Judy Hicks
Director of Children's Ministry

Judy Hicks was born and raised in Roswell, New Mexico.  She was raised by Godly parents who encouraged her to seek God’s guidance and will in every decision she made.  During her senior year in high school, God brought a young man into her life that would become her husband.  Don Hicks was doing his student teaching in the high school Judy was attending.  Don and Judy were married on April 5, 1969 at First Baptist Church in Roswell, New Mexico.  Don and Judy left New Mexico in 1971 to follow God’s call on their lives.  Don began attending Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.  While at Southwestern, God blessed them with their two oldest daughters.  April Carter and her husband, Neil, along with their four daughters live in Lithia Springs, Georgia.  Their second daughter, Autumn Stevens and her husband, Charlie, live in Robertsdale, Alabama along with their daughter and son.  In 1983 God placed their third daughter, Atisha, in their lives and in 1986 her adoption was final.  Their fourth child, Andrew, is a student at Mississippi College.  Judy’s family is very important to her and she enjoys being involved with them and their activities.

In addition to being involved with her children and their activities, Judy has a deep love for the Mustard Seed, a community for mentally challenged adults.  Judy is a trustee for the Mustard Seed where she serves as Chairman of the Client Services Committee.

Judy and Don are graduates of Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico.  Judy has had the privilege of writing preschool and children’s curriculum for Southern Baptists.  She has also taught in the lab schools at Glorieta and Ridgecrest Baptist Conference Centers.  She has been blessed with opportunities to lead conferences in many churches, associations, and states to train their preschool and children’s teachers.

Judy served as Minister to Children at First Baptist Church in Clinton, Mississippi for 13 years.  On December 3, 2006 she accepted the call of Brandon Baptist Church to serve as our first Director of Children’s Ministries.