2008 Advisory Council

Dr. Peter Hill – Moderator

Fran Cridlebaugh – Church Clerk

Neil Durst – Treasurer

Diane Coyne – Financial Secretary

Raoul Ortigoza, Chairman, Board of Deacons

Preston Urbahns, Deacon

John Parrish – Chairman, Board of Trustees

Jim Seymour, Trustee

Karen Hill – Chairman, Board of Christian Education

Dawn Bingham, Member, Board of CE

The Advisory Council, among its many duties, is responsible for coordinating the activities, maintenance and use of the church, and long-range planning.  The Council also acts as the pastoral relations committee and conducts performance evaluation of the staff.

Lois and Frank (Buzzy) Clark have directed our music program since 1995.   Buzzy serves as the church organist/pianist.  He graduated from West Virginia University and Ohio University with degrees in Speech Pathology.  Lois, our choir director, graduated from West Virginia University with a degree in Music Education.  They have been married over 30 years and faithfully dedicated their marrige and lives to Christ.  Prior to serving at First Baptist they directed the music programs at Memorial Baptist Church in Hampton, Virginia.