Our Staff

LEAD PASTOR

Aaron grew up near San Antonio, where he worked in the business world for six years before moving to California and deciding to become a pastor. After attending seminary, Jeremy moved back to Jourdanton where he answered the call to pastor First Baptist Church. Over the last year, Aaron has taken the small community and helped it to grow into the thriving community we are today.

Associate Pastor

Pastor Brad Trosen spent the majority of his growing years in rural South Dakota. He attended Crown College where he met Laura and married in 1984. After four years of bi-vocational ministry in Ft. Worth, TX, they were called to work as house parents for missionary kids for the International Christian Academy, in Cote d’Ivoire, Africa for 14 years.

Upon returning, he served as the Pastor of Worship Ministries and Director of Global Outreach in Montana. In 2010, they returned to West Africa to serve at Dakar Academy. With only a year intermission in the US, they led the International Church of Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan, from 2014-20. This church is being used to help establish and grow the Church among various people groups represented in northern Iraq.

Both Brad and Laura love music, love classic movies and love to invest in people!

Admin Assistant / Food Pantry

Rene and her husband TJ moved to Jourdanton in 2002 from New York. They've since been blessed with their wonderful children Reggie and David. Sarah has been a pianist since she was 8-years old, eventually moving to Manhattan where she attended Juilliard and earned her doctorate. When she isn't leading our congregation in worship, Jennifer likes to spend time with her family and write music.