Leadership

Deacons

Deacons at First on Fifth are our church’s primary servant leaders, offering guidance for our beloved community on matters of spiritual discernment and doing so with a collaborative spirit. Each Deacon is assigned a handful of individuals and families in our church to offer compassion, care, and help when needed. Our Deacons meet monthly after worship for lunch, prayer, and discussion.

Deacons must

• Exhibit a Jesus-shaped way of living: one of loving God and loving neighbor as we love ourselves, all the while pursuing the present and future Kingdom of God.
• Be sincere individuals worthy of respect, holding deep truths of faith, full of the Spirit and wisdom. (See Deacon qualities set forth in 1 Timothy 3:8 and Acts 6:3.)
• Live out a strong commitment to First Baptist Church on Fifth’s mission, vision, values, and Confession of Identity, which says at its heart: “We are a community in the heart of the city called by Jesus to practice bold love of God and neighbor and boundless compassion for all people.”
• Demonstrate financial support of First Baptist Church on Fifth.
• Faithfully fulfill the responsibilities and duties as a Deacon.
• Be a minimum of twenty-one (21) years of age and a member of First Baptist Church for two (2) years at the time of election.

*Year listed beside each name indicates the end of their term.

Committees

Four standing committees work each year to attend to the various ministries and missions of the church. Each committee has six members, elected by the congregation to serve either a 2- or 3-year term. Committee members must be a member of the church for a year before serving in this capacity.

*Year listed beside each name indicates the end of their term.