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Who we are
Welcome to First Baptist Church Lake Jackson, a church with a rich history and an exciting future!
FBCLJ is a Word centered, mission minded, and family oriented church, located in the heart of historic Lake Jackson. Whether you are new to our community or you have lived in Lake Jackson for many years, we invite you and your family to join us for worship. It is our prayer that you will experience the love of Christ as you worship, serve, and fellowship with our church family at FBCLJ.
As Pastor, it is my desire to encourage and equip the body of Christ to passionately pursue not only becoming disciples of Christ, but also ambassadors of Christ. I pray that God would be greatly glorified in us and through us, as we share Christ's story of love and redemption at home, in the church, in our community, and around the world!
Chad Alexander Senior Pastor
FBCLJ is a Word centered, mission minded, and family oriented church, located in the heart of historic Lake Jackson. Whether you are new to our community or you have lived in Lake Jackson for many years, we invite you and your family to join us for worship. It is our prayer that you will experience the love of Christ as you worship, serve, and fellowship with our church family at FBCLJ.
As Pastor, it is my desire to encourage and equip the body of Christ to passionately pursue not only becoming disciples of Christ, but also ambassadors of Christ. I pray that God would be greatly glorified in us and through us, as we share Christ's story of love and redemption at home, in the church, in our community, and around the world!
Chad Alexander Senior Pastor
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401 Yaupon Street
Lake Jackson,
TX
77566-5459
United States
Phone: 979-297-2496
Fax: 979-285-0463
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Chad Alexander
Senior Pastor
401 Yaupon Street
Lake Jackson,
TX
77566-5459
United States
Phone: 979-297-2496
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Sunday Morning Schedule:
Library Open 8:30-10:20 a.m.
Sunday School for all ages 9:00 a.m.
Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.
Children's Church 10:30 a.m. (Kindergarten - 4th Graders; three Sundays a month; the first Sunday of every month our families will all worship together in the main worship service)
Sunday Evening Schedule
Resounding Praise 4:00 p.m.
Library Open 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Life Groups (in homes) 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Basic Praise Choir (4-5 year olds) 5:00 p.m.
Extreme Praise Choir (1st-6th Grade) 5:00 p.m.
Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Schedule:
Library Open 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Family Supper 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Library Open 5:45-7:30 p.m.
Celebration Choir 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Kids 6:00-7:15 p.m.
The Anchor (grades 7-12) 6:00-7:15 p.m.
Equip U and Prayer Meeting 6:00-7:15 p.m.
Praise Team Practice 7:15 p.m.
Broadcast Information - First Baptist Church is the cornerstone to Brazosport Community TV on Comcast Cable Channel 19. Our regular cablecast hours schedule:
TELECAST: Brazosport Community TV, Comcast Cable Ch. 19 (One week delay)
Sunday School: Sundays at 3am, 6am and 9:30am; Tuesdays at 12am; Saturdays at 3am and 7:30am
Sunday AM Worship Service: Sundays at 12am, 4am, 10:30am and 6pm; Thursdays at 12am; Saturdays at 12am, 4am and 8:30 am
WEBCAST: Sunday AM Worship and Special Events (posted mid-week)
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Sunday Morning Schedule:
Library Open 8:30-10:20 a.m.
Sunday School for all ages 9:00 a.m.
Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.
Children's Church 10:30 a.m. (Kindergarten - 4th Graders; three Sundays a month; the first Sunday of every month our families will all worship together in the main worship service)
Sunday Evening Schedule
Resounding Praise 4:00 p.m.
Library Open 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Life Groups (in homes) 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Basic Praise Choir (4-5 year olds) 5:00 p.m.
Extreme Praise Choir (1st-6th Grade) 5:00 p.m.
Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Schedule:
Library Open 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Family Supper 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Library Open 5:45-7:30 p.m.
Celebration Choir 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Kids 6:00-7:15 p.m.
The Anchor (grades 7-12) 6:00-7:15 p.m.
Equip U and Prayer Meeting 6:00-7:15 p.m.
Praise Team Practice 7:15 p.m.
