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Bill Burkhalter, Ph.D - Senior Pastor
  Pastor Burkhalter was raised in Orlando from the age of 7 and attended Florida State University, completing a Bachelor's degree in Religion.  He then completed Master of Divinity and Doctor of Philosophy degrees at Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.

While at Southern, he served as pastor at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church and Clayvillage Baptist Church.  When he completed his degrees, he began service with the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention and served primarily in Bangladesh and Indonesia. He was also appointed as a professor at the Indonesia Baptist Theological Seminary in Semarang, Indonesia.  He later served as Supervisor of Graduate Studies at a sister school in Indonesia, and two stints as a visiting professor at Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.

Brother Bill was called by God to serve at First Baptist Church of Pine Castle in 2001.  He is married with two grown children.

 

Larry McKinney - Associate Pastor (Education, Drama & Media)
Brother Larry has been serving in the ministry since 1988, and has been on staff here at First Baptist Church of Pine Castle since 1995. He attended Southwestern Seminary in Ft. Worth, Texas where he earned a Master of Arts in Communication. Larry's ministry team focuses on creating original dramatic sketches for use in the worship service, and on our large community productions at Christmas and Easter. (See the Drama Ministry page for more details about our very popular Drive-Thru Living Nativity.) Larry is also responsible for the audio and visual media utilized in our service. He and his wife have three children.

Recently, Larry has taken on the Educational responsibilities here at First Baptist Church of Pine Castle, and oversees the Sunday School and Children's ministries.

 

Lloyd Wilson - Director of Senior Ministries

Lloyd has served twice as our Director of Senior Ministries, and has been on staff here at First Baptist Church of Pine Castle since November of 1993. He retired from the US Air Force in 1968.  Lloyd coordinates the ministries and activities for our more experienced members.    

Rev. Tom Moses - Interim Music Minister

Tom has great experience serving as our interim Music Minister.  He has served in that or similar capacities for over 40 years.  A retired executive from Walt Disney World, Tom has stepped up repeatedly when the call for short-term assistance came.  Tom leads “Sounds of Faith,” our choir ministry, as well as overseeing special events like cantatas or special musicals.

Chris Roberson - Interim Director of Student Ministries

Chris has served as our Interim Youth Director since 2006. He also teaches at Boone High School, and is very involved in the sports program there.  Chris is responsible for overseeing our Student ministries, geared for young people from 6th grade through college.  That includes our annual Ski Trip and Summer Camp. 

 

 

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