Leadership

Married to Tracie Cooley Helms of Dothan, Alabama. Two grown daughters.
Licensed (1975) and ordained (1976) by First Baptist Church, Fort Payne, Alabama.
Ministerial Experience

• Pastor, Calvary Baptist/Cross Baptist Church, Eufaula, Alabama, 2013-2020
  (Led in merger of Calvary Baptist and Lake City Baptist to form Cross Baptist in March 2017)
• Pastor, Webb Baptist Church, Webb, Alabama, 2008-2013
• Pastor, Macedonia Baptist Church, Union Springs, Alabama, 2000-2008
• Pastor, FBC, Satsuma Alabama, 1996-2000
• Pastor, Calvary Baptist Church, Scottsboro, Alabama, 1989-1996
• Pastor, Calvary Baptist Church, Covington, Georgia, 1983-1989
• Pastor, Beechridge Baptist Church, Bagdad, Kentucky, 1980-1983
• Pastor, Christian Valley Baptist Church, Livingston, Alabama, 1976-1980

Education

• Master of Counseling and Psychology December 2004
• Troy University Troy, Alabama
• Doctor of Ministry May 1988
• Luther Rice Seminary Jacksonville, Florida
• Master of Divinity May 1983
• Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, Kentucky
• B. S. History, Political Science minor August 1979
• Livingston University (University of West Alabama) Livingston, Alabama

Married to Summer Pridmore of Fort Payne, Alabama.
Carter serves as the Director of Students at Calvary Baptist Church, where he leads and disciples middle and high school students. He has been involved in ministry since his teenage years, traveling throughout the Southeast leading worship and participating in evangelistic events.
With a passion for worship and student discipleship, Carter desires to help the next generation grow in their faith, develop a love for the local church, and learn to follow Christ in their everyday lives.
Education

• Associate of Science in Music – 2022
• Northeast Alabama Community College, Rainsville, Alabama
• Graduate – 2020
• Fort Payne High School, Fort Payne, Alabama