GREEN STREET BAPTIST CHURCH MOVING FORWARD!!
about our pastor
Vision Statement
To see God's people saved, healed, discipled, equipped, empowered, and serving. As Christians, our primary goal should be to see others dedicate their lives to Christ. Luke 19:10 gives us the ultimate reason that Christ came into the world. That is to save those who are lost. Church, we are anointed for the vision. Christ came to do this very work. Luke 4:18 says: " The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He hath anointed Me to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised.
Pastor Raymond Kizer, Sr.
Born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Pastor Kizer graduated from Northside High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana. His grandfather, the late Rev. McKinley Kizer Jr., baptized him at Mount Olive Baptist Church, where he remained a member after his grandfather's death under the leadership of his uncle, Pastor James Kizer. He later transferred his membership to the Victory Worship Center, under the leadership of Pastor David Moore, to better grow his ministry. There, he was licensed and ordained. He served as the acting Pastor from July 2016 until January 2017 while Pastor Moore recovered from a heart transplant. In addition, he served as Assistant Pastor at Victory and Interim Pastor for other Churches in Fort Wayne, Indiana, while the congregation searched for a Pastor.
Pastor Kizer and his family united with the Green Street Baptist Church Family on July 11th, 2021, when he preached his first sermon as Pastor. He was officially installed on August 7, 2021, at Green Street Baptist Church by the Rev. Bernard Crayton, Pastor of Little Flock Baptist Church, who was the Moderator for the service, and Rev. Corrie Shull, Pastor of Burnett Avenue Baptist Church, who is also the Moderator for the Central District Baptist Association. He was an active member of the Little Flock Sunday School, where he completed the Sunday School Teacher-in-Training Orientation. Soon after his Sunday School Training, he began teaching the Adult Men’s Class. Pastor Kizer taught the youth Bible study on Wednesday night and served as a VBS teacher during the 2019 session. He is an active member of the Associate Ministers and Deacons’ Ministry, which supports the congregation members. Pastor Kizer is enrolled in Houston Baptist University, pursuing a degree in Biblical Studies. He receives excellent enjoyment from reading and studying the Word of God. Pastor Kizer loves both teaching and preaching the gospel. Pastor Kizer is passionate about helping God’s people grow spiritually, mentally, and physically. He enjoys seeing the youth participate in the kingdom of God.
Pastor Kizer has been married to his beautiful wife, Tamara Kizer, since June 02, 2012. Together, they have four children: Tayshaun, A’Mara, Tariah, and Raymond Kizer Jr. (RJ).