Bro. Steve Skaggs, originally from Buffalo, Kentucky, has served as a minister at various churches in Kentucky for over 30 years. His pastoral work in both full-time and part-time positions has included the areas of music, youth, and senior adults as well as pastoral care and other duties with the congregations he has served. He has been active in home and international missions and denominational work through the churches he has served, local Baptist Associations, the Kentucky Baptist Convention, and the Southern Baptist Convention. Bro. Steve formerly served Muldraugh Hill as Minister of Music and Youth from 1988 until 1991.

Rev. Skaggs was ordained by Valley View Baptist Church, Vine Grove, Kentucky, in 2001. He holds degrees from Campbellsville University and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Steve and his wife Shirley are high school sweethearts who celebrated their 40th anniversary in 2013. Their son Matthew and his wife Melissa have one daughter, Katie Beth, and reside in Lexington.

Bro. Steve returned to Muldraugh Hill Baptist Church several times over the years since serving as Minister of Music and Youth. He was here to entertain the senior adults during their annual meal in their honor on August 4, 2012 when everyone learned of the sudden death of Bro. Vic Stansbury, pastor of MHBC for almost 32 years. Bro. Vic had undergone surgery a few days earlier in the week and had, afterwards, suffered a massive heart attack. He was flown to Louisville. He died at 5:47 p.m. on Saturday, the 4th of August.

Bro. Steve was very close to the Stansbury family and to the church family. He offered to be the interim pastor after Bro. Vic's death. He led the church during a very difficult time.

A Pastor Search Committee was formed in January, 2013 and, in April, Bro. Steve was called to serve as the next pastor of MHBC. He accepted the call and was installed as the new pastor of Muldraugh Hill Baptist Church during the Morning Worship Service on May 5, 2013. (See pictures)

Updated 1/4/2014