South Heights Baptist Church of Sapulpa

Todd W. White has been the Pastor of South Heights Baptist Church in Sapulpa since January 1, 1995. Prior to coming to Sapulpa, he pastored the Friendship Baptist Church in Silsbee, Texas for two years, and served as a Minister of Music in several churches in Arkansas and Texas before that. He was licensed and ordained to the Gospel Ministry by the First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, where the late Dr. W. A. Criswell was Pastor and officiated. He gave his life to full-time Christian ministry at the First Baptist Church of Springdale, Arkansas, during the pastorate of Cliff Palmer. Pastor White's emphasis in every service is the verse-by-verse exposition of the Bible, stressing the practical application of Scriptural principles in the daily lives of those who attend. Currently, he is preaching/teaching through the Book of 1st Timothy on Sunday mornings, the Book Of Daniel on Sunday evenings, and the Book of Galatians on Wednesday evenings. Pastor White believes that the public services of the church should be filled with great Gospel music - with special emphasis on congregational singing, that the people should lovingly interact with one another as a spiritual family, and that the main purpose of the services is to teach the Word of God to the people, and how it applies to their daily life. He believes that biblical principles, diligently applied, will result in spiritual growth of every individual, godly homes, a strong church, and a vibrant Gospel witness in the community. He is a 1978 graduate of Jenks High School, a 1983 graduate from the University of Arkansas, and studied Pastoral Ministries at the Master's level at Criswell College in Dallas, Texas from 1988-89. He and his wife of 41 years, Shirley, have 5 children - Hannah, Nathaniel, Seth, Brenda, and Harrison.