Leadership

Rev. Kyle Tubbs, Coordinator

 (email: kyletubbs <at> cbfok <dot> org) 

Rev. Kyle Tubbs serves as the state coordinator for the Cooperating Baptist Fellowship of Oklahoma and as a church starting consultant. Before coming to Oklahoma, Kyle led CBF’s nationwide church starting initiative in Decatur, Georgia. Previously in ministry, he served as the founding lead pastor of Peace of Christ Church in Round Rock, Texas and on the staffs of Trinity Baptist Church in Sweetwater, Texas, and First Baptist Church of Eula, Texas.

Kyle earned a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and a master of divinity degree from Logsdon Seminary. He is currently a candidate for the doctor of philosophy degree, focusing his dissertation on contextual leadership, from Dallas Baptist University. Kyle is also trained and certified executive leadership coach, coaching entrepreneurs and church starters.

Kyle serves as the secretary on the Religious Liberty Council of the Baptist Joint Committee on Religious Liberty. Kyle was in the first BJC Fellow class in 2015. As a commissioned CBF church starter, Kyle’s church led interfaith dialogues for their broad community with specific attention on religious liberty among the world’s religions. Kyle is a member of the Parliament of the World’s Religions, vice president of the T.B. Maston Foundation board, and Fellowship Southwest board representative. Kyle is an alum of the CBF Fellows program and a former member of the CBF Texas coordinating council.

Kyle and his wife, Kaily, live in Norman with their sons, Emmett and Henry, and dog, Murphy. They enjoy playing and laughing together as a family at public parks and recreation centers. Kyle enjoys training for ultramarathons, stand-up comedy, and eating meat.

Officers and Coordinating Council Members

Service Term April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025

Officers

  • Moderator: Chad Fetzer, NewHaven Church, Lawton
  • Moderator-Elect: Kristin McAtee, Spring Creek Baptist Church, OKC
  • Past Moderator/Parliamentarian: Pamela Duncan, NorthHaven Church, Norman
  • Secretary: Jody Williams, Northwest Baptist Church, Ardmore
  • Treasurer: Ray Wheatley, FBC Stillwater
  • Coordinator: Kyle Tubbs, First Baptist Church, Norman

Coordinating Council Members

Terms Completing March 31, 2025

  • Wil Brown, First American Baptist Church, Hobart
  • Joey Clifton, First Baptist Church, OKC
  • Darryl DeBorde, Braden Park Baptist Church, Tulsa
  • Pamela Duncan, NorthHaven Church, Norman
  • Linda Hall Grace Fellowship, Norman
  • Bob Searl, Spring Creek Baptist Church, OKC
  • Jakob Topper, NorthHaven Church, Norman

Terms Completing March 31, 2026

  • Angela Atkins, First Baptist Church, Norman
  • Cathleen Clough, First Baptist Church, Norman
  • Don Gilmore, First Baptist Church, Norman
  • David Lee, Watanga Indian Baptist Church
  • Chad Fetzer, NewHaven Church, Lawton
  • Arnold Hamilton, Spring Creek Baptist Church, OKC
  • Rex Morrell, Northwest Baptist Church, Ardmore

Terms Completing March 31, 2027

  • Anyra Cano, Fellowship Southwest
  • Paul Kent, Tulsa
  • Kristin McAtee, Spring Creek Baptist Church, OKC
  • Jennifer Nath, First Baptist Church, OKC
  • Cheryl Tarter, Spring Creek Baptist Church, OKC
  • Waylan Upchego, All Tribes Baptist Church, Geary
  • Jody Williams, Northwest Baptist Church, Ardmore
  • Ray Wheatley, First Baptist Church, Stillwater