Our Staff

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Pastor Tony M. Smith is a native of Glasgow, Kentucky, where he grew up in a minister’s home and was influenced by the preaching of God’s word. Pastor Tony met his wife to be Kristi McDaniel while attending Western Kentucky University, and they were married in 1971. They have three daughters--Kristina, Toni, and Kari, as well as eight grandchildren. Pastor Tony and Kristi are both graduates of Clear Creek Baptist Bible College in Pineville, Kentucky. Pastor Tony has a BA in Pastoral Ministries, Evangelism, and Proclamation. He has a MDIV/MA in Psychology/Counseling from NBTS. Pastor Tony has attended WKU, Southern Seminary and UNR University School of Addiction Studies. He is a licensed Chemical Addiction Counselor with BADA/NAADAC. He is a Marriage & Family Counselor certified with Prepare and Enrich Counseling Center.
 
Pastor Tony and Kristi served as SBC Missionary/Pastor to the island of Guam for eleven years. They have also served in church mission work in Canada and Africa. He has been a senior pastor of SBC churches for 38 years in Kentucky, Tennessee, Nevada, and Colorado.
 
Pastor Tony was called as senior pastor of Bruner’s Chapel Baptist Church in September, 2014. We are proud to welcome Pastor Tony and Kristi to Harrodsburg, Kentucky, to serve and minister to our church family and community.





​Our Worship Leader is Debbie Mullaney. She is a native of Boyle County and has degrees in social work and religious education from Campbellsville University. She received her teaching certification in moderate to severe disabilities from Eastern Kentucky University. Debbie has a M.Ed. degree in early childhood special education, and a Rank 1 in educational leadership. Additionally, she has an EMT certification. Debbie retired from the Boyle County School system in July, 2016.

Debbie began taking piano lessons at the age of five, and music has always been an important part of her life. She accompanied choirs, vocalists, and instrumentalists both in high school and college. She is both humbled and excited to serve God as the worship leader at Bruner’s Chapel Baptist Church.

Debbie has two daughters and five grandchildren. She is married to Jim Mullaney, whom she met while on a mission trip to Grace Centers of Hope in Pontiac, Michigan. They reside in Perryville.


A​shlin Kendrick is our Youth and Children's Minister. Ashlin has grown up in Bruner's Chapel Baptist Church and has attended here her whole life. She graduated from Mercer County Senior High School in 2015. She is currently a junior at the  University of Kentucky and is studying to achieve a BS Degree in Agriculture Education with a double minor in Animal Science and Agriculture Economics. Although she is not sure what she will do after college, she is positive it will include working with agriculture in some way while serving the Lord. She was born and raised on a farm where her family instilled in her a passion for agriculture. In high school, her biggest involvement was within the National FFA organization. Her experience in FFA throughout high school has allowed her to expand her agriculture knowledge and develop countless skills. Of those countless skills, public speaking is one skill that she would like to use in her career, whether that be as a teacher, a motivational speaker, or anything in between. If you know Ashlin, you know she loves to talk!

She has a strong passion for missions, locally and internationally. She has served on mission teams throughout the state, nation, and internationally. Kentucky Changers and General Baptist International Missions are both organizations that have provided Ashlin with the opportunity to serve God. She went to Honduras in January and has plans to continue serving internationally as God provides.

She is also very passionate about youth and children, and has a vision to change lives whether that be at the church or in a classroom. She has countless hours of experience with children from ages 2-18. From teaching VBS, Sunday School, and Youth Group at church all the way to teaching (as a teacher in training) in the classrooms of Mercer, Bourbon, and Boyle County Schools. We are proud of all Ashlin's accomplishments, and are happy to have her serve the young people of Bruner's Chapel.