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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. |
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| Larry McKinney - Associate Pastor | |
 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.
Larry is responsible for the Educational ministries
here at First Baptist Church of Pine Castle, and oversees the Sunday
School and Children's activities.
In addition, he
has recently taken on the Senior Adult Ministries to coordinate the
activities and events for our more experienced members. |
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| Daniel Basak - Youth Pastor | |
 Brother
Daniel is entering his third year as our Minister to Youth. As
such, he is responsible for our outreach to Middle and High School
students, as well as developing ministries for college age adults.
Daniel received his Bachelor's degree in Christian Education from The Baptist College of Florida last May. He plans on attending the extension campus of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary located on the campus of First Baptist of Orlando. Daniel and his wife have two daughters. |
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Rev. Tom Moses - Music Minister |
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Tom has great experience serving as our Music Minister.
