Interim Pastor Dr. Bill Brown
As a pastor with 30 years of experience, a great deal of love for the Church, and a good bit of energy left to expend for Christ’s kingdom, Pastor Bill recognized a calling to “intentional interim” ministry. He chose to live out this calling as a consultant and partner with Renew Transformational Strategies, and in November 2025 he was called by the members of FBC to lead them during a time of transition to their next pastor. He did most…
Jeff Bryant, Choir Director & Song Leader
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…
Teresa Bryant, Pianist & Organist
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…
Jan DeHaven, Sunday School Director
Jan and her husband Jim moved to WV from Alabama, where she was actively involved through the years with teaching women’s classes and Sunday School for all ages. At First Baptist Fairlea, Jan is the Sunday School Director, as well as Co-Chair of the Hospitality Committee, a committed AWANA volunteer, and member of the choir. Jan continues to work part time as a Nurse Anesthetist at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center and the Greenbrier Ambulatory Surgery Center. During her spare time,…
Mary Fleshman, Facilities Custodian
Mary Fleshman, FBC’s Custodian, provides our church with a consistently clean and well-kept setting for all activities in both the sanctuary and annex buildings. As caretaker of Sunday School classrooms, the gymnasium, the church offices, the Fellowship Hall, church kitchens, and the worship auditorium, Mary takes pride in FBC’s facilities being ready for each scheduled use. Also, she works closely with the Building and Grounds Committee members, alerting them to repairs noted during the course of her day. Married to…
Drema Hill, Stewardship Committee Chairperson
Drema Hill, PhD, recently accepted the position as chair of the FBC Stewardship Committee and member of the Church Council. Drema has enjoyed a 40-year career in health care administration and currently serves as Vice-President for Community Engagement and Chief Operations Officer at the WV School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg. She has served in various roles within FBC Fairlea since she moved to Lewisburg in 2016, including Sunday School teacher, Hospitality Committee member, Disaster Relief Team member, and choir…
Fred Hill, Director of Grounds and Facilities
Fred Hill serves as the First Baptist Fairlea Director of Grounds & Facilities, as a member of the Church Council, and as a member of the Disaster Relief Team. He is a retired civil engineer with a talent for fixing things. His career spans 35+ years during which he served as a sustainability officer, public works director, and a city engineer, and owned his own business, building and repairing electric motors and generators. In addition, Fred is a master carpenter,…
Patti Howard, Treasurer
Patti grew up in Richwood, Nicholas County, WV and graduated from Fairmont State College with a degree in accounting before earning her certification as a CPA. She began her career in banking and then became a financial analyst for B.F. Goodrich in Richwood. In 1985 she became Chief Financial Officer for the Ferguson Group of Companies in Summersville, WV and continues in that role, now working from her home in Lewisburg. Patti married her high school sweetheart, Randy, after growing…
Herb Ley, Director of Men’s Brotherhood
Herb’s life took an eternal change when he accepted Jesus as His Savior at the age of 33, and from that point on, he has been thankful to have kingdom purposes placed on his heart by the Lord. Prior to coming to FBC, Herb served as a youth leader, Master Clubs teacher, Sunday School teacher, and deacon. He also founded the Wellsboro Teen Center in Wellsboro PA. Here at FBC, Herb serves as the Brotherhood Director, as AWANA TNT leader,…
Paula McLaughlin, WMU Director
Paula McLaughlin serves as director of WMU and also teaches Sunday School for 3rd-5th graders. She helps with the TNT AWANA group and teaches a Vacation Bible School class. Paula returned to First Baptist in December 2018 after the death of her husband. She likes to say she was “coming home” to a church family she began in 1976. Being a part of WMU is her most recent ministry within the church and has ignited her “servant’s heart”. It has also…
Julian Meadows, AWANA Commander
Julian and his wife of fifty-two years, Martha, moved to Lewisburg in 1973, where he established a dental office and served the community for forty years. The Meadows have three children, all of whom made a profession of faith and were baptized at FBC. Julian has held many jobs at First Baptist. As AWANA Commander, he enjoys working with the faithful adult leadership and spending time in the gym with the children! Besides heading up the AWANA program, he is…
Jennifer Rich, Office Administrator
Jenny Rich joined the staff of First Baptist as office administrator 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, Jenny served her community as a teacher as well for thirty years. She and her husband Barry, a former high school English teacher, enjoy do-it-yourself projects in their vintage Lewisburg…