Ministers

Dr. Allen McWhite, Interim Pastor

Dr. McWhite will be preaching, teaching, and guiding us until the time that we call our next Senior Pastor.
He is a pastor, former IMB missionary, and is on the faculty at North Greenville University where he serves as Executive Director of the Institute for Global Leadership and Professor of Intercultural Studies. For more than fifteen years, Dr. McWhite has led multiple churches through interim periods and comes highly recommended by the churches he has served in that capacity. He is married to Ruth Waters McWhite, and they have five children, four of whom are local. Their son, David, is a missionary in Ireland. We love Allen’s heart for the local church, his love for preaching the Word, and his desire to help churches be prepared when God calls new pastoral leadership.

WORSHIP PASTOR

Kevin Batson

“My passion is to lead people to meet and experience God in worship and to grow in their understanding of Him and of His purpose for their lives.”
EXECUTIVE PASTOR

David Cline

“My passion is to see people reconciled to Christ and equipped to be and to make disciples who live for His purposes and glory.”
MINISTER OF Connections

Kathy Dority

“My heart’s desire is to see lives truly transformed by an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ.”
MINISTER OF RECREATION

Daryl Hopkins

“My passion is to love God with all my heart, soul, mind and strength and to love my neighbor as myself.”
MINISTER OF PASTORAL CARE

Jerry Long

“My desire is to see lives changed through the Gospel, and to see those hurt by life be healed by the ministry of the Holy Spirit through the touch of the Body of Christ.”
MINISTER OF WORSHIP

Scott Norman

“I have a great passion to lead others in transformational worship, creating an atmosphere where people can have a real encounter with Christ and be changed by His Holy Spirit.”
Life Group and REACH Pastor

Jeremy Thompson

“My prayer is that Taylors First Baptist Church would glorify God by walking worthy of the Gospel, as we make disciples of all nations, to the ends of the earth.”

Support and Leadership Staff

Meet our Ministry Assistants, leadership and support staff who help with many tasks around Taylors. Perhaps you will encounter one of these staff members soon!

Interim Student Leader

Alex Smith

Leads Taylors Students
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Student Ministry Assistant

Amanda McKenna

Works with Taylors Students
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Receptionist

Anita Tolliver

Welcomes you to Taylors FBC!
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Connections Ministry Assistant

Anna Nicholson

Works with Kathy Dority, Minister of Connections
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Children's Ministry Assistant

Ashley Cox

Works with Jeanie Eskew,
Interim Children’s Ministry Director
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Executive Pastor's Assistant

Beth Caskey

Works with David Cline,
Executive Pastor
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Financial Ministry Assistant

Beverly Vest

Works with Wally Harris,
Director of Administration & Finance
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Manager of Accounting and Human Resources

Delores Stansell

Works with Wally Harris,
Director of Administration & Finance
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Worship Ministry Assistant

Diann Greer

Works with Kevin Batson,
Worship Pastor, and Scott Norman,
Minister of Worship
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Interim Children's Ministry Director

Jeanie Eskew

Works with Ashley Cox and Molly Holder in Taylors Children
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Rec Ministry Assistant

Jill Peeples

Works with Daryl Hopkins,
Minister of Recreation
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Logistics Coordinator

Kristin Evans

Works with Jeremy Thompson,
Life Group and REACH Pastor
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Preschool Coordinator

Molly Holder

Works with Jeanie Eskew,
Interim Children’s Ministry Director
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College/Singles Fellowship Ministry Assistant

Nancy Clayton

Works with College
and Singles Fellowship
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Assistant to the Pastor

Renee Morton

Works with our Senior Staff
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Financial Ministry Assistant

Sara Ader

Works with Wally Harris,
Director of Administration & Finance
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Director of Administration & Finance

Wally Harris

Director of Administration & Finance
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