Thursday, July 22, 2004 10:56:23 AM
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Academy of Christian Formation
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Dr. Dennis L. Johnson Sr. Minister
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Dr. Johnson is a native of Illinois and he came with his wife Holly and daughter Megan to Baptist Temple from Wheaton, Illinois in 1995, after serving twenty years as Senior Minister in two metropolitan Chicago congregations. His undergraduate degree is in fine arts with a drama concentration, and he received divinity and doctorate degrees from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also serves on the board of trustees of the seminary, as well as an adjunct faculty member in preaching. He focuses his ministry on spiritual formation of believers and vital worship by the congregation. He often refers to himself as a bridge-builder. As such, his community activities include serving on the Charleston Human Rights Commission, and finding ways to address matters of racism and violence, two of his particular concerns. His commitment to building bridges within our Baptist family globally and locally is reflected by his service in various capacities with the Baptist World Alliance, the American Baptist Churches, USA, and the West Virginia Baptist Convention. Bridging theology and literature, faith and the arts, spirituality and healing are also areas of interest for Dennis.
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Rev. Snedegar Adult Ministries
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Rev. Archie Snedegar and his wife Linda have four children and ten grandchildren. Having received God's call to ministry in 1954 at age 17, Rev. Snedegar has been in ministry for 50 years. He graduated in 1959 from Morris Harvey College with a B.S. in Secondary Education. He later graduated from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1963 with a Master of Divinity degree. Archie and Linda have grown roses for 17 years and have various national awards. Archie also likes to play tennis and golf.
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M. Wayne Eich Music and Arts
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Wayne has been the Minister of Music since May 14, 1961. He attended the College-Conservatory of Music of the University of Cincinnati 1955-1960. He holds a Bachelor of Music Degree with a Sacred Music Major, Piano Major, and a Minor in Voice and Organ. Wayne married Carol Crumrine in July of 1972. He attended graduate school at U.C. and Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan where he studied with Robert Shaw in 1965 and 1967. Wayne studied with Elaine Brown and Julius Herford the summer of 1964 at Crozier Seminary in Philadelphia. He attended additional choral study in England under the leadership of James Litton in 1974 and 1977. Wayne studied at Claire College in Cambridge, England the summer of 1987 with John Rutter. He is a past Dean of Kanawha Chapter American Guild of Organists for two terms, past president of the Charleston Chamber Music Society. Wayne conducted the Charleston Civic Chorus from 1972-1982. He is active in the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers, the Fellowship of American Baptist Musicians, American Choral Directors Association and the Choristers Guild.
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Clarice H. Dalton Organist
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Clarice has been the organist at Baptist Temple since 1976. She earned the Bachelor of Arts in Music Education with dual concentrations in voice and organ from the University of Sioux Falls, our American Baptist school for higher education in South Dakota. She earned the Master of Arts in Special Education/Gifted from the Marshall University College of Graduate Studies. In addition to her duties as organist and pianist at the Baptist Temple, Clarice taught gifted students in Kanawha County public schools for many years. She currently teaches private piano and organ, as well as writes music curriculum for the CD ROMs that prepare students for the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra Young People's concerts. It is Clarice's prayer that through participation in worship by hearing God's Word, singing hymns, and by hearing meaningful expressions of music, each worshiper will have a closer relationship with our Lord.
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Rev. Jon Villers Youth / Young Adult Ministries
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Pastor Villers serves as the Associate of Youth and Young Adult Ministries at Baptist Temple. Jon has served at BT since July 1, 2001. He has a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Management Information Systems from Alderson-Broaddus College, a Master's in Business Administration from Averett College, Danville VA, and a Master of Divinity from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wynnewood PA. He is married to Koreen Villers and has four children, Caleb, Allison, Melvin and Bobby. Jon's interests include further study in spiritual formation along with a calling of being a spiritual director. His life passion is being an orange man for Jesus. His hobbies include racquetball, table tennis and Frisbee/disc golf. He plays trombone and piano in the B-ties and sings in the choir.
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Koreen Villers Children's Ministries
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Koreen Villers serves as the Associate in Children and Family Ministries. Koreen has served at Baptist Temple since December 2000. Koreen has a Bachelor of Arts in Recreational Leadership and Therapeutic Recreation from Alderson-Broaddus College and a Masters of Education in College Students Personnel Services from the University of Louisville and is currently pursuing a Masters of Divinity from the Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary WV Extension Program. She is married to Jonathan Villers and has four children, Caleb, Allison, Melvin and Bobby. Koreen enjoys Singing, Drama and the Performing Arts, Crafts, Decorating, Soccer, Playing games with her kids, and the color Purple. She collects M&M's, come see her office to see the collection.
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Julia J. Fleshman Church Secretary |
Julia Fleshman, member of Baptist Temple, has served as our faithful Church Secretary/Receptionist since September 2000. Julia's duties include brightening your day with a smile, answering and routing your telephone call, taking your reservation for various activities, recording your attendance and prayer requests, and so much more! Prior to coming to Baptist Temple, she attended Garnet Adult Career Center where she received her clerical certificate. In addition, she received a medical secretarial diploma from the Putnam Career and Technical Center. She is married to Bill Fleshman, and has two children, Mary and Jamie. Julia loves spending time with both her family and her extended church family. She is an avid reader, also likes to write, poetry, stories, songs, and will always be happy to pray for you.
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Nancy C. Adkins Business Administrator
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Nancy is the Business Manager at the Baptist Temple while owning her own business’, W-N International and Little Angels Doll Creations. She is married with four grown children and three grandchildren. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management with a minor in marketing. She was in the banking industry for 17 years and a college administrator for 10 years. While at WV State College, she studied black history and the civil rights movement which led her on a trip to South Africa. She has been an advocate for women’s rights, and volunteers on a part time basis for CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) for abused children. While her life has been full, she says that her passion is in Women’s Ministry. “There is so much work to be done,” she says, “but I want to make a difference in peoples lives for the better. I love people and want to leave a legacy by showing others God’s love.” When describing the people of Baptist Temple, she quotes the lyrics from Bill Gaither’s “Getting Used To The Family of God”. “Going together, enjoying the trip, getting used to the family, I’ll spend eternity with – Learning to love you, how easy it is – Getting Used to the Family of God.” The people of Baptist Temple are very precious to me. They are unique in their own way. Many are pioneers in leading the rest of American Baptists into the next era of mission and ministry. Sometimes I feel like a mother hen protecting the ones she was appointed to look after. “I take looking over the business of the church very seriously and with a great sense of responsibility. But, in this position, I have gained a new respect and insight for missions and the ministry of the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is a great privilege to work with some of the finest people in ministry. I feel that I, above all, am the one who benefits the most from working at the Baptist Temple."
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Randy S. Bratka n/OEF Administrative Assistant Notary Public |
Randy S. Bratka takes care of scheduling events and publishing the Temple Times newsletter and church bulletins. Randy has been Dr. Dennis Johnson's secretary for over two years now. He is a member of Baptist Temple, an "ex-officio" member of the Young Adult Team and Board of Christian Education, a Notary Public, and registrar for the Academy of Christian Formation. He is also pursuing a seminary degree (M. Div.) through the Eastern Baptist/Perkins Theological Extension Program at Parchment Valley. Randy has two beautiful children: Victoria age (12) and Joshua (age 9). He is currently a novice in the Order of Ecumenical Franciscans (n/OEF). He views his position at Baptist Temple as a gift, a calling, and a divine service to his fellow church members and a preliminary experience to his becoming a pastor in the future. |
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Jerry D. Hall Head Custodian |
Jerry D. Hall is Head Custodian for the Baptist Temple. Jerry has five wonderful children, two boys, and three girls. Jerry is a graduate of Elgin High School, Elgin Illinois. He attended the Colorado Northwestern Community College and received an A.A. in Business Administration. Jerry also graduated from Simpson College in 1983, with a B.A. in Management. He is a Volunteer for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Coach for the Baptist Temple/East End Church Basketball League and is a Volunteer Coach for the YMCA High School Boys Basketball Team. Jerry's interest include Basketball, Bike Riding, Jogging and spending time with his family. Jerry's motto is "Treat people the way you want to be treated." |
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