Rev. Bill May

Senior Pastor

Bill May, a native of Florida, has lived most of his life in Arizona. His mother and father were members of First Baptist Church, Chandler where Bill shaped his biblical beliefs and doctrinal convictions. Called into the ministry at the age of 34, his ministry has included serving churches as pastor and for 23 years, as a staff member of the Arizona Southern Baptist Convention (ASBC). Bill was ordained at First Southern Baptist Church, Flagstaff. The last six years with the ASBC, he served as President of the Arizona Church Growth Board. He led the Stewardship Ministry of the ASBC for 18 years and has continued serving churches’ stewardship needs (including capital fund campaigns) throughout the United States. His writing on church growth has been published by the Baptist Sunday School Board (Now LifeWay Christian Resources of The Southern Baptist Convention). His writing ministry continues in the areas of church budgeting, church team structures and church growth strategies. He has served as a national conference leader at Ridgecrest and Glorieta, leadership conference centers of the Southern Baptist Convention, and as guest speaker at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Bill is a certified consultant with Natural Church Development process and certified Stewardship conference leader for LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention.

During Bill’s service with the Arizona Southern Baptist Convention, he served several churches as interim pastor that included First Southern, Scottsdale (twice), Trinity Southern Baptist, Casa Grande (twice), Eastside Baptist, Phoenix, Mission Drive Baptist, Phoenix, and as interim preacher for North Phoenix Baptist Church, Phoenix. Since retirement, Bill has served First Baptist, Holbrook and First Southern Baptist, Show Low.

Bill and his wife, Lena, have three adult sons, eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. They reside at Del Webb’s Solera in Chandler. Bill presently serves as Vice President of Kingdom Growth Ministries, a stewardship service of Eklund May & Associates, Hurst, Texas.