Meet The Pastor
Reverend Ivan Raley
The Reverend Dr. Raley’s career and dedication to “Go where God leads” has taken him from the hills of Tennessee, to the halls of our nation’s government, Ground Zero after 9-11, the African continent, and many places on several continents.
Walk through the seasons of life with Pastor Ivan, as he journeys through lives well lived, and heartbreaks in-between, that are experienced in a lifelong trek across the Land Of The Free and countries across the seas. Meet children from foster care at Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home or from International Missions in Belize.
Go and visit Byrdstown First Baptist Church, 101 Maple Street, Byrdstown, TN and hear stories from Pastor Ivan's book
“My Journey to the Ends of the Earth ”
where Ivan the Preacher meets Ivan’s “folks”, the countless people to whom he ministered from their birth to marriage, and their final days.