The Northshore Baptist Association (NBA) is a large association of Baptist churches on the Northshore of Lake Pontchartrain in Southeast Louisiana. The NBA exists to assist member churches to glorify God by cooperating in Kingdom ministries to fulfill the Great Commission.
Our History
Northshore Baptist Association was organized in 2011 when Chappapeela Baptist Association (1996), Latangi Baptist Association(1956), and St. Tammany Baptist Association (1925) merged into one association. Eighty-six churches along the I-12 corridor from Pearl River, LA, to Livingston, LA, make up the Northshore Baptist Association.
Prior to 2011 the three associations were served by one Director of Missions, Dr. Lawrence Clegg (1980-1997), Dr. Reggie Ogea (1999-2003), and Dr. Lonnie Wascom (2004-2018). The current Mission Strategist is Don Pucik who has served since 2019.
Northshore Baptist Association cooperates with the Louisiana Baptist Convention and the Southern Baptist Convention.
Our Staff
Our small team of two is fully dedicated to serving member churches on the Northshore.
Don serves as mission strategist for the pastors and people who make up the Northshore Baptist Association based in Covington, Louisiana. He and his wife Gail have been blessed with three daughters, three sons, and three grandsons.
For over 35 years, Don has been a student of what happens when the Father comes and transforms a human heart.
He explains, “As a boy when I had a toy that stopped working, I would take it apart to see how it worked on the inside. That’s what I did with my life in Christ. When I found myself struggling to live the “Christian life,” I began to explore the Bible to learn how Christians were supposed to work on the inside. That’s when I discovered the rest of the good news: Jesus not only died for me, but now He lives in me! My passion lies in helping others to know and experience Him. I’m His child living in the Florida Parishes of Southeast Louisiana, who continues to be amazed by God’s
love for every human being… especially me!”
Ministry Experience:
Northshore Baptist Association (current)
Mission Strategist
Wynne Baptist Church, Wynne, AR
Senior Pastor
Arkansas Baptist State Convention, Little Rock, AR
Associate Executive Director
LifeWay Christian Resources, Nashville, TN
Editor, LifeWay.Com
The Peoples Church (First Baptist Church), Franklin, TN
Pastor to Singles
CrossPoint Baptist Church, Baton Rouge, LA
Pastor of Membership and Ministry
First Baptist Church of Lake Charles, Lake Charles, LA
Associate Pastor and Minister of Outreach
Dumas Baptist Church, Dumas, MS
Pastor
First Baptist Church of Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills, CA
Associate Pastor and Church Administrator
North American Mission Board, Atlanta, GA
Home Missionary and Church Planter, Church Extension Division (CA)
A resident of Hammond, Kathy is a native of Corinth, Mississippi. She has served as administrative assistant for the Northshore Baptist Association since 1999. During her tenure she has served with two previous directors of missions as well as the current mission strategist. Prior to joining the NBA team she served as ministry assistant at First Baptist Church, Amite, for 15 years.
Kathy’s husband, Bud, is retired from the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office. They moved from Texas to Amite in 1983 and to Hammond in 2011. Her interests include reading, travel, and trips to visit family (especially her sister and nephews and nieces).
Kathy and Bud are members at First Baptist Church, Covington.