Staff

Pastor Mike has been in full-time southern baptist ministry since 1991, serving four  N.C. churches as pastor.  Pastor Mike also served as Executive Director of Hope  Ministries Inc., a 501 nonprofit biblical counseling center, in Kinston, N.C. for 10  years (2003-2013).  In 2015 his book, "Casting Down Idols through the Power of the  Gospel", was published by Westbow Press, offering biblical hope for those  struggling under addictions.  Pastor Mike is a two time graduate of  Liberty University and holds a Master of Divinity with Biblical Counseling degree from  Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C. He and his wife  Melissa have been married for over 30 years, have three daughters, Sarah,  Michaela and Hannah. For more of Pastor's Mike's bio please see his website at PastorMichaelRDixon.com.

Angie grew up in Oakdale. She is a graduate of North Carolina Wesleyan College with a BA in music education, and a graduate of East Carolina University with a MaEd in middle grades education (language arts). She has been on mission trips to Baltimore, Atlanta, Chicago, and the Appalachian Mountains. She became a Christian as a child and can testify that "every day with Jesus is sweeter than the day before."

Aaron Laskey - Associate Pastor of Youth and Children - alaskey4@gmail.com

Aaron joined the ministry staff of Oakdale Baptist Church on February  11, 2018.  Originally from the NW suburbs of Chicago, Aaron  graduated from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in May of 2017 with a Master of Arts in Christian Studies.  Aaron is also a 2011 graduate from Moody Bible Institute where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Youth Ministry.  This church fellowship is blessed to have Aaron serving with us as he comes with a clear calling from God to serve our youth and children. 

Howard and Melissa Taylor joined with Oakdale Baptist as church planters in November, 2013. Beth Emet Messianic Synagogue serves as a bridge between Jewish and Christian peoples, sharing the love of Jesus to their non-believing Jewish brethren. Yeshua (Jesus’ Hebrew name) is worshiped in distinctly Jewish ways to draw attention to non-believing Jews, demonstrating that they can be Jewish and believe in Jesus without having to cease being Jews. Beth Emet consists of both Jews and Gentiles who desire to share and worship Jesus with their Jewish brethren. We are excited to have Howard and Melissa as a part of Oakdale Baptist Church’s first ever church planting opportunity!

Mrs. Lynch was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota and grew up near there with her parents, 2 sisters, and 1 brother. She received her Associates Degree from North Dakota State School of Science. In 1981 she joined the Navy and was based in San Vito, Italy for most of her four years. She met and married her husband, Jeff, in Italy. He was in the Air Force there. After their 4 years in the service, they were discharged from the military and moved to Rocky Mount. They have two sons, Doug and John. She has been at Oakdale Baptist Church since 2007.

Cliff and Velma have been at Oakdale since 2005, and reside in Enfield. He worked for American Fibers and Yarns for over 20 years, and in their spare time they enjoy serving and attending special church services.