Ray Burks serves as pastor of Belmont First Baptist Church in Belmont, MS. He is married to his college sweetheart, Amy, since 1984. They have two sons, Matt and Taylor.
Ray received his education from Blue Mountain College, Blue Mountain, MS; Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX; Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, Lynchburg, VA and earned his Doctorate of Ministry in Biblical Preaching through the Master's International Seminary, studying expository preaching under the late Dr. Stephen F. Olford.
Ray counts it a great privilege to serve as pastor of a church like FBC, Belmont. Since surrendering to the call to preach at age 16, it has been his desire to follow God's will as a preacher of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.