Michael Riley has been the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church since March of 2012.

Before coming to Wakefield, he served at Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis, Minnesota and International Baptist College of Chandler, Arizona. Pastor Riley received his undergraduate education in Bible from Bob Jones University, his Master of Divinity from Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary, and his Ph.D. in apologetics from Westminster Theological Seminary in Glenside, PA.

Michael and his wife Alicia were married in June of 2009. Their daughter Katharine was born in January of 2011, their son Kirke was born December of 2012, Christopher was born in October of 2014, and Caroline in October of 2017.