 Dr. Shaw ultimately resigned in June 2006 following a controversy over amending the church bylaws.After some thirteen months of searching, Germantown Baptist Church members voted for forty-seven-year-old Dr. Hal Kitchings to serve as senior pastor.On Sunday, October 28, 2007, Dr. Kitchings preached in both morning services, after which the members of Germantown Baptist Church voted to call Dr. Kitchings to lead the church.