Meet Our Team
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Dean Hughes
Senior Pastor
Pastor Dean came to East Side in July, 2009. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education in 1985 from Baptist Bible College, and a Masters of Arts in Biblical Counseling in 2000 from Baptist Bible Graduate School of Theology. Pastor Dean has been in full time ministry since 1985. Pastor Dean currently serves as treasurer for the Baptist Bible Fellowship International, and has served as president of the Kansas Baptist Bible Fellowship, as well as a vice-president of the Baptist Bible College Alumni Association. Pastor Dean is married to Elaine, and they are blessed with two adult children, Haley & Cameron, and daughter-in-law, Jailyn.
Alex Gobel
Associate Pastor/Student Ministries
Alex, Savannah, Evie, and Dean Gobel are here because God called their family to partner together with ESBC, Pastor Hughes, and the teens. They are both native Kansans who grew up in the Wichita area. They each surrendered to the ministry independently, which led to them meeting at Baptist Bible College. Alex graduated from Baptist Bible College in 2016 with a Bachelor's Degree in Intercultural Studies, and an Associate's Degree in Church Music. After graduation they voluntarily worked with teens at Millington Street Baptist Church in Winfield, KS for about 2 years, and then as Associate Pastor at Heritage Baptist Church in Edmond, OK for over 5 years. Alex says success in ministry looks like souls saved, and growth toward a close relationship with Jesus. This relationship motivates them toward ministry here and abroad.
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Email: [email protected]
Phone: 785-379-9933
Address
4425 SE 29th St.
Topeka, KS 66605
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