Pastor Hunter was born in Akron, Ohio in 1954 and was raised in a Christian home.  His father pastored for nearly fifty years before retiring from active ministry.  He grew up in Brunswick, Ohio and graduated from Brunswick High School in 1972.

Following high school he enrolled at Tennessee Temple Bible School in Chattanooga, Tennessee.  It was during his freshman year that he received Jesus Christ as his personal Savior.  It was also at Tennessee Temple that he met his future wife, Pam.  Following their graduations in 1975 they were married on July 12 and began their lives of service together. 

In the nearly fifty years Pastor Hunter has been serving the Lord, he has served as a youth pastor, music pastor, Christian school principal, assistant pastor and pastored three churches, one of which he served as the founding pastor. 

Pastor Hunter serves here at Grace Baptist Church as Assistant Pastor and is in charge of the music ministry and the senior adult ministry which is called Young at Heart.  Today he also serves as Director of Grace Today Ministries, a ministry of help, encouragement and counseling to other pastors  their wives and families.  He also consults with other churches.

Pastor and Mrs. Hunter have three children and two granddaughters.  Their daughter Kristin lives in Summerville, South Carolina with her husband, Jonathan and their daughters Felicity and Ava.  Pastor and Mrs. Hunter’s son Joshua lives in South Dakota and their youngest daughter, Katie who is a special needs young lady, lives with them.

Pastor Hunter’s life verse is I Corinthians 15:10, “But by the grace of God I am what I am…”