Pastor Michael Williams was born in Dallas, Texas in 1959. His father was a Baptist minister in Sherman, Texas. Pastor Williams graduated from Sherman High School in 1978. In 1979, Pastor Williams married Audrey, who is a native South Carolinian. Pastor and Mrs. Williams have four children - Cheryl, John, Charity, and Kaela. Cheryl is married to Michael Scott and they have four children (Morghan, Halle, Landen, and Jacob). John is married to Brooke. Charity and Kaela still live with Mom and Dad.
Pastor Williams was saved in 1982 and afterwards answered God's call upon his life to the Gospel ministry. He graduated from Blue Mountain College in Blue Mountain, Mississippi with a B.A. (1985) and from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary of Germantown, Tennessee with a M.Div. (1996). He also spent time in doctoral studies at Mid-America from 1996 to 1999. Pastor Williams served in churches in Mississippi, Alabama, and Arkansas before returning to his home state in 2002. He has been the only pastor of Pioneer Baptist Church, which was established in February, 2003.