Dr. Bill Lighty

Bill Lighty has been in ministry over 50 years. He is serving Cross Fellowship in a bi-vocational role as the Church Life Pastor. He was married to Carol in 1978. Bill grew up in a fighter pilot home, moving moving every two to three years. His father retired from the Air Force and landed in Colorado Springs where Bill graduated from Air Academy High School. He went on to graduate with a bachelors degree in Education from UCCS, then a Masters of Religious Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He served as a Youth/College minister until 1986 when God moved his young family to pastor Chapel Hills Baptist Church in Colorado Springs. He served there for 21 years, then he then became the Regional Director for the Pikes Peak Region. He earned a Doctor of Ministry degree from what was then called Golden Gate Baptist Seminary (now Gateway Seminary) in 2011. He retired from full time ministry at the end of May 2025. Bill and Carol have two grown married daughters with four granddaughters, all of whom live in the Colorado Springs area. Bill is passionate about identifying, equipping and empowering leaders to fulfill their God-given calling. He would love to talk with you about serving our church, engaging in a LIFE group, developing your leadership skills and making disciples who make disciples. In his spare time he enjoys reading, woodworking, golf, serving as a chaplain with the Black Forest Fire Rescue and being with his family.