EAST MEMORIAL STAFF
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SENIOR PASTOR
Glenn Graham
ggraham@eastmemorial.org |
Glenn is a native of Alabama and has served as the pastor of East Memorial since May of 1994. He has earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of South Alabama and the Master of Divinity Degree from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Glenn has pastored churches in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Kentucky. He and his wife Margaret have five children. Glenn currently serves on local, state and national levels in the Southern Baptist Convention. |
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MINISTER OF ADMINISTRATION
Bryan Easley
beasley@eastmemorial.org |
Bryan, a native of Alabama, has resided in Prattville since graduating from Auburn University in 1984. After serving in many capacities as a layman, Bro. Bryan surrendered to the ministry full-time and was ordained at East Memorial in May 1999. He served as Minister of Education for three years and now serves as the Minister of Administration. Bro. Bryan has served Southern Baptist on the associational and national levels and currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention. He and his wife, Beverly, have eight children, Luke, Ellen, Mason, Maggie, Patrick, Paige, Palmer and Hope. |
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MINISTER OF SINGLES
Jason Kennedy
jkennedy@eastmemorial.org |
Jason accepted Jesus Christ as his personal savior at the age of 13. He
surrendered to the call to ministry in 2002. Jason became a part of the East Memorial staff in 2004. Jason is currently pursuing a Masters of Divinity from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary; also Jason is working toward his certification in National Association of Nouthetic Counselors in Biblical Counseling. I'm excited to be serving Jesus Christ in the area of Singles. In our ministry, we so desire to give God glory. We understand that God loves lost people, and so do we. Our mission is to reach them with the good news of Jesus Christ; to disciple them to become devoted followers of Christ. I have a beautiful wife named Sabrina; we have two kids, one boy, Dalton and a daughter, Isabella. |
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MINISTER OF EDUCATION
Mark Otstot
motstot@eastmemorial.org |
Mark accepted Christ as his personal savior in July of 1988. He has been a member of EMBC for over 6 years and surrendered to the call to ministry in the fall of 2004. He has a B.S. in Microbiology from one of the finest teaching institutions in the world, The Ohio State University, and has attended Southeastern Theological Seminary at their satellite branch in Tampa, Fl. He is able to speak both Southern and Yankee. Mark believes that the foundation of a healthy and growing church rests in the ability to clearly and accurately teach the foundational truths of God’s Word for it is ‘theopneustos’ – God-breathed and is “…profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.” Mark is married to the former Stephanie Risen and has four fine sons, Joshua, Jacob, Luke, and Mark (also known as ‘Blue’). |
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MINISTER OF EVANGELISM
Tim Williams
twilliams@eastmemorial.org |
Tim has been serving the Lord in evangelism for over 23yrs. He has a masters in Religious Education from Luther Rice Seminary. He has led in overseas crusades in India, Phillipines, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Japan, Korea and Ukraine. Tim heart is reaching the lost with the Gospel of Jesus Christ through evangelism and mission opportunities. |
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MINISTER OF COLLEGE &
CAREER STUDENTS
Zac Goforth
zgoforth@eastmemorial.org |
Zac has been on staff at East Memorial since January 1st, 2006. His desire is to see the lives of College & Career students changed through the gospel and for them to grasp onto the idea of living their entire lives for the glory of God. He earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of North Alabama in Social Science Education and is currently attending classes at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary where he plans to obtain a Masters of Divinity degree. After his Master’s degree he plans on working toward his doctorate at Luther Rice Seminary. |
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MINISTER OF STUDENTS
Gene Devaughn
gdevaughn@eastmemorial.org |
Gene and his wife Lesley are natives of Alabama. Gene is in his eighth year of serving in student ministry, and has been on staff here at East Memorial since March '05. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor degree in Christian Ministry at the Birmingham extension center of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. |
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MINISTER OF FAMILY LIFE
Chris Britton
cbritton@eastmemorial.org |
Kim and I are excited to be serving the Lord here at East Memorial Baptist Church. We truly love the people here. You are so very good to us. We are the proud parents of three beautiful children, Haley, Miller, and Macie. We also have a terrific poodle named Blue. I can only say that God has been and continues to be oh so good. As a family, we hope to lead others toward Jesus through the way we live our lives. We hope to influence the people of EMBC in a Christ like manner and to help them to connect with God in an ever deeper way. Thanks for allowing us to serve with you. |
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MINISTER OF
SENIOR ADULTS
& PASTORAL CARE
Dave McLemore
dmclemore@eastmemorial.org
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David and his wife Sandy are natives of Kentucky. For 33 years they traveled extensively with the U.S. Air Force. During this time they were stationed at Maxwell AFB twice and, while here the second
time, David felt a call to the ministry. Not knowing what the Lord had in
store, he stepped out in faith and retired from the Air Force. It was not long before the opportunity to serve as the Minister of Administration at the Academy came open. He filled that position for 3 years and was ordained at East Memorial during that time. At the end of the 2007 school-year he moved over to the church ministerial staff as the Minister of Pastoral Care and Senior Adults. He and Sandy have one daughter, Davina, and two grandchildren, Kathryn and Emma. Davina and her husband MSgt Carl Petermann are currently stationed at Ramstein Germany. |
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MINISTER OF
MUSIC
Michael Evans
mevans@eastmemorial.org
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Michael Evans was born in Montgomery, Alabama into a Southern Baptist Pastor's family. Being raised in a godly home, Michael accepted Christ at age fifteen. His family traveled in full-time evangelism for six years, singing and preaching in revivals, concerts, and crusades among hundreds of churches. Through that ministry Michael understood God's call into full-time music ministry. He studied church music at Samford University and will soon complete his Bachelor's of Arts degree in vocal performance at University of Alabama at Birmingham. He and his wife, Nicole, were married in February of 2007, and moved to East Memorial five months later. Michael
enjoys leading God's people in worship, especially through the direction of choral music. He understands that, "Worship is more than a song-service;
it's what happens when we surrender our thoughts and hearts to praise God
for who He is." |
