Leadership

Todd grew up in Baxley, GA where he graduated from Appling County High School in 1985. From there he joined the United States Marine Corps from 1985-1991, serving in Operation Desert Storm. After his service, he moved back to Baxley where he was called into the ministry in 1996. In 2000 he and his family moved to Louisville, Kentucky to attend Boyce College and Southern Seminary. He has served as pastor of churches in Georgia and Indiana, serving most recently as Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of McRae, GA. Todd has served First Baptist of Eastman since October of 2017.

Todd has been married since 1990 to his lovely wife, Teresa and they have two children, Kristen and Jacob.

Todd is passionate to see people grow in the grace and the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ and believes that God has called him to help present “every one mature in Christ” (Colossians 1:28). He believes that there is no greater joy in life than helping people to read, understand and love the Bible.

Tony grew up in Eastman and join First Baptist Church as a teenager in 1993. He was called to ministry in 1999 while in college and began by serving as the youth intern for five years at FBC. He is a graduate of North Greenville College and attended Southern Seminary. Tony served as a student pastor and family pastor in Georgia, Mississippi, and North Dakota before coming back to FBC in September 2020 to serve as the Associate Pastor to Family and Students.

Tony has been married since 2004 to his wonderful wife, Selena, and they have five children, Destiny, Darren, Landen, Jonathan, & Hannah.

Tony enjoys working with students and is passionate about discipleship especially in the context of the family and longs for every parent to understand and execute their role of primary disciple-maker in their children’s life.

Stephen is originally from Missouri, but grew up serving with his family as IMB missionaries in Mogilev, Belarus. Stephen was called into ministry at age 15 while serving on the mission field and graduated from Southwest Baptist University in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies.

After graduation, Stephen returned to Belarus for one year to teach English and help plant churches. While serving in Belarus, Stephen met his wife Chelsea, a Dodge County native, when she came on a mission trip with Brewton-Parker College. Upon returning to the United States in 2011, Stephen began attending Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC.

In August of 2014, God sent Stephen and his family to Georgia. Stephen served as the Bi-Vocational Pastor of Chauncey Baptist Church from 2014-2022. While serving at Chauncey, Stephen was also a substitute teacher in the Dodge County schools. He was the Lead Teacher at the Dodge Christian Learning Center (a Bible class elective for Dodge County Middle School students) from 2019-2022.

Stephen joined FBC Eastman as the Associate Pastor of Discipleship & Evangelism in August of 2022. Stephen's passion is to engage members in all stages of life with the gospel through challenging them to become disciples who apply the gospel daily and personally share their faith with the lost around them.

Stephen and his wife, Chelsea, have two children, Daniel & Katherine.

Noah grew up in Ambrose, GA and graduated from Coffee County High School in 2018. After graduating from Valdosta State University (VSU) in 2022, he answered the call to ministry. Noah served as a Campus Missionary with the Baptist Collegiate Ministries (BCM) and as a Ministry Assistant with Redland Baptist Church. In Spring of 2024, he answered the call to serve as College Minister with First Baptist of Eastman.
 
Noah has been married to Kyleigh since June 2024. They are excited about growing and serving the Lord together!
 
Noah is passionate about preparing students to be adults who are "rooted and grounded in love" (Ephesians 3:17) for the rest of their lives.

Matthew grew up in Northeast Georgia and has recently moved back to Georgia from Texas where he attend Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. At Southwestern, Matthew achieved his Master of Divinity in Worship Leadership. In Texas, he served first as the Live Stream Audio Coordinator at Wedgwood Baptist Church in Fort Worth, TX and second as the Worship Minister at New Hope Baptist Church in Boyd, TX.

Matthew has been married to his wife Hannah since June 2022, and they are expecting their first child, Samuel, in early August.

Matthew recently answered the call to be FBC Eastman’s Associate Pastor of Worship and is excited to lead the church in authentic Biblical Worship that is Biblically Faithful, Musically Excellent, and Ministry Driven.

Reggie is an Eastman native and has been a member of FBC since 1987. He is a retired banker who also serves as a deacon in our church. Reggie has been in this role since 2016.

Holly is from Cordele,  GA and has lived in Eastman for around 10 years. She has been married to her husband, Nate, since April of 2024. She is the Fellowship of Christian Athletes representative for Dodge, Wheeler, and Telfair. Holly began serving in her role at FBC in 2024 and has loved serving in this area!

Leigh Anne is originally from Panama City, FL but has lived in Eastman with her family since 1998. She has been a church member since 1998 and began serving in this role in 2021.

Melissa is originally from St. Mary's, GA but has lived in Eastman since 1988. She is the Quality Assurance Manager at a local manufacturing facility. Melissa began serving in Ministry for Generations as a Preschool CORE Group teacher, Wednesday night teacher, and nursery worker. She has been serving in her current role since 2020.

Tony is an Eastman native and has been a member of FBC since 2021. Tony has been serving in this role since 2024.

Gib is an Eastman native and a college student at Middle Georgia State University. He has been a church member since 2015. As our media specialist, Gib manages the church website and app. He began serving in this role in 2024.