Sam Bierig

Lead Pastor

Sam Bierig serves as Lead Pastor of Gashland Baptist Church and was installed in his position in December 2024. He has served in pastoral ministry for over a decade throughout Missouri and Arkansas. Pastor Sam holds a Ph.D. in Biblical Theology from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he also serves as Dean of Spurgeon College and teaches as Associate Professor of Biblical and Systematic Theology. He and his beloved wife Mallory have four children. Sam is passionate about seeing the members of Gashland Baptist Church grow in their love for and fear of the LORD.

Ryan Nix

Pastor

Ryan began to serve as Pastor at GBC in April of 2022 and now serves in an executive and pastoral care role. Ryan grew up in Neosho, Missouri preaching and pastoring in that area before attending and graduating from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2022 with his Master’s of Divinity alongside B.As in Biblical Studies and in Business.

He has been married to his wonderful wife Savannah since July of 2019 and she serves as an RN at St. Lukes here in KC.

Chandler Langmann

Pastor

Chandler Langmann has served as a Pastor at Gashland Baptist Church since May 2025 with an emphasis overseeing discipleship and outreach.  Chandler’s pastoral calling has been shaped by years of ministry leadership, including college and international ministries, as well as service in education and administration. He is currently finishing his Master of Divinity from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and holds a B.A. in History with a minor in Religious Studies from the University of Iowa.
Chandler has been married to his beloved wife, Piper, his greatest earthly gift and constant partner in ministry and life, since 2022. Their marriage is a visible reminder to him of Christ’s love for His Church—a love Chandler hopes to proclaim in word and deed. Chandler is passionate to see believers formed into the likeness of Jesus through sound doctrine, intentional discipleship, and gospel-centered outreach

Bill Crouse

Music Minister

Bill became a member of Gashland’s Worship Team in 2018 and began serving as Music Minister in January of 2021. He is a native of Missouri and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Northeast Missouri State University (now Truman State) in Kirksville, MO. Bill served churches in Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania prior to coming to Gashland Baptist Church. He is married to Cathy and they have two married children and are the proud grandparents of two grandsons.