Louis Purks was born on July 29th 1951. He grew up in southern California and was saved at the age of 17 on April 20th, 1969. He had been witnessed to by several friends and came under great conviction at the Sunday night service and trusted the Lord as His personal Savior. It was not long after that the Lord called him to be a preacher of the gospel. He did summer mission work in Hawaii, where he met his wife Gayle. Later he went to Bible college in Texas, where he received his bachelor's degree in English Bible. God moved he and his wife east where he has been ministering since 1979. He has been pastoring at Victory Baptist Church in Frederick, MD. for over 22 years. His desire is to fulfill the great commission, reaching Frederick with the gospel, sending missionaries to plant other local New Testament Baptist churches, and training men to rise to the challenge of being servant leaders in the home.