Broadcast Information - First Baptist Church is the cornerstone to Brazosport Community TV on Comcast Cable Channel 19. Our regular cablecast hours schedule:
TELECAST: Brazosport Community TV, Comcast Cable Ch. 19 (One week delay)
Sunday School: Sundays at 3am, 6am and 9:30am; Tuesdays at 12am; Saturdays at 3am and 7:30am
Sunday AM Worship Service: Sundays at 12am, 4am, 10:30am and 6pm; Thursdays at 12am; Saturdays at 12am, 4am and 8:30 am
WEBCAST: Sunday AM Worship and Special Events (posted mid-week)
Go to www.fbclj.org, and click "Watch Services" on the home page
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Whatever makes you comfortable. Our congregation is very diverse, as you will see guys wear everything from suits to jeans and casual shirt (and everything in between). We have ladies that wear dress pants and others wear dresses. It's not uncommon to see folks in shorts. Essentially, we want you to be yourself while being a part of a faith family that recognizes the importance of reverence and respect for our Lord.
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FBCLJ Kids Ministry
'Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.' Matthew 4:19
FBCLJ Kids' mission is teach children to be disciples for Christ. We want children to practice John 13:34; love one another as Christ loves each of us. We also want to encourage parents to be involved their child's spiritual growth. Within our ministry, we have four age appropriate environments that are each designed to appeal to a child's senses of wonder, discovery and passion. We want children to understand serving christ is to love everyone around them and to glorify God in all that they do. We encourage your family to be a part of the following:
Sunday School - On Sunday mornings from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. children ages birth through sixth grade learn about God by studying His Word through age-appropriate activities in their specific environments. Jungle Preschool Area: Newborns through 4 years old; Studio K12: Kindergarten through 2nd grade; Route 34: 3rd and 4th grade; and Club 56: 5th and 6th grade (Preteen). Not sure where to go? Each Sunday morning, greeters will be at our doors to welcome you and show both you and your child to your class.
'Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.' Matthew 4:19
FBCLJ Kids' mission is teach children to be disciples for Christ. We want children to practice John 13:34; love one another as Christ loves each of us. We also want to encourage parents to be involved their child's spiritual growth. Within our ministry, we have four age appropriate environments that are each designed to appeal to a child's senses of wonder, discovery and passion. We want children to understand serving christ is to love everyone around them and to glorify God in all that they do. We encourage your family to be a part of the following:
Sunday School - On Sunday mornings from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. children ages birth through sixth grade learn about God by studying His Word through age-appropriate activities in their specific environments. Jungle Preschool Area: Newborns through 4 years old; Studio K12: Kindergarten through 2nd grade; Route 34: 3rd and 4th grade; and Club 56: 5th and 6th grade (Preteen). Not sure where to go? Each Sunday morning, greeters will be at our doors to welcome you and show both you and your child to your class.
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Overview: Two10 Student Ministries
We derive our name from Ephesians 2:10. We believe that we are created as God's poem. God has divinely authored each one of our lives and fabricated us to bring Him much glory. He tells a story of who He is and what He is doing in a lost and dying world through the story of our lives, individually as well as corporately. We believe that Jesus LOVES to work in the lives of young people and LOVES to show Himself off through them being obedient to His calling on their life.
We simply want our students to catch a glimpse of who Jesus is and fall in love with Him and allow Him to impact all areas of their lives.
Our goals and how we go about youth ministry.
At Two10 Student Ministries it is our goal for all students to know Jesus and make Him known. We base this truth off of the words found in Matthew 22:37. In this passage of scripture the Pharisees ask Jesus what is the greatest commandment in the law, and Jesus says something profound that has an eternal impact for all believers throughout the world. He says, 'You shall love the Lord with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' Simply put, know Jesus and make Him known. It is our passion as a student ministry to instill in our students a love for Jesus and a love for people. We strive to do this through the preaching of God's word, biblical discipleship, and creating a space for students to partake in ministry.
We pray and are working diligently to present Jesus to students that would bring Him the most glory. We have many goals in our ministry, but our core goals are that every student that walks through the doors of our ministry would hear the Gospel, be challenged by the Gospel, and respond to the Gospel. Our main ministry goal is that every student that graduates from High School while attending Two10 Student Ministries would continue their faith journey once they leave and go to college. We want our students to own their own faith and know what they believe and why they believe it.
Overview: Two10 Student Ministries
We derive our name from Ephesians 2:10. We believe that we are created as God's poem. God has divinely authored each one of our lives and fabricated us to bring Him much glory. He tells a story of who He is and what He is doing in a lost and dying world through the story of our lives, individually as well as corporately. We believe that Jesus LOVES to work in the lives of young people and LOVES to show Himself off through them being obedient to His calling on their life.
We simply want our students to catch a glimpse of who Jesus is and fall in love with Him and allow Him to impact all areas of their lives.
Our goals and how we go about youth ministry.
