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.
Shelley Woodruff, Pastor for Community Engagement
Mark Green, Pastor to Senior Adults and Youth & Children's Music
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Kathryn Hartgrove, Director of Worship Arts
Jewel Cannon, Children’s Associate
Randall Hampton, Fresh Start Coordinator
Zachary Mason, Youth Associate
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
Jeremy Clark, Facilities Manager
Milton Brown, Facilities Director
Kelly Locklear, Finance Manager
Steven Hall, Director of Food Services
Jotholyn Mason, First Camp Director
Marie Shepley, Librarian
Irena Seferovic, First School Director
Philip Eugene Roger Jr., Facilities Associate
Casey Margerum, 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