Craig Houston Family

Craig Houston was born and raised in a fourth generation Christian home in Astoria, Oregon. He was saved and baptized at a young age and later joined Bayview Baptist Church as a teen. At the age of 19, he surrendered to preach the gospel. He graduated Bayview Baptist Bible Institute in December 1997 and was ordained to the gospel ministry. Since then, he has continued his education, graduating from Sound Baptist Bible College with a Bachelor of Theology.  During Pastor Houston’s 12 years of pastoral ministry, he has served as a church planter in Oregon and as the pastor of Westside Baptist Church in Bremerton, Washington, since 2002.  Pastor Houston has a heart and passion for expository preaching, reaching the lost and restoring the Christian home.  He and his wife, Emily are the parents of ten children.