Rev. Steve Allen
Rev. Steve Allen, Interim Region Minister – East Central, cell phone: 513- 687-9202.
Bio:
Rev. Steve Allen will be serving as the part-time Interim Region Minister for East Central Indiana beginning in January 2022. He has served as Pastor of First Baptist Church of Osgood (IN) since 2014 and will continue in that capacity throughout his interim with ABC-IN/KY. He served the Region Board of the American Baptist Churches of Indiana and Kentucky from 2016-2020. Steve had served as Associate Pastor at FBC Osgood from 2008-2014. From 1998-2007 he was the Children’s and Youth Pastor of Aurora First Baptist Church as well as Interim Pastor with Aurora from 2007-2008.
After graduating from the University of Tennessee, Steve met Debra White, of Versailles, Indiana, while the two were studying at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky. They were married in 1990 and received their Master of Divinity Degrees together in 1992. Debby has served as Chaplain and Patient Advocate for St. Elizabeth Hospital – Dearborn in Lawrenceburg since 1997.
Steve and Debby have two daughters, Olivia and Sophie. Olivia, a Ball State University School of Communication Studies graduate, is married to Joshuah Parker and they currently live outside of Fayetteville, N.C. where Josh is serving in the 82nd Airborne Division. Sophie is a Senior at East Central High School and plans to study Environmental Engineering in college. Steve likes to slip away for nine holes of golf, a short hike, or a few casts for whatever is biting whenever he is able.
If you would like to contact Steve, you may do so at: STEVEALLEN AT ABC HYPHEN INDIANA DOT ORG.