse: “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16
Chairman of the Deacons
Mike Murphy
Mike and Julie have been married 47 years with three children and six grandchildren. Mike's hobbies include woodworking, aspiring banjo player, history lover, and retired warden.
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Favorite verses - John 14:1-3 "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also."