Our Leadership Structure and Staff
“Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ,” wrote Paul almost 2000 years ago (1 Corinthians 11:1 NIV).
Have you ever met someone and thought, “This person just seems to know God”? That’s the quality that we look for in a leader at Believers Fellowship—someone whose life reflects the character of God.
At Believers Fellowship we recognize two distinct but complementary offices of servant-leaders that have responsibility in managing the affairs of the church:
Elders
The elders serve the congregation as shepherds (pastors) and overseers by leading, guiding, guarding, teaching, and praying. The board of elders gives special attention to governing the church, keeping it focused on its mission, caring for the spiritual welfare of its people and providing counsel, direction, and support to the staff. Some of our elders also serve on the staff in pastoral ministries.
Deacons
The deacons complement the ministry of the elders and serve the church in a variety of practical ways. The deacons give special attention to managing and administrating help for worship services, the Lord’s Supper, facilities, finances, special projects, and caring for individual and family needs as they arise.
Ministry Directors and Staff
The staff of Believers Fellowship carry out a variety of leading, serving, and administrative functions in the church. From our teachers to our home group leaders to the people who keep our facilities in top shape, we want the leaders at Believers Fellowship to show us what it means to follow Christ.
Matt Edwards helps plan our Sunday morning worship services, teaches about 50% of the Sundays, leads our community outreach efforts, and develops staff members.
Jeremiah is in charge of spiritual formation and helps with teaching on Sundays.
Shawn plans and directs all the musical and creative elements that go into making a Sunday morning happen.
Johnny serves as the Student Ministries Director with an emphasis on the High School Ministry and their families.
Steve’s duties range from solving staff IT problems to emptying the recycling tubs on Thursday afternoons.
Jon is the Student Ministry Associate Director. He oversees middle school student ministries but also has a hand in developing high school students.
Heidi is in charge of all that is Children’s Ministry.
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Kate has been at BF since 2017 when her husband, Shawn, was hired as the Creative Arts Director. She assisted with that ministry, mostly working with media and lighting. In the summer of 2021, Kate helped Children’s Ministry with special events and helped them prepare for the upcoming fall. Children’s Ministry was thrilled to re-hire […]
Haley helps support Children’s Ministry.
Brooke works part-time as the Executive Assistant to the Ministry Director.
Stacy is our Office Assistant, supporting office communication and function. Stacy and her husband began attending Believers Fellowship with their family in October of 2003. Stacy is here at BF on Wednesdays and Thursdays. If someone made a movie about your life, what would the title be and who would play you? Why? If someone […]
Philip prepares the stage and tech booth for Sunday morning and other events at the church.
Karen handles all of the duties associated with the nursery during Sunday morning services.
Lydia is back! She is working with children on Sunday nights during Life Groups. You will also see her volunteering in Children’s Ministry on Sundays. Lydia has been attending Believers Fellowship since she was two! Who is one person (other than Jesus or your spouse) who has made a significant difference in your life? How? […]
John is the Facilities Manager.
Emily is the Director of Women’s Ministry.
Gary is one of the founding members of Believers Fellowship and served on its pastoral staff from 1979 until his retirement in 2021. If you had a day completely to yourself (and you weren’t allowed to do something responsible), what would you do? Cast a line for cutthroat in the mighty Tilton River. (“Glory be […]
Tim serves as an elder at Believers Fellowship.
John serves as an elder at Believers Fellowship.
Dick serves as an elder at Believers Fellowship.
Mike serves as an elder at Believers Fellowship.
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Ashton serves as a deacon.
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Dave helps to manage the activities between the first and second services.
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