Chris Payne

After spending 16 years of addiction and many trips to jails and rehabs, Christ drastically changed my life in 2013. March 4th, 2013, I went to a faith-based program called Russellville Dream Center and surrendered my life to Christ on the top bunk of room 6 on March 10th, 2013. I spent almost 6 years there and became ordained to preach the Gospel. I moved back to Tupelo in 2018 and met my beautiful wife, Kayla. Together, we have a ministry called A Way Out Ministry, where we help individuals find A Way Out of life's struggles through Christ Jesus. Over these past couple of years, I have been fulfilling roles of youth pastor, interim pastor, and street evangelist, while running a ministry-based coffee roaster called My Brother's Cup Coffee.