Pastor Seth Mason

Pastor Seth is married to his high school sweetheart Catrina and they have two little girls.

Seth got his degree in Christian Ministry from Spurgeon College (Formerly Midwestern Baptist College) and has been serving in vocational ministry for over 15 years.

Seth’s passion is to see God’s Kingdom grown and christians become disciples that follow Jesus.

Seth loves the St. Louis Cardinals, Triumph motorcycles, fly fishing, and bow hunting. He loves to read anything written by Charles Spurgeon and can taste, and appreciate, the difference between Folgers drip coffee and gourmet pour over coffee but will drink whatever coffee you hand him.

FUN THINGS ABOUT SETH:

  • I can rebuild and vacuum sync a carburetor.

  • My favorite movie was released before I was born (The Great Escape).

  • I did not choose to be a Bronco’s fan, I was born this way. 

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Secretary Richelle AEbersold

Richelle is our church secretary. After 28 years of working for East Buchanan school district, she is very valuable to the team! Fielding questions, distributing food pantry needs, and handling many administrative tasks, Richelle contributes greatly to the proper functioning of FBG!

While she works very intentionally at the church, she even more intentional with being a proud grandma, a mom, and a wife! She and her husband, Chad, live here in Gower. You may see her walking avidly around town, or you may hear of her helping little ones around town learn how to swim!

Swing by the church during office hours and you’ll be happy to meet her!

FUN THINGS ABOUT RICHELLE:

  • I “phone a friend” when I get asked questions about myself

  • As my husband knows: I like to shop

  • I have a 110lbs golden-doodle

Children’s Ministry Director: Christine Mummert

Christine is our new Children’s Ministry Director! She has spent much of her life working with young children, in fact her first job was working as a teacher here at the FBC Daycare when it was in operation! Christine graduated from Northwest Missouri State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education with a concentration in Special Education and later with a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction. She spent four years teaching in an elementary classroom, three of those years were at East Buchanan!

As the Children’s Ministry Director, Christine oversees Vacation Bible School, Club Jesus, Children’s Church, and the Children’s Christmas Program. Christine has a heart for children and really enjoys teaching kids about the good news of God!

Christine is married to her high school sweetheart, Chris. Together they have two wonderful children, Elizabeth and Wyatt. As a family they like to spend their time outside playing, going on ranger rides, and feeding fish at a neighbor’s pond.

 

FUN THINGS ABOUT CHRISTINE:

  • I have a purebred standard parti poodle named Zoey.

  • When we go out to eat, I almost always order Chicken Strips.

  • I played softball competitively for 10 years and played on scholarship in college.

Interim Youth Director:

Kelby Shive

Kelby is our new Interim Youth Director. As the Youth Director, he leads the middle school and high school students during Sunday school and Wednesday nights. Kelby’s main goal for the Youth is to live out the church’s mission statement: Love God, Share the Gospel, Make disciples. It is very important to the church and Kelby that the youth are steadfast in their faith and able to share it with others.

Kelby is married to his high school sweetheart, Leah. Together, they have two daughters, Charlotte and Peyton. As a family they enjoy traveling, being outdoors and doing ministry together.

FUN THINGS ABOUT KELBY:
-Coffee is the most important food group to me
-My wife says I am good at everything (might be a nice way of saying I have too many hobbies)
-I have cut my own hair (or attempted to) the past decade, and recently started cutting Leah’s and our girls hair as well