At Two10 Student Ministries it is our goal for all students to know Jesus and make Him known. We base this truth off of the words found in Matthew 22:37. In this passage of scripture the Pharisees ask Jesus what is the greatest commandment in the law, and Jesus says something profound that has an eternal impact for all believers throughout the world. He says, 'You shall love the Lord with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' Simply put, know Jesus and make Him known. It is our passion as a student ministry to instill in our students a love for Jesus and a love for people. We strive to do this through the preaching of God's word, biblical discipleship, and creating a space for students to partake in ministry.
We pray and are working diligently to present Jesus to students that would bring Him the most glory. We have many goals in our ministry, but our core goals are that every student that walks through the doors of our ministry would hear the Gospel, be challenged by the Gospel, and respond to the Gospel. Our main ministry goal is that every student that graduates from High School while attending Two10 Student Ministries would continue their faith journey once they leave and go to college. We want our students to own their own faith and know what they believe and why they believe it.
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Historical Overview
In 1941, Dow Magnesium Corporation was successful in getting the United States government to build 100 duplexes to house the employees of the government-owned, Dow operated, magnesium plant. On the same day that Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, the first load of lumber was unloaded in the swamp near the Abner Jackson Plantation.
The first families moved into the duplexes in January 1943. On May 1, 1943, a meeting was conducted by Rev. John Taylor in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Lee. Five families were present that night as Lake Jackson Baptist Church became a mission of Freeport First Baptist Church.
In August a well-attended revival was conducted by Rev. Taylor at the Community House. One month later First Baptist Church of Lake Jackson was formed with 121 charter members. Church members took a religious census of the new town. Rev. D.P. Rogers, the first pastor, went house to house inviting people to First Baptist Church, which met in the school at the corner of Yaupon and Winding Way.
According to the original city plan, the triangle on which the church now stands was set aside for three churches. Members of our church negotiated with Dow to purchase one-third of the triangle. The Rev. Jessie Davis led the groundbreaking ceremony in 1944 for our first sanctuary, which was completed in 1947.
The Rev. Noah Phillips came as pastor in 1948. Under his leadership Sunday School space, offices and a reception area with kitchen were built with volunteer labor using lumber salvaged from military barracks near Bastrop.
Shady Oaks Baptist Church, started as a mission of FBC, was organized in 1953 with many of the 59 charter members coming from the First Baptist Church congregation. It serves the community today as Second Baptist Church.
The Rev. Newman R. McLarry pastored as the congregation outgrew the facilities. Closed circuit TV allowed the overflow crowd to worship in the reception area. The home folk were happy to worship there so that visitors could worship in the sanctuary.
The Rev. John H. Beard, “Brother Beloved,” served as pastor for 12 years. In the mid-1950s, a temporary air-conditioned auditorium (serving in varying capacities until the fire in 1989) was completed. The old auditorium was remodeled into a two-story educational building, and a nursery building was added.
In 1956, donated land was used for a mission church. Willow Drive Baptist Church was organized with 35 members soon after.
Plans for the present sanctuary began in1960. Educational spaces and offices were built at the same time. Dedication was July 22, 1962.
While Dr. James Mahoney was pastor, a new mission building was built for Surfside Baptist Church by men from First Baptist Church. It became a full-time church in 1972 and is now known as First Baptist Church Surfside.
The Rev. D.O. Foster’s loving service as pastor began in 1972. The intercessory prayer ministry began in 1974, new building plans called for a Family Life Center with a gymnasium, parlor and kitchen. The original sanctuary was torn down to make room for the construction of a new educational wing with room for a new library, nursery, and prayer chapel. These buildings were dedicated in March 1979.
Dr. H. James Reimer came as pastor in 1979. During his pastorate the Brazosport Christian School was formed and began meeting in First Baptist Church facilities.
Dr. John Hatch has faithfully served as pastor since April 1982. Three indigenous satellite units were started in 1986 in neighborhoods of the community. The Lighthouse continues as a ministry of First Baptist Church.
In 1989 First Baptist became debt-free. This has continued through the renovation of the worship center, the building of new education space, and the remodeling of older buildings. Also in 1989, a ministry to the Koreans in the Brazosport area was begun.
The 1989 loss of three buildings to an electrical fire prompted the acceleration of plans to build educational space. In 1991, the congregation voted to build a three-story educational building and do limited remodeling, to the extent that funds were provided. The building was occupied in the summer of 1993.
Since 1998, First Baptist Church’s support of missions near home and around the world has reached new levels of direct and financial involvement. A fourth missions offering funding projects in which church members directly participate, was initiated in 1998. The three offerings for international, North American, and state missions increased as well. During 2000, the church funded and constructed a house at 402 Winding Way. The Colvin House is a residence for Southern Baptist missionary families while on stateside assignment.
Perhaps most notably, in 2001 First Baptist Church again commissioned and sent out a significant group of its members to begin a new mission congregation, pastored by then Minister of Youth Greg Pickering. Brazos Pointe Fellowship constituted as an autonomous church in January 2002. Until mid-2005, the Brazos Pointe congregation met in nearby Lake Jackson Intermediate School. It currently meets in a former storefront on Dixie Drive in Clute.
In 2009, Dr. John A. Hatch, pastor for 27 years, retired from the pastorate at FBCLJ. With much appreciation to Bro. John and Mrs. Alice, our church family bid farewell to our friend and shepherd. In April of 2009, FBCLJ embarked upon a transition not frequently experienced in its 66 years. Over the next twenty-eight months, the church utilized one interim pastor and one transitional pastor as well as pulpit supply from other ministers and from our own staff.
On August of 2011, FBC called the tenth senior pastor in its history, Chad Alexander. Bro. Chad and his family came to Lake Jackson from Liberty City, Texas.
History of Church Staff
PASTORS Rev. D.P. Rogers, Sept. 1943 – May 1944 Rev. Jesse Davis, Sept. 1944 – Oct. 1947 Rev. Noah Philips, May 1948 – Aug. 1954 Rev. Newman R. McLarry, Oct. 1954 – April 1955 Rev. John H. Beard, July 1955 – Jan. 1968 Dr. James Mahoney, Mar. 1968 – Aug. 1971 Rev. Darrell O. Foster, May 1972 – July 1978 Dr. James Reimer, Feb. 1979 – Feb. 1981 Dr. John A. Hatch, April 1982 – April 2009 Rev. Chad Alexander, August 2011 – present
ASSOCIATE PASTORS Rev. A. Vernon Day, Mar. 1979 – Mar. 1980 Edward O. Webber, Aug. 1982 – May 2003 (Associate), May 2003 – Dec. 2010 (Pastoral Care) Dave Ketchand, Mar. 2002 – May 2003 (Singles), May 2003 – January 2018 (Associate)
MINISTERS OF PASTORAL CARE Joe Brumbelow, Dec. 1998 – Aug. 2002
MINISTERS OF EDUCATION Ronnie H. Adams, Jan. 1977 – Mar. 1979 Jay C. Kennedy, Sept. 1979 – Nov. 1980 Dudley H. Johnson, July 1982 – Oct. 1993 Ralph (Dusty) Crawford, Oct. 1965 – Jan. 1969 (and Admistration) Leland B. Hayes, Feb. 1970 – Jan. 1971 (and Admistration) Harold J. Parnell, Sept. 1973 – Oct. 1975 (and Admistration) Chuck Pace, Mar. 1995 – June 2007 (Education), July 2007 – August 2010 (and Outreach)
MINISTERS OF MUSIC * See Jim Bob Griffin below (Music and Youth) Mike Masters, Sept. 1976 – Mar. 1978 James E. Greer, Sept. 1979 – Sept. 1986 Fred Guilbert, Dec. 1986 – June 1992 Charlie Johnson, Nov. 1992 – July 2002 Larry Virnau, Dec. 2004 – August 2012 Ronnie Hendricks, Sept. 2013 – present
MINISTERS OF MUSIC AND EDUCATION
Eugene Drake, April 1954 – Aug. 1955
Victor Peconno, Feb. 1956 – Feb. 1959
Jack D. Terry, Aug. 1960 – May 1963
MINISTERS OF MUSIC AND YOUTH Jim Bob Griffin, Sept. 1963 – Aug. 1975
MINISTERS OF YOUTH * See Jim Bob Griffin above (Music and Youth) Rodney Thomas, May 1977 – Dec. 1978 Buddy Fortenberry, May 1979 – Jan. 1981 Jerry Stone, May 1983 – July 1986 Jan Deans, Aug. 1986 – Aug. 1987 Tim Hodges, Dec. 1988 – Aug. 1994 Greg Pickering, Dec. 1995 – Apr. 2001 Brad Dawson, May 2001 – June 2012 (presently serving as Associate Pastor) Cody Mather, June 2013 – April 2017
MINISTER OF OUTREACH Brad Dawson, June 2012 – January 2018 (presently serving as Associate Pastor) * See Chuck Pace above (with Education)
MINISTERS OF CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Kaye Riggs, Aug. 1980 – Nov. 1981 (Children's Director) Sandra Calcote, Sept. 1986 – Nov. 1997 Marci Parrott, July 1998 – Sept. 2001 Kristin (Barber) Walker, Aug. 2006 – June 2012 Anna Lester, March 2017 – present (Minister of Children and Families)
MINISTERS OF SINGLE ADULTS Terry Cadwell, Oct. 1983 – June 1986 * See also Dave Ketchand above (Associate)
MINISTERS OF EVANGELISM Kelly D. Green, Aug. 1979 – Aug. 1980 Dr. Bruce Baker, Feb. 1998 – Mar. 2002
KOREAN PASTORS Robert Byun Lane Suh, Joung Koo Tae Shik Shim Heehyung Ahn Robert Byun Lane
THE LIGHTHOUSE PASTORS Sonny Barker Mark Bernhausen Dr. Daniel Baugh
TRUMPET VINE FELLOWSHIP PASTOR
Ron Colwell
MUSIC ASSOCIATE Sonja Greer Sept. 1979 – Mar. 1986
In 1941, Dow Magnesium Corporation was successful in getting the United States government to build 100 duplexes to house the employees of the government-owned, Dow operated, magnesium plant. On the same day that Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, the first load of lumber was unloaded in the swamp near the Abner Jackson Plantation.
In August a well-attended revival was conducted by Rev. Taylor at the Community House. One month later First Baptist Church of Lake Jackson was formed with 121 charter members. Church members took a religious census of the new town. Rev. D.P. Rogers, the first pastor, went house to house inviting people to First Baptist Church, which met in the school at the corner of Yaupon and Winding Way.
According to the original city plan, the triangle on which the church now stands was set aside for three churches. Members of our church negotiated with Dow to purchase one-third of the triangle. The Rev. Jessie Davis led the groundbreaking ceremony in 1944 for our first sanctuary, which was completed in 1947.
The Rev. Noah Phillips came as pastor in 1948. Under his leadership Sunday School space, offices and a reception area with kitchen were built with volunteer labor using lumber salvaged from military barracks near Bastrop.
The Rev. Newman R. McLarry pastored as the congregation outgrew the facilities. Closed circuit TV allowed the overflow crowd to worship in the reception area. The home folk were happy to worship there so that visitors could worship in the sanctuary.
The Rev. John H. Beard, “Brother Beloved,” served as pastor for 12 years. In the mid-1950s, a temporary air-conditioned auditorium (serving in varying capacities until the fire in 1989) was completed. The old auditorium was remodeled into a two-story educational building, and a nursery building was added.
In 1956, donated land was used for a mission church. Willow Drive Baptist Church was organized with 35 members soon after.
Plans for the present sanctuary began in1960. Educational spaces and offices were built at the same time. Dedication was July 22, 1962.
While Dr. James Mahoney was pastor, a new mission building was built for Surfside Baptist Church by men from First Baptist Church. It became a full-time church in 1972 and is now known as First Baptist Church Surfside.
Dr. H. James Reimer came as pastor in 1979. During his pastorate the Brazosport Christian School was formed and began meeting in First Baptist Church facilities.
Dr. John Hatch has faithfully served as pastor since April 1982. Three indigenous satellite units were started in 1986 in neighborhoods of the community. The Lighthouse continues as a ministry of First Baptist Church.
In 1989 First Baptist became debt-free. This has continued through the renovation of the worship center, the building of new education space, and the remodeling of older buildings. Also in 1989, a ministry to the Koreans in the Brazosport area was begun.
The 1989 loss of three buildings to an electrical fire prompted the acceleration of plans to build educational space. In 1991, the congregation voted to build a three-story educational building and do limited remodeling, to the extent that funds were provided. The building was occupied in the summer of 1993.
Perhaps most notably, in 2001 First Baptist Church again commissioned and sent out a significant group of its members to begin a new mission congregation, pastored by then Minister of Youth Greg Pickering. Brazos Pointe Fellowship constituted as an autonomous church in January 2002. Until mid-2005, the Brazos Pointe congregation met in nearby Lake Jackson Intermediate School. It currently meets in a former storefront on Dixie Drive in Clute.
