Edmond's First Baptist Church Staff

At Edmond's First Baptist Church we are blessed with a staff of men and women who love the Lord,  follow His teachings, and obey His voice. 

 

Alan Day

Senior Pastor

It’s easy to see how much Alan loves his family, his children, and especially his precious grandchildren.  It’s also easy to see how much he loves the Lord and God’s people at Edmond’s First Baptist Church.  His goal and the focus of his ministry within EFBC is “leading our church to become focused on loving God and others through Jesus Christ.  Pastor is most thankful for God’s love in Christ and for God’s choice to call him to be His child.  If he could share one sentence with you that has the potential to change your life for the better it would be, “You can trust the Lord to honor His word in your life; read it; learn it; memorize it; live it; love it; share it.”  more . . .

 

Gary Ellis

Associate Pastor, Administration & Program

Gary’s goal as Associate Pastor of Administration and Program is to “help EFBC fulfill its God-given responsibility, ‘to love God and others through Jesus Christ.’”  As a child he dreamed that he’d become a lawyer, but reports that he became aware of God's call to ministry when he was 14 years old.   He says, “The secret of everything spiritual - salvation, growth, service, direction, victory, etc. - is the Lordship of Jesus Christ in the life of the believer and the church.”  His entire ministry has been about knowing Jesus more and sharing with others the need for a personal relationship with Christ.  more . . .

 

Jerry Miller

Associate Pastor, 50+ Ministries & Pastoral Care

Jerry's vision for 50+ Ministries and Pastoral Care is Reaching People, Teaching People, and Ministering to people in the name of Jesus Christ. His desire is to see 50+ adults grow into Christian maturity as they journey through life's challenges that often relate to this age. As a Senior in High School Jerry was called into the ministry of music at Falls Creek and has led worship for 30 years. But recently he has been challenged with this new Ministry of 50+ Minister and Pastoral Care. He always wants to be ready to tell others of the hope that lies within him and to meet people's needs through this new ministry of the church.  more . . .

 

Wayne Bristow

Evangelism Coordinator

Wayne’s goals are to be faithful and obedient to the Lord and to “finish well.”  He says that he is “most thankful that God’s grace was extended to me as an 11-year-old boy during a West Texas revival meeting.  If he could share one sentence that he thinks has the potential to change someone’s life forever, he would say, “Turn in repentance from sin toward God and by faith, submit to Jesus as your Lord and Savior.”  As a child, Wayne dreamed that he would be an artist.  And in a sense that is what he has become.  As a writer and evangelist, he paints word pictures for people, allowing them to see what life is like without Christ while showing them the beauty of real life in Him.  more . . .

 

Keith Haygood

Associate Pastor, Minister of Music

Keith Haygood begins his ministry as Edmond's First Baptist Church Associate Pastor, Minister of Music.  Keith comes to us from the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma, where he served as Worship and Music Ministries Specialist, leading the state convention's music program for all ages throughout the state.  He is a native of Oklahoma, an accomplished trumpet player, and has served as music minister at First Baptist Moore, Cherokee Hills Baptist in Oklahoma City, and at Howard Memorial Baptist in Del City.  more . . .

 

Jonathan Hoover

Media Director & Music Associate

As God leads him day by day, Jonathan realizes that the best parts of his life right now are being involved full-time in a ministry for which he as a real passion, and enjoying the blessing God has given him in his family.  Every day he is most thankful “for the change in my life that God has brought about.  I am thankful for the bond that He is in my family.  I am thankful for His unfailing love and His willingness to use me.”  He also says, “My goal is to be used by Jesus Christ in the ways and places He chooses to use me.  I have my own hopes and dreams of where that may be, but my main mission is to be where He wants me to be and to do what He wants me to do.  His plans are better for me and my family than any I could devise.”  more . . .

 

Kevin Pruitt

Associate Pastor, Young Adults & Spiritual Growth

As Associate Pastor for Young Adults, Kevin is clearly passionate about young families, especially his own.  As a husband and father of three young children, his life is truly full.  After thirteen years of marriage to his wife Rebecca, Kevin reflects on their exceptionally early beginnings.  Admitting he’s “no Casanova,” he shares, “I have known my wife since the 4th grade but it took me just over a decade to actually ask her out. Rebecca is yet another proof that God has been very, very kind to me. She is an unconditionally-loving wife and an incredibly caring mother.”  more . . .

 

Billy Fuller

Collegiate Ministries

As Billy focuses on the college ministries at Edmond’s First Baptist Church, his goal is to grow college students to be disciples, encouraging them to build long lasting relationships, and offering them opportunities to serve their community and have fun while doing it.  While he was in college God took him from a timid, weak individual and through personal Bible Study, great relationships, and campus organizations, “He grew me into someone who could believe in Him and His plan for my life without fear. I now love God more than ever before because I understand Him more. He taught me “Nothing is impossible with God”.  Billy’s goal is to see college students catching on to God’s vision for their lives in such a way that the local college campuses are drastically changed.  more . . .

 

Jonathan Pickett

Associate Pastor, Student Ministries

Jonathan’s ministry with youth is all about relationships . . . his relationship with them, their relationships with their friends and family, their relationships with other believers, and most importantly, their relationship with the Lord.  His ministry goal “is for the youth ministry to have as its main focus prayer and disciple-making.”  His plan is for this to be a ministry that saturates everything that we do in prayer, to be committed to living out 2 Timothy 2:2 (taking what we have learned and entrusting it to others who will in turn pass it on).  He also believes the youth ministry exists to support and partner with parents as they raise their children in the ways of the Lord.  We must focus on coming alongside of parents and not competing with them.  Parents are still the primary influence on their child’s life!”  more . . .

 

Charles Scheffe

Associate Pastor, Children's Ministry

Charles Scheffe is the new Associate Pastor of Children’s Ministry at Edmond’s First Baptist Church.  A native of Edmond, Charles grew up in this community and graduated from Memorial High School, which he calls the original. Throughout those years Charles was an active member of Edmond’s First Baptist Church and after surrendering to the ministry was licensed to preach the gospel by EFBC in 2004.  more . . .

 

Pat Murphy

Director of Preschool Ministries

Pat . . . first felt God’s call to ministry . . . at Falls Creek.  She recalls, “I felt God was calling me to a special work.  As the Director of Preschool Ministries, Pat knows the work she does is special.  Her main focus is “assisting families in finding a place to worship, serve, and grow as Christians.”  She hopes that our church will become a place for families to connect and discover God’s plan for them.  She prays that she can help parents deliberately hide God’s word in the hearts of their children and that Edmond’s First Baptist Church will become the “hub” for children’s and preschool activities, keeping Christ as the center of all that is done.  more . . .

 

Arrean Corbin

Parent’s Day Out Director

In January, 2000 Arrean’s prayer was, “God lead me where you want me to be.” That year she was appointed as Parent’s Day out Director of Edmond's First Baptist Church.  While in this position, her goal and prayer has been dedicated to providing a safe loving Christian environment to enhance the spiritual, emotional, mental, physical and social needs of the children and paid childcare workers under her supervision.  more . . .