First Baptist Church of Gillette Leadership
First Baptist Church of Gillette is blessed to have a leadership team who are truly dedicated to Christ and accomplishing His will. Following are brief bio's of our leadership team and their qualifications for ministry.
Tim Durden
Senior Pastor
Pastor Tim, his wife Amy, and their two children Savannah and Timmy have been attending Gillette since 2005. Pastor Tim became a Deacon in 2006 and was called to be the Pastor on September 7, 2008.
Amy was a single Missionary for two years in Peru when they met while she was home for Christmas. The were married in 1997. Savannah joined them in February 2000 and Timmy in November 2002.
Pastor Tim is from Macon, Georgia where he graduated from Macon Junior College and Mercer University. He also attended Bible College at Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina.
Pastor Tim grew up in a Christian home, accepted Christ and was baptized at 5 years old.
Pastor Tim is a huge sports fan. His favorite teams are his beloved Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Braves and the Atlanta Hawks. He also enjoys watching and playing Golf.
Pastor Tim has many favorite verses which include Proverbs 3:5,6 "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy paths." Also Job 42:10 "And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before".