Pastor Gary was appointed to serve as First Baptist Church of Woodburn's Senior Pastor January, 2011. Prior to that, he served as Pastor of [ Church Name ] in Gastonia, NC.

The attributes that best describe Pastor Gary as a pastor are strong preaching, leadership development and counseling. He has expressed a burning desire to lead a church like First Baptist Church of Woodburn where biblical views are embraced and encouraged, with members who care about the needs of those around them and who want to connect others to the body of Christ. Pastor Gary takes worship and preaching very seriously, spending the many hours of his day focused on Bible study.

He graduated from Fruitland Baptist Bible College and Carolina University in 1992 with a doctor's degree in Religion/Christian Ministries.

Pastor Gary has been happily married for 17 yrs. to his wife, Beth.

Pastor James was appointed to serve as First Baptist Church of Woodburn's Associate Pastor December 2019.

The attributes that best describe Pastor James as a pastor is his willingness to serve where God leads and his leadership. He has expressed a burning desire to lead a church like First Baptist Church of Woodburn where biblical views are embraced and encouraged, with members who care about the needs of those around them and who want to connect others to the body of Christ. Pastor James takes worship and preaching very seriously, spending many hours of his day focused on Bible study.

Pastor James is in online studies thru BibleStudies.org.

Pastor James has been happily married for 40 years to his wife, Joan..

Pastor Jay is currently attending Fruitland Baptist Bible Collage as he continues his studies in the word of god.

Pastor Jay been happily married for 13 yrs. to his wife, Joy.