Dan Bailey

Dan came on staff at Emmanuel Baptist Church in 2017 as the Pastor of Worship and Media Arts. In 2024 he transitioned into the role of Executive Pastor.

After finishing his studies at Wheaton College in vocal performance, Dan married his high school sweetheart and fellow Wheaton graduate, Katie, on June 25, 2005. Together, they have been blessed with four children: Felicity, Moriah, Ephraim, and Zina.

From 2007 to 2013, Dan served at Bloomingdale Church in the Chicago metro area, first as Children’s Director and later as the Pastor of Worship. In 2009, he finished his second degree at Wheaton, a Master’s Degree in Intercultural Studies.

In 2013, Dan, Katie and Felicity packed their bags and moved to work among an unreached people group in Africa where they worked in a community center while learning the local language and building relationships with locals. In 2017, after fulfilling their term overseas, Dan and Katie felt stirred by God to reengage in ministry stateside, first with a passion to inspire congregations to worship God creatively and later with the desire to help shepherd and organize the membership and ministries of the church. Overland Park and Emmanuel Baptist Church are the places Dan and his family now proudly call home. They could not feel more blessed to be part of such a welcoming and God-honoring Baptist Church in Kansas City.