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 Ernie Wayne Perry - Senior Minister
Raised in the minister's family of Mr. and Mrs. E. Paul Perry, Ernie is originally from Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. He graduated from Kentucky Christian college in 1979, receiving a Masters of Ministry in 1985. From then until 1998 he has served in both Ohio and at KCU.
In July 1998, he went on staff at Southland Christian Church, in Lexington. Ernie served four years as Small Groups Minister, and seven years as Men's Minister, teaching a Saturday morning men's group that grew from 25-300. He most recently served as Pastoral Care Minister as well as overseeing the support groups.
Ernie and his wife, Pam, were married in 1979 and have two daughters, Katelyn and Kyleigh. Ernie, a starting guard for the nationally ranked KCU Knights, still enjoys basketball, riding motorcycles and served as Chaplain for the University of Kentucky Women's Basketball team the past 3 years. As a family, the Perry's like to eat Dairy Queen Blizzards, curl up on the sofa in front of the fireplace, watch movies, cheer on the UK Wildcats, and ride roller coasters.
 Doug Piatt – Doug serves as our Executive Minister whose primary tasks include Facilities, Staff Management, and Small Groups. He began serving with Broadway August 2011.
Doug is a 1989 graduate of Kentucky Christian University, where he met his wife, Jane. Both Doug and Jane played basketball at KCU and played on National Championship Teams. Jane is a teacher in Jessamine County, an avid book reader, and enjoys unlocking a treasure trove of books and applications on her iPad. Doug and Jane have two sons, Sean & Brandon. Sean attends the University of Kentucky and plays trumpet in the UK Wildcat Marching Band and also in the Pep Band. Brandon plays percussion in the Marching Band at West Jessamine High School.
Doug enjoys working out, playing basketball, yard work, playing corn hole, and attending his sons’ sport events and band competitions. His favorite froyo flavor form Orange Leaf is Mango, he drinks White Chocolate Mocha from Starbucks, and is a huge UK fan (GO BBN and Go Cats!!) The Piatt’s two favorite things to do as a family is to vacation every summer in Myrtle Beach and spend Thanksgiving in NYC with Family.
 Kayla Joy Hurst
Kayla attended Johnson University and Liberty University. She is married to her super talented sweetheart, Jeph, and they have three extraordinary children: McKenzie (8), Brennan (6) and Kloe (3). As a family, they enjoy going on adventures to new places. As a couple, they enjoy concerts, coffee shops and bookstores. On the rare occasions she finds herself without a related companion, she enjoys photography, going out to eat and shopping with or without her wallet.
She is passionate about communicating the love of God to children and their families. She is excited about ministry here in Lexington.
Craig Yates
Craig was born and raised in Portsmouth, Ohio. For his Biblical education he attended Kentucky Christian College from 1985-1989 and played basketball for three years there, being a member of the 1988 National Championship squad. Craig began his Ministry in Wheelersburg, Ohio as a Youth Minister. From there, he would return to Sciotoville Christian in Sciotoville, Ohio where to serve as both the Youth and Associate Minister, which he did for nine years. From '96-'01, he was the Senior Adults Minister at Southland Christian Church. Following that he took a position at Jessamine Christian as an Associate Minister in 2001 and then accepted that same job here Broadway in 2004. He served as a Varsity Assistant Girls Basketball Coach with Lexington Christian High School from 2001-2006. Craig's family includes: wife, Cathy, and daughters, Kayla and Anne. In his free time, Craig enjoys: basketball, tennis, hiking, & weightlifting.
Andrew Messenger
Andrew was born and raised in Lexington (Go Cats!). He graduated from the Lexington Christian Academy in 2005 and from Johnson University in May 2009. For four years he played soccer for Johnson and is an avid sports fan. He was called into ministry during his junior year of High School. He feels so blessed to be a part of the Broadway family. He often chooses to end his sentences with "hashtags".
Mark Deakins, Ph.D.
BCC is honored to have Dr. Deakins on our staff and ministry. Dr. Deakins professional experiences, while widely varied, have focused primarily on conducting and church music. As a music minister, he has ministered to churches in Indiana and Ohio building large church music programs. Dr. Deakins is the College/University Chair for District 8 Kentucky Music Educators and servers as the host of the District 8 Festival Choruses and the All-State chorus and string auditions for Eastern Kentucky. He has served the past 15 years as the Church Music Consultant for the Berean Christian Store in Canton, OH selecting choral music to be sold, presenting seasonal music workshops, and hosting the Choral Music Celebration which brings together the top Christian music publishers in America.
Since 1989, he has served as a music educator at Kentucky Christian University educating students for Christian leadership and service in church music and other music professions throughout the world. His choral program has a national reputation for excellence. Among the numerous accomplishments in the choral field, the KCU Concert Choir has performed 5 times in Carnegie Hall - twice under the baton of composer and conductor John Rutter and three times under the baton of Deakins. Dr. Deakins was guest conductor in Carnegie Hall with MidAmerica Productions in a performance of Durufle's Requiem in April, 1999 and Vivaldi's Gloria in April, 2002. In April, 2004 the KCU Concert Choir performed at the International Choral Festival (Corhabana) in Havana, Cuba.
Dr. Deakins has prepared the Concert Choir for performances with The West Virginia Symphony, The Louisville Orchestra, The Kiev Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, and as back-up vocalists for Judy Collins' Christmas Concert.
Dr. Deakins adjudicates vocal solo, ensemble, and chorus competitions for Kentucky Music Educators Association and has guest conducted festival choirs in West Virginia, Kentucky, Colorado and Ohio.
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