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Pastor Josh Beshea and his wife Valerie started Minden Baptist Church in 2011. Josh has over 25 years of preaching experience.
When asked about his salvation and call to preach, Josh says, "I was saved at the age of 5, but for a long time I doubted my salvation because I could not remember the actual experience. I got the assurance of salvation at the age of 12. As for my call to preach, that happened when I was 13. I was reading my Bible and came to Romans 10:14, which ends with the words, 'How shall they hear without a preacher?'. The Holy Spirit of God told me, 'I want you to be a preacher.' I surrendered my life to preach the Gospel son Sunday, April 17, 1994."
Josh and Valerie
Josh enrolled at Hyles Anderson College in the fall of 1999, where he met Valerie a year later. They were married August 10, 2002, and both graduated in January, 2003.
Valerie was also born and raised in a Christian home. She was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, and has been a Pastor's daughter since 1992. She is a gifted pianist and singer. "Valerie is an excellent Pastor's wife. She has the same vision I do, and she is so good with people." Valerie graduated Summa Cum Laude from Hyles Anderson College with a degree in Elementary Education.
After serving as an Assistant Pastor and wife for 8 years, Josh and Valerie moved to Minden to plant Minden Baptist Church. After knocking on hundreds of doors in the community, Minden Baptist Church was started on April 17, 2011. God has tremendously blessed the church from day one. Three of those blessings are the Beshea children, Tyler, Violet, and Hannah.
When asked about his salvation and call to preach, Josh says, "I was saved at the age of 5, but for a long time I doubted my salvation because I could not remember the actual experience. I got the assurance of salvation at the age of 12. As for my call to preach, that happened when I was 13. I was reading my Bible and came to Romans 10:14, which ends with the words, 'How shall they hear without a preacher?'. The Holy Spirit of God told me, 'I want you to be a preacher.' I surrendered my life to preach the Gospel son Sunday, April 17, 1994."
Josh and Valerie
Josh enrolled at Hyles Anderson College in the fall of 1999, where he met Valerie a year later. They were married August 10, 2002, and both graduated in January, 2003.
Valerie was also born and raised in a Christian home. She was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, and has been a Pastor's daughter since 1992. She is a gifted pianist and singer. "Valerie is an excellent Pastor's wife. She has the same vision I do, and she is so good with people." Valerie graduated Summa Cum Laude from Hyles Anderson College with a degree in Elementary Education.
After serving as an Assistant Pastor and wife for 8 years, Josh and Valerie moved to Minden to plant Minden Baptist Church. After knocking on hundreds of doors in the community, Minden Baptist Church was started on April 17, 2011. God has tremendously blessed the church from day one. Three of those blessings are the Beshea children, Tyler, Violet, and Hannah.