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Dr. D.J. Horton has been the Senior Pastor of Church at The Mill since 2004. Under his leadership, Church at the Mill has grown to be a thriving multi-campus church in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He holds a Master of Divinity from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and a Doctorate in Preaching from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Pastor D.J. served as the President of the 2025 Pastors’ Conference of the Southern Baptist Convention. In addition to his pastoral role, D.J. shares sermons, podcasts, and free biblical resources through Living Worthy Ministries at djhorton.com. Through this platform, he also mentors and equips pastors across the country. He and his wife, Laurel, are the proud parents of seven children.
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Byron has been the lead pastor of Redemption Church since 2004. He received his M.Div. in Expository Preaching and his Ph.D. in Preaching from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Byron’s passion is to faithfully teach God’s Word so people will see the greatness of God and the amazing truths found in His scripture. You will often hear Pastor Byron say, “Do you see it?!!” He desires to preach and lead in such a way that the people of Redemption Church will Delight in God, Declare Jesus, and Disciple all People. Byron and his wife Liz have been married for 25 years and have four children.
(BA, Samford University; M.Div., Th.M, Ph.D., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary).