Leadership

Our church community is led by a passionate, caring, and talented pastoral and administrative staff. Additionally, our church elects a slate of deacons every year to serve alongside our ministry teams.

 

Pastoral & Ministry Staff

The ministry team at First Baptist Church of Decatur is ordained to serve in our Baptist church and carries with them numerous decades of combined ministry experience.

 

David Jordan, Senior Pastor

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Shelley Woodruff, Pastor for Children and Families

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Sarah Lewis, Pastor of Community Engagement and Connections

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Zach Mason, Pastor for Youth and Young Adults

Daniel Solberg, Organist

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Kathryn Hartgrove, Director of Worship Arts

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Cheryl Hunter, Pianist

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Randall Hampton, Fresh Start Coordinator

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Sana Rohail,

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Administrative Staff

Our administrative staff is essentially an extension of our ministry team. They bring a high level of professionalism and care to their work and help our community move forward with excellence!

 

Dilshad Premji, Director of Administration & Finance

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Jeremy Clark, Facilities Manager

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Milton Brown, Facilities Director

Kelly Locklear, Finance Manager

Steven Hall, Director of Food Services

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Jotholyn Mason, First Camp Director

Marie Shepley, Librarian

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Irena Seferovic, First School Director

Philip Eugene Roger Jr., Facilities Associate

Cameron King, Administrative Assistant


Deacons

 

The diaconate at First Baptist Decatur is elected by our church community and represents all the individuals found in our congregation. Deacons are ordained to serve our church alongside our ministry staff for three years.

 

Deacon Class of 2021/22

Lorin Boren

Sylvia Chandler

Carol Hadley

Scott Morris

Quentin Pirkle

Deacon Class of 2022/23

Dottie Aiken

Ronnie Jowers

Joel Lehrer

Roger Ozaki

Norma Rushing

Kathy Scharer

Deacon Class of 2024

Kristen Pierce

Wilson Holland

Theron Clark-Stuart

Kathy Kinlaw