Ralph Warren has been the Senior Pastor of Lake County Baptist Church for the past 18 years. He was the Pastor at Lifegate Baptist Church in West St. Louis County for 8 years prior to coming here. He has degrees in Laboratory Medicine, a Bachelor’s degree in Pastoral Theology, a Master’s degree in Education, a Master’s degree in Exegetical Theology and also a Doctorate of Divinity in 2016 from Maranatha Baptist University. Pastor Warren teaches Bible to the 10th, 11th & 12th graders at LCBS. He has a great love for God’s work around the world and has taught in Bible colleges in Romania, Mexico, Venezuela, the Philippines, and Kenya. He has been married to Mrs. Ginny Warren for 39 years. She has a Master’s degree in Education, works at Lake County Christian Academy and serves as our church pianist and is a Sunday School teacher.

Their children are both graduates of LCBS. John and his wife, Tiffany, have Masters degrees in music and Pastor’s first grandchildren. John is a realtor in the Chicago-land area. Amy has a Master’s degree and is the Principal at Lake County Christian Academy. She and her husband Jerad have more grandchildren for Pastor and Mrs. Warren, and Amy actively ministers here at Lake County Baptist Church.

Pastor Timothy Kowach came to Lake County Baptist Church in 1994, serving as the Youth Pastor. In 1998, he became the Associate Pastor and in 2001 additionally took on the role of School Administrator of Lake County Baptist School (now Lake County Christian Academy), where he served through the 2022/2023 school year. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Bible and a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership. His wife Jennifer is a nurse and and they have two daughters, Kayla and Amber, who both graduated from LCBS/LCCA.