Guiding You in Faith and Worship

In April 2023, Crosscreek Baptist Church called Rev. Dee Ford to serve as Senior Pastor. Dee comes to Crosscreek from within Crosscreek itself. Beginning in 2011, Dee served for almost 5 years at Crosscreek, first as Minister of Children and Youth and then as Minister of Worship and Families. After some time away, during which she worked as a public-school music teacher, a children’s pastor at Grace, a United Methodist Congregation in Birmingham, and then as pastor of Faith Fellowship of York County in Pennsylvania, Dee returned to Crosscreek in 2021 to serve as Associate Pastor.

Dee grew up in Alabama, mostly in Gadsden and Boaz. She holds a Bachelor of Music Education from Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, AL, and a Master of Divinity from McAfee School of Theology in Atlanta, GA.  In her spare time you might find Dee running, reading, or chaperoning high school band trips.

Dee loves congregational ministry and is delighted to be part of a faith community committed to doing justice, loving kindness, and walking humbly with God. 

Rev. Jon Chacko has served as Associate Pastor of Worship and Families at Crosscreek since May 2024. 

Born in Kerala, India to a family of ministers, musicians, and community leaders, Jon has been immersed in ministry for most of his life. After immigrating to the U.S, Jon spent his childhood and early adult life in Durham and Wake County in North Carolina with his parents and older brother. After completing a B.A in Sociology from the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, Jon headed south to Atlanta where he received a Master of Divinity from Mercer’s McAfee School of Theology. 

Jon and his wife Natalie now live in Helena with their labradoodle Hayes.