Leadership Staff

Music is a vitally important part of our worship services and mission outreach efforts, and the ministry provided by Jeff Bryant as worship leader is invaluable. Jeff is choir director here at FBC as well as of the annual community Christmas cantata. He is an accomplished vocalist (member of gospel trio “ 3:16 Crossroads”) and instrumental soloist. Jeff holds a Master’s Degree in Leadership Studies from Marshall University and a Master’s in Music Education from Radford University. He earned a…

FBC is richly blessed to have accomplished musician and school music specialist Teresa Bryant as its primary pianist. Teresa is currently acting as the music instructor for Ronceverte Elementary School. Prior to serving in this capacity, she spent fifteen years teaching choral music, music appreciation, and piano at Greenbrier East High School. She was also responsible for the implementation and instruction of the Orff/Kodaly music program in the Covington, Virginia city school system. She hold Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in…

Jennifer Rich joined the staff of First Baptist as secretary in August 2016. She grew up in Gap Mills and White Sulphur Springs, WV, and graduated from Marshall University with a B.A. in Elementary Education and French. Having been inspired by a mother and two sisters who were teachers, Jennifer served her community as a teacher as well for thirty years. She and her husband Barry, a high school English teacher, enjoy do-it-yourself projects in their vintage Lewisburg home and…