A Family of Churches
The North Pulaski Baptist Association is a family of 44 Southern Baptist churches in 9 communities, serving together to strengthen churches, mobilize believers and see renewal in our communities and beyond.
2026–2030 Goals & Plans
Deepening our relationship with God through prayer, reflection and spiritual growth.
An intentional commitment to prayer, individually and together, seeking God’s guidance.
Up nextThree Ministry Areas
Church Strengthening
Helping existing and new congregations grow in faithfulness to God’s Word: developing mature believers, encouraging pastors and supporting Great Commission ministries. Healthy pastors and healthy churches lead to healthy multiplication.
Church Mobilization
Equipping and activating believers and churches to live on mission locally, nationally and globally, embracing missional living, evangelism and church planting.
Church Renewal
A Spirit-led process that revives a legacy church’s love for Christ, renews its dependence on prayer and the Word, and restores its passion for reaching the lost, through planting, replanting and revitalizing churches.
What We Believe
As an association of Southern Baptist churches in North Pulaski County, Arkansas, our core doctrinal beliefs are in line with the Baptist Faith and Message 2000. We are also committed to these core values:
We are resolved to be in continual prayer, to discern and follow God’s will and to seek revival and spiritual awakening among our churches.
We are resolved to be evangelistic in all we do, so the community around us is saved by the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
We are resolved to respect and show appreciation for the autonomy of the local church.
We are resolved to cooperate in fellowship, ministry and missions together for mutual encouragement and the furthering of God’s kingdom, here and abroad.
Our Leadership
Greg Varndell
Associational Mission StrategistGreg began serving the NPBA on August 1, 2020, after moving from Jacksonville, Florida. He and his wife, Denise, live in Jacksonville, Arkansas, and have four children. They love working with our pastors and churches.
“I thank my God in all remembrance of you… because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.” Philippians 1:3–5 (ESV)
Martha Freeman
Ministry CoordinatorMartha is a mother, a wife and a follower of Christ. She loves theology and is an avid reader and podcast listener, and she also enjoys gaming and British period dramas. Her earnest desire is to be useful to the Lord, serving in her home, in her church and at the North Pulaski Baptist Association.
Join Our Family of Churches
If your church’s mission aligns with ours and you’d like to learn about becoming a member church, we’d love to talk.