Pastor Gibson and his family moved to Huntsville, MO in January of 1998 from Gillespie, IL when Pastor Gibson accepted the Lord’s calling to lead the church. Pastor Gibson recalls fond memories of Sweet Spring Church and Camp. It was in August of 1982 when he accepted Jesus as his personal savior while visiting at Sweet Springs Baptist Church from his home church in Illinois. Since that time, Pastor Gibson has seen several people come to know Christ as their personal Saviour. The Church has always had a strong emphasis on Bible preaching, and this has continued under his leadership. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the central message of all preaching at Sweet Springs.
Pastor Gibson, and his lovely wife Yvette were joined in holy matrimony on April, 20, 1985. From that union they have raised five children, Samuel, Phillip, Caleb, Hannah and Rachel. Mrs. Yvette humbly serves in numerous capacities within the church. Samuel serves in a church in Marshall, MO while the other children continue their service at Sweet Springs. Pastor Gibson and Mrs. Yvette have been blessed with 10 grandchildren: Brayden, Rylee, Beau, Callaway, Ansley, Charlotte, Greta, Preston, and Hope.
The Lord has blessed the ministry over the past 20 years. In 2004 the church supported a new building for the World Mission Center, which prints and distributes Gospel literature around the world. Seeing a need in the community the church also founded the Sweet Springs Baptist Academy to help provide Christian education to local children. In addition, as a continuation of the youth ministry, each summer the church continues to support our camp ministry with a desire to reach young people for Christ.