Pastoral Staff

About Our Church:

Chillicothe Baptist Church seeks to serve its members by providing them with opportunities for spiritual, physical, intellectual, social, and cultural development. We seek to glorify God by fulfilling the Great Commandment and the Great Commission.

Our Pastor: Rev. John H. Burris and his wife Jeannie

John Burris is Pastor of Chillicothe Baptist Church in Chillicothe, Ohio. He has served in this capacity since September 1982. Our Pastor is a graduate of Carson-Newman College in Tennessee, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. Pastor Burris and his wife Jeannie have two sons and five grand children. Pastor Burris communicates with warmth and sincerity relating the Bible to everyday life.

"Thank you for stopping by our web site. We realize there are a lot of things you could be doing now, but we are happy you have stopped by our site. We hope you will enjoy looking around. We want you to catch a little of the special spirit we have at Chillicothe Baptist Church."

"We have many exciting ministries and are adding new ones as God directs. Please join us in person soon! CBC is known for its evangelistic passion and friendliness. We are always looking for new friends. So please, look around and let us know if we can help."

Pastor Burris

Our Minister of Music: Rev. Steve Huff

Steve attended the University of Evansville where he achieved his bachelors in Music Education in 1976. He then went on to Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY, where he graduated in 1978 with a Master of Arts in Christian Education. CBC has been blessed to have Steve serve as our Minister of Music since 2000 where he has done an amazing job leading the Worship Choir, the praise team "Instruments of Praise", our annual special productions, as well as numerous other facets of our music ministry. Steve and his wife Glenna have two children: Amy and Andy.

"It is a tremendous pleasure and privilege to serve the people of Chillicothe Baptist Church. God is blessing in so many ways! I am always excited and humbled by the commitment and faithfulness of CBC members."

Steve Huff

Our Minister of Youth and Children: Rev. Anthony Lambert

Tony has lived in Ross County for over 30 years and is a graduate of Zane Trace High School and is currently attending Trinity Bible College. Since he joined our staff in 2001 the youth have led over 300 people to the Lord. Tony has an awesome gift of being able to relate to our young people with caring and understanding and with his energetic approach he has truly set our youth group on fire for Christ. Tony and his wife Trisha have a daughter and two sons.

"I have a deep desire to reach the youth of Ross county. The children and youth of today need someone to love them so it is our responsibility to tell them that Jesus loves them so much that He died for them and that we love them as well."

Tony Lambert

Our Minister of Education: Rev. William E. James

Bill James joined the CBC staff full time in February 1998 as Minister of Education. Under his leadership our Sunday School has broken the 500 mark several times. Prior to joining CBC he served as a bi-vocational pastor planting churches in Southern Ohio. As time permits Bill does consulting for other churches in the area of discipleship, prayer, evangelism, worship, ministry, and fellowship. He has over twenty years of experience. He has a background in business management and advertising. His education includes University of Maryland, Moody Bible Institute, Boyce Bible School at Southern Baptist Seminary.

Bill James

Where we're located:
14000 State Route 104, Chillicothe, Ohio