First Baptist Wake Village Staff
Senior Pastor
sneathery@fbcwakevillage.org
Scott Neathery is our Senior Pastor. He is a native of Sherman, Texas. In 1984, while he was still a student at East Texas Baptist University, Scott served as a Summer Youth Minister at FBC Wake Village. Following graduation, he came back and served as Youth Minister while he attended New Orleans Theological Seminary until 1987. Following his pastorates at Hope and First Baptist Church Paragould, Arkansas, Scott once again returned to FBC Wake Village in 2006 to serve as senior pastor. Scott and his wife, Linda, were married in 1980. They have two married children, Michael and Megan, and one daughter still living in the home, Madyson. Scott and Linda teach the young married adults class and recently welcomed their first grandson, Kason.
Associate Pastor, Worship and Senior Adults
cedgington@fbcwakevillage.org
Chad A. Edgington has served as Associate Pastor for Worship and Senior Adults since 2009. He and his wife, Melissa, met while they were students at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, and married while Chad was pursuing a music career in Nashville. While in Tennessee, they taught 6th, 7th, and 8th grades at a private school and Chad served as Youth Minister at the Park Avenue Baptist Church, located in Nashville’s Sylvan Park Neighborhood. Chad is a 2004 graduate of Texas Tech University School of Law. Prior to joining our church staff, Chad practiced family and criminal law for five years with a law firm in west central Texas. Chad and Melissa have two children, Adelade and Sawyer.
Student Pastor, Youth and College
jyates@fbcwakevillage.org
John Yates has served as our Youth Pastor since August 2011. Prior to serving at FBC Wake Village, John served as a Youth Pastor in Cisco, Texas. John is a graduate of Hardin-Simmons University. John and his wife, Jodi, have three beautiful children: Mackenzie, Spencer, and Holden. John loves working with students, playing his guitar, and watching the Dallas Cowboys.
Minister to Preschool & Kid’s Day Out Director
pstansbury@fbcwakevillage.org
Paula Stansbury, Minister to Preschoolers and Kids’ Day Out Director, is passionate about building relationships with preschoolers and their families. Paula married her high school sweetheart, Chad, in 1993, and they have a daughter, Amelia. In her spare time, she enjoys photography, scrapbooking, and graphic design.
Minister to Children
jratcliff@fbcwakevillage.org
Julie Ratcliff is our Children’s Minister. She loves working with the kids and being able to share God’s Word with them. Julie has a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in Education. She is currently a Pre-K teacher for the Liberty-Eylau School District. Julie taught at Pleasent Grove ISD for one year before moving to Trinity Christian Schools where she was a teacher and an administrator. Julie has four nieces and six nephews who are her favorite children in the world.
Church Secretaries
Linda Neathery, Church Secretary
Penny Swanger, Financial Secretary
Rhonda Browning, Church Secretary
Building and Grounds
Larry Smith, Superintendent
Dorothy Clifton, Custodian
