Dr. Perstrope joined the First Baptist Church staff as Senior Pastor in June 2012. He grew up south of St. Louis in Arnold, Missouri. Buddy has served as a Senior Pastor for over 20 years in churches in Mississippi and Georgia. He also served as a Children’s Minister for five years, including three years at…
Al was hired as Church Business Administrator in January 2014 and oversees four key areas of ministry: Finance & Business, Property & Grounds, Human Resources and General Administration, including all non ministerial staff. In 2010, Al retired after 37 years from UPS, INC, where he served as a business manager out of the Chicago Regional…
Jerry has served at First Baptist Church since September of 2000. He is a native to St. Louis and has been the senior pastor of three churches in Missouri prior to joining the staff at First Baptist. He has a God-given passion for Church growth and reaching lost people. He and his wife, Pam met…
Juli joined our team in January 2013 to help guests and members get connected into our church family. She oversees the First Impressions Team, church outreach, and the FBC101 class. She also coordinates details for events and helps in areas of media and communication.
Jim is in charge of anything electronic at First Baptist Church. He schedules the Tech Team on all audio and video assignments each month, maintains all video and audio equipment and trains new volunteers on the operation of the equipment. He updates our website, Facebook page and Livestream site. Jim also keeps our church sign…
David joined the First Baptist Church staff in August 2014. He grew up in the St. Louis area and has served as worship pastor for over 10 years in both Missouri and Georgia. Prior to becoming a worship pastor, he was an instrumental music director at FBC of Arnold MO. David is also a former…
Melanie began working as Administrative Assistant in 2016. She can assist you with any questions concerning the membership and general overall operation of the church. She is responsible for coordinating the church calendar and use of facilities. Melanie can be contacted Monday through Friday.
Denise began working part-time in our Financial Department in 2009. She became our full time Financial Secretary in 2014. She has a degree in Business Administration from the University of Memphis. Denise and her husband, Jim, have been married since 1986 and have 3 children and 1 granddaughter. She loves working with the people here…