Hilton Jeffreys - Lead Pastor

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Pastor Hilton started serving in August of 2007. He has been married to his lovely wife Amy since April of 1996 and God has blessed them with three precious children. He is a graduate of Piedmont Baptist College in Winston-Salem, NC with a B A in Biblical Studies and also has received his MDiv from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has served as an Associate Pastor of FBC in Roanoke Rapids, NC and as Pastor of Dawson Baptist Church in Enfield, NC. He is a North Carolina native, born and raised by wonderful God loving parents. His father is a retired Southern Baptist pastor. After 17 years of full time ministry, Pastor Hilton feels that the most important thing he can do in this life is to reach people with the gospel of Christ and equip the saints to do the same.

Favorite food: Homeplace fried chicken!

Favorite music groups: Casting Crowns and Bethel Baptist Praise Team

Hobbies: I love to spend time with my family and when I can break away I have been known to fish, hunt, and hit a little white ball in the woods, fairway, and the greens (mostly woods).

Gregg Randolph - Worship & Missions Pastor

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Pastor Gregg joined the staff at Bethel in February, 2009.  Gregg first played piano in church at the age of 5 and continued several years of musical training culminating in a bachelor's and master's degrees in music. With a strong traditional music background combined with his passion for contemporary worship, he has been active leading those styles of worship in churches in Florida and Virginia. Gregg has served as a worship leader since 1999, and enjoys teaching about music and worship through opportunities at Liberty University. He has been married to Jessica since June 2006, and they have two children - Dawson, who was born in 2008, and Isabella, who was born in 2011. Gregg and Jessica lead a couples home group Bible study, teach Sunday school and serve full-time as the Worship & Missions Pastor. During the summer of 2007, Gregg and Jessica spent 3 months on the mission field in Mexico and the Dominican Republic, a mission field they have been to multiple times. They are excited about the opportunities God is providing for increased involvement in the area of missions - both locally and globally.

He has several favorite verses, including: Philippians 1:6, I Peter 5:10-11, and Isaiah 43:1-3.

Music Favorites:  Steven Curtis Chapman, FFH, Chris Tomlin, Michael Buble, Norah Jones, Chopin, Rachmaninoff

Pastor Ivey started on staff at Bethel on April 1, 2008 as the Associate Pastor of Care. His ministry is concentrated on ministering to the sick, shut-ins, and families who have experienced the passing of a loved one. Pastor Ivey has a pastor’s heart and whenever you see him, he represents Bethel Baptist Church as one of our pastors. Ivey and his wife, Dolly, were members of Bethel from 1970-1976 while Ivey served as Director of Child Care at the Virginia Baptist Children’s Home. They returned to Bethel in 1999 upon his retirement from the pastorate at Beulah Baptist Church in Rocky Mount. Since retirement Ivey has served as interim pastor in several churches. He graduated from Troy State University, Troy, Alabama and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth, Texas. Ivey has also studied in the child care field at University of North Carolina and Virginia Commonwealth University.

Chris Clowser - Student Pastor

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Pastor Chris is our Pastor of Student Ministries. Chris and his wife Sheilia have been longtime members of Bethel prior to being called to ministry here at the church. Their children, Samantha and Cameron, have both grown up and been baptized here at Bethel, and Chris was ordained as a deacon and pastor here.  Sheilia is active in both the children and youth ministries and is currently leading our Sunday Night Kid's Club. Even though God has already blessed me with spiritual mentors here at Bethel, I am furthering my formal theological education at Liberty University to help develop and strengthen our student ministries. I have complete faith that God will continue to equip me as His servant as I look to remain in the center of His will. I would like to thank our church family for your prayers, faith, and continued support. Thank you for the privilege and responsibility of leading our student ministries as we strive to grow in God.”

Favorite Food/Restaurant: Wow...this is a hard one! Decisions, decisions, decisions....Seafood of any kind and sushi! 

Favorite Music: I love all kinds of music...from The Beatles to Skillet and everything in between (yes, even 80's music)...just depends on my mood :)

Hobbies: Fishing, poetry, photography, and watching my kids play sports (Samantha doing track & field at Roanoke College and Cameron doing track & field and playing football at Salem High.

Kelley P. Reese - Weekday Preschool Director

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Kelley is a long time member of Bethel Baptist Church.  Having grown up at Bethel, she feels exceptionally blessed to be called to serve here on staff.  Kelley & her husband David were married in September of 1998.  David is a hardworking guy that also finds himself very busy here at Bethel.  They have two fun and very energetic young boys, Gavin and Griffin. 

Kelley's passion has long been in the preschool ministry.  Volunteering in preschool since she was a young teenager developed her heart for young children.  She truly believes there is no age too young to hear about Christ and his love for us.  Kelley often states, "Teaching preschoolers about God and the love He has for us is a most important life lesson.  They learn so much from singing, playing and leaders showing love.  The preschool department is where it all begins!"  She's very excited about our growing weekday preschool program here at Bethel. Kelley spends many hours researching and studying how to make it one of the best preschools in the area.  "I truly believe the Lord has called Bethel to open its doors to our local preschoolers to teach them about the love of our Savior, as well as their ABCs".

1 Timothy 4:12  "Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity."

Proverbs 22:6 "Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it."