Bro. Joe and his wife Pam came to our association July 2019.

Before coming to our association Bro. Joe served as Pastor of First Baptist Church in Brinkley AR, He served as the Associational Missionary Liaison and Disaster Relief Director for the Arkansas Baptist State Convention. He also served as Associational Missionary in the Arkansas Valley Baptist Association and pastor of Turner Baptist Church. 

Bro. Joe and Pam have been married for over 34 years, God blessed them with two children, Samantha Sanders and husband Jimmy; Joe Garner Jr and wife Christina and 3-grand children; Bailee Grace Sanders, Marlee Jo Garner and Garner Lynn Sanders. 

Bro. Joe has a pastor's heart; he has a love for the local church as well as the pastors of those churches. He loves doing local missions as well as Disaster Relief.