07/01/08

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Pastor Steve Baskin is a charter member of Western Hills Baptist Church, which was started together with his father Dr. Jack Baskin in June 1985.  Pastor Baskin was the Assistant Pastor and Young Married Couple’s Director before coming Co-Pastor in 1990.  He became the Senior Pastor January 1, 2000 upon the retirement of his father.  He has been a voluntary Chaplain for the Cobb County jail system since 1992 and has been on the Sheriff’s Chaplain Staff since 2001. Pastor Baskin was born in Springfield, MO and at a young age of 6 received Christ as his Savior.  He went to the land of Korea serving with his parents as missionaries for ten years.  This is where his family developed a heart for missions.  He has traveled through the years on many mission trips to places such as Philippines, Hawaii, Mexico, Jamaica, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Korea to name a few.  Through the years his family moved all over the United States where his father was involved in higher Christian education.  He graduated from high school in Orange County, CA with a full 4-year scholarship in basketball and high jumping where he held several state records all while pursuing his dreams for the Olympics one day.  God began to burden his heart for the Lord’s ministry and while enrolled in Fullerton College in California he surrendered his heart to full time ministry.  He enrolled in Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College where his father directed this college and graduated with his degree in Theology in 1978.  In 1982 his father offered him a job to work as College recruiters for a small private Christian college in Decatur, GA.  As a recruiter he traveled full time on the road in more than 23 states. He moved with his family to Cobb County in 1985.  He has two children Karri-Marie Baskin who graduated from Baptist Bible College in Springfield, MO with a degree in International Studies, and a son Graham who attends school in Cobb County.  Pastor Baskin enjoys time with his family and friends, and playing basketball, traveling and reading about world events and continuously pursing his theological studies.