In 2009, Dr. John A. Hatch, pastor for 27 years, retired from the pastorate at FBCLJ. With much appreciation to Bro. John and Mrs. Alice, our church family bid farewell to our friend and shepherd. In April of 2009, FBCLJ embarked upon a transition not frequently experienced in its 66 years. Over the next twenty-eight months, the church utilized one interim pastor and one transitional pastor as well as pulpit supply from other ministers and from our own staff.
History of Church Staff
PASTORS Rev. D.P. Rogers, Sept. 1943 – May 1944 Rev. Jesse Davis, Sept. 1944 – Oct. 1947 Rev. Noah Philips, May 1948 – Aug. 1954 Rev. Newman R. McLarry, Oct. 1954 – April 1955 Rev. John H. Beard, July 1955 – Jan. 1968 Dr. James Mahoney, Mar. 1968 – Aug. 1971 Rev. Darrell O. Foster, May 1972 – July 1978 Dr. James Reimer, Feb. 1979 – Feb. 1981 Dr. John A. Hatch, April 1982 – April 2009 Rev. Chad Alexander, August 2011 – present
ASSOCIATE PASTORS Rev. A. Vernon Day, Mar. 1979 – Mar. 1980 Edward O. Webber, Aug. 1982 – May 2003 (Associate), May 2003 – Dec. 2010 (Pastoral Care) Dave Ketchand, Mar. 2002 – May 2003 (Singles), May 2003 – January 2018 (Associate)
MINISTERS OF PASTORAL CARE Joe Brumbelow, Dec. 1998 – Aug. 2002
MINISTERS OF EDUCATION Ronnie H. Adams, Jan. 1977 – Mar. 1979 Jay C. Kennedy, Sept. 1979 – Nov. 1980 Dudley H. Johnson, July 1982 – Oct. 1993 Ralph (Dusty) Crawford, Oct. 1965 – Jan. 1969 (and Admistration) Leland B. Hayes, Feb. 1970 – Jan. 1971 (and Admistration) Harold J. Parnell, Sept. 1973 – Oct. 1975 (and Admistration) Chuck Pace, Mar. 1995 – June 2007 (Education), July 2007 – August 2010 (and Outreach)
MINISTERS OF MUSIC * See Jim Bob Griffin below (Music and Youth) Mike Masters, Sept. 1976 – Mar. 1978 James E. Greer, Sept. 1979 – Sept. 1986 Fred Guilbert, Dec. 1986 – June 1992 Charlie Johnson, Nov. 1992 – July 2002 Larry Virnau, Dec. 2004 – August 2012 Ronnie Hendricks, Sept. 2013 – present
MINISTERS OF MUSIC AND YOUTH Jim Bob Griffin, Sept. 1963 – Aug. 1975
MINISTERS OF YOUTH * See Jim Bob Griffin above (Music and Youth) Rodney Thomas, May 1977 – Dec. 1978 Buddy Fortenberry, May 1979 – Jan. 1981 Jerry Stone, May 1983 – July 1986 Jan Deans, Aug. 1986 – Aug. 1987 Tim Hodges, Dec. 1988 – Aug. 1994 Greg Pickering, Dec. 1995 – Apr. 2001 Brad Dawson, May 2001 – June 2012 (presently serving as Associate Pastor) Cody Mather, June 2013 – April 2017
MINISTER OF OUTREACH Brad Dawson, June 2012 – January 2018 (presently serving as Associate Pastor) * See Chuck Pace above (with Education)
MINISTERS OF CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Kaye Riggs, Aug. 1980 – Nov. 1981 (Children's Director) Sandra Calcote, Sept. 1986 – Nov. 1997 Marci Parrott, July 1998 – Sept. 2001 Kristin (Barber) Walker, Aug. 2006 – June 2012 Anna Lester, March 2017 – present (Minister of Children and Families)
MINISTERS OF SINGLE ADULTS Terry Cadwell, Oct. 1983 – June 1986 * See also Dave Ketchand above (Associate)
MINISTERS OF EVANGELISM Kelly D. Green, Aug. 1979 – Aug. 1980 Dr. Bruce Baker, Feb. 1998 – Mar. 2002
KOREAN PASTORS Robert Byun Lane Suh, Joung Koo Tae Shik Shim Heehyung Ahn Robert Byun Lane
THE LIGHTHOUSE PASTORS Sonny Barker Mark Bernhausen Dr. Daniel Baugh
MUSIC ASSOCIATE Sonja Greer Sept. 1979 – Mar. 1986
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First Baptist Church listing was last updated on the 15th of February, 2018
