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John Lockhart
Senior Pastor
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John Lockhart was called to First Baptist Church in August of 1983. This calling was to his first pastorate. John was raised in Jackson, Mississippi, and graduated from Mississippi College. He received his Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has studied pastoral care and counseling in Houston through the Pastoral Care Department of Memorial Hermann Hospital System. He is currently enrolled in the Academy for Spiritual Formation.
"One of the old confessions of faith declares that our chief end is to love God and enjoy Him forever. I believe that. We ought to do that as early as we can and for as long as we can."
John and his wife, Sharon, have two sons, Joshua and Joseph, who both live in the Houston area.
If you have any questions or comments for John, he can be reached at John@fbcrichmond.net
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Mark Moeller
Minister of Music and Worship
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Mark joined the FBC team in November 2011. Although born in South Carolina, Mark considers himself a Texan. After graduating from Texas Tech University, he earned a Master's of Music at Southwestern Theological Seminary and a Doctorate at the Robert Webber Institute for Worship Studies in Orange Park, Florida. He and Lisa (also a TCU graduate) are the blessed parents of Nathan and Ryan. Mark can be reached at Mark@fbcrichmond.net
The focus of worship is not human experience, not a lecture, not entertainment, but Jesus Christ - his life, his death, and resurrection. - Webber |
Sandy Bills
Church Secretary and Children's Ministry
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Sandy Bills rejoined our staff as church secretary in February of 2007. She previously served for 14 years as the director of our Mother's Day Out Program. She has been a member of First Baptist Church for a total of 26 years. Sandy also coordinates our Children's Ministry, kindergarten through fifth grade.
Sandy has two daughters. Emily is working in Dallas and Aubrey is studying at University of Colorado Boulder. You can email Sandy at sandy@fbcrichmond.net
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Linda Pate
Ministry Assistant
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Linda Pate joined our staff in January, 2006, as a part-time secretary. She was born and raised in Louisiana and moved to Houston in 1977, where she worked as a secretary for six years before retiring to raise children. She has served as our Church Clerk for numerous years and has been a substitute teacher for our Mother's Day Out program.
Linda and her husband, Don, have been members of our church since 1990. They have two grown children and three grandchildren. Kristen is married to Steve and lives in Allen, Texas and Drew is married to Ashley and lives in Longview, Texas.
Email Linda at Linda@fbcrichmond.net
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Thana Mitchell
Financial Secretary
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Thana Mitchell has been a member of First Baptist since 1996. In 1998, she became our Financial Secretary. She has a Bachelor of Business Administration from Sam Houston State University. As we have grown, Thana has made sure that our financial statements and business relationships are in order.
Thana and her husband J.R. have one grown son and two grandchildren.
Email Thana at Thana@fbcrichmond.net
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Ashley Kennedy
Mother's Day Out Director
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Ashley Kennedy was born and raised in Louisiana. She graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor's of Science. She married Brian and they have 3 children, Taylor, Mason and Kaitland (Kaity). All 3 children have attended MDO, and have now moved on to "big school".
Ashley enjoys the outdoors, sports, water activities, and just having fun. She loves being around people and children.
"Children remind us of how simple life can be, we choose to complicate things. Children are truly a blessing from God."
The Kennedy family are members at FBC, and are involved in different aspects of the church.
Email: ashley@fbcrichmond.net
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