Shawn Paschal, Pastor
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Bill Price, Minister of Outreach/Senior Adult Minister
Bill and his wife, Brenda, joined First Baptist Church in September 2007. He became the teacher of the "Seekers" Sunday school class. In August 2010, Bill joined the staff as the Minister of Outreach/Senior Adult Minister. He additionally serves as the Chaplain to the Young-at-Heart group. Bill previously served for fifteen years as the bi-vocational Pastor of Disciple Baptist Church in Gun Barrel City. He is retired from the Dallas Police Department, where he served for thirty years. Bill spent ten years in the U.S. Navy, and is a Vietnam Veteran. He earned his associates degree from Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, and his bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi. He also attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth. Bill was ordained to the Office of Deacon in 1973; he was licensed to the Gospel Ministry in 1973 and was ordained to the Gospel Ministry in 1974. Bill has been married to his wife Brenda since 1963, and they have six children, twenty-five grandchildren, and eleven great-grandchildren. Leisure activities include camping, fishing, and hunting.
Contact the Outreach Minister at 903-887-6887 or contact here.
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Whitney Paschal, Family & Connections Minister
Contact the Financial Director at 903-887-6887 ext. 4 or contact here.
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Jane Ragan, Financial Director
My husband Steve and I cherish our church family here at First Baptist of GBC, and we are especially blessed that our only child Keli and her husband Thomas have chosen FBCGBC as the place to raise our four precious granddaughters. I love working as a staff member here. The work is very rewarding. My favorite passage in God's Word is Proverbs 3:5-6, "Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths."
Contact the Financial Director at 903-887-6887 ext. 4 or contact here.
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Kelly Nicholson, Ministries Assistant/Web Design Specialist
My husband Nick and I joined FBC Gun Barrel City in 1996. Over the years, I have been involved with the youth, children, media, and this website. I started working officially as the Web Design Specialist in 2012, and I became the Ministries Assistant at the beginning of 2020. I love working for the Lord, especially on staff here at the church. It is a rewarding and fulfilling job. On June 6, 1985, I became a Christian. Nick and I have been married since November 1989, and God blessed us with two wonderful sons, Matt and Timothy. Matt went home to be with the Lord in 2021. We are blessed to have his beautiful wife Ciera as our daughter-in-law. We also have four precious grandsons who keep us on our toes ☺, but we thank the Lord for the blessings they bring to our lives!
Contact the Ministries Assistant at 903-887-6887 ext. 3 or contact here.
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The above listed are our full-time staff. Our church could not function if it were not for the several other paid professionals that assist in regular church matters such as custodial, maintenance, yard work, music, and nursery; as well as the many volunteers that serve tirelessly and faithfully in the various ministries of First Baptist Church.