Mike Hamrick - Pastor

Mike grew up in Florida.  He graduated from Liberty University with a major in Pastoral Ministries and double minors in Greek and Theology.  He earned his Master of Divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.  He later completed his Doctor of Ministry degree from Luther Rice Seminary in Atlanta.  Brother Mike served at West Side Baptist Church in Ft. Worth while in Seminary and then served at First Baptist Church of Bellevue Kentucky and Millville Baptist Church in Woodford County Kentucky before coming to Sand Spring in 1996.  Mike and Diana were married in 1984 and have two children - Michael and Kristen. 

Ben Cook - Youth Minister

Ben came to Sand Spring in August of 2024.  He served formerly as Youth and Associate Pastor of Hopewell Baptist Church in Blacksburg, South Carolina.  Ben is a student at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and expects to graduate in May of 2026.  Ben is a native of South Carolina.  He is married to Allison and they have two children - James and Emilia.

Henry Carr - Interim Minister of Music


Diana Hamrick - Director of Education

       Diana is a native of Frankfort, Kentucky.  She graduated from Campbellsville University with a double major in Psychology and Sociology.  Diana received her Master of Arts degree in Religious Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.  She served on the staff of several churches in Kentucky and Texas before coming to Sand Spring as Director of Education and Children in June 0f 2003.  In May of 2011 her job was split to allow the hiring of Dana Thompson as Director of Children. 

Children's Ministry Assistants

Stephanie Proctor, Kelli Edwards, and Cindy Gray serve as Children's Ministry Assistants. 

Bettye Hanks - Director of Senior Adults

Bettye grew up in Louisville.  She attended the University of Kentucky where she received her BS in Pharmacy in 1982.  She has been a practicing Pharmacist in central Kentucky for many years.  Bettye has been a loyal member of Sand Spring for over 25 years.  She and her husband Dudley have 4 children and 7 very active grandchildren, keeping them very busy!  Before taking this position, Bettye helped facilitate many Bible studies and organized the homebound ministry at Sand Spring. 


Chris Thompson - Treasurer

Chris is a native of Nelson County, Kentucky.  He earned his Bachelor's of Business Administration from Bellarmine University.  He is also a Certified Church Administrator.  Chris became our church treasurer in May 2006.  He serves as branch manager of Wesbanco Bank in Frankfort. 

Tina Tucker - Nursery Coordinator

    Tina grew up in Anderson County and graduated from Anderson County High School.   Tina works for Kentucky Medicaid and has one son - Jordan.  She began as SSBC nursery coordinator in 2016 and absolutely loves children. 

Donna Short - Church Secretary

Donna and her husband Chris are faithful members of Sand Spring.  Donna is a native of Nelson County.  She has 2 adult daughters - Stephanie Proctor and Allison Hyatt.  She and Chris have 8 grandchildren.  In September of 2021, Donna accepted the position of part-time secretary at Sand Spring.   A few months later, in August of 2022, Donna became the full-time secretary at Sand Spring.