Staff

Rev. Tom Alexander is our Senior Pastor.

Pastor Alexander grew up in north central Ohio. He received his training at Tennessee Temple University (BA, 1978) and Temple Baptist Theological Seminary (MRE, 1984). His previous ministries include serving on the Youth Staff at the Highland Park Baptist Church in Chattanooga, TN (1980-1983), and serving as an Associate Pastor at the Lima Baptist Temple in Lima, OH (1984-1996). He has been serving the Lord here at First Baptist since August 26, 1996.

Pastor Alexander's wife, Rachael, grew up in the state of Michigan. They met at Tennessee Temple where they served together in youth ministry. They were married in 1984 and have four grown children (Beth, Dan, Hannah, and Joanna) and six grandchildren.

Pastor Alexander currently serves on the General Council of Baptist Mid-Missions and the Council of 18 of the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches. He has previousy served on the Executive Committee for the Hebron Fellowship, on the Board of Directors for Editorial Bautista Independiente (Baptist Mid-Missions' Spanish publishing house), and on the Council of 12 for for the Ohio Association of Regular Baptist Churches.

Klinton Richerson is our Associate Pastor, with a primary focus on youth ministry.

Pastor Richerson grew up in a pastor's home in rural central Illinois. He received his training at Marantha Baptist University in Watertown, WI (BA, 2014). He has previously served as an Associate Pastor in Rochelle, IL and Griffin, GA. He began his ministry with us on March 1, 2020. In addition to his love for young people, we have learned that he is quite talented in the area of technology - a real blessing during the COVID-19 pandemic! Pastor Richerson currently serves on the Executive Committee for the Hebron Fellowship in north-central Ohio.

Pastor Richerson's wife, Andrea, grew up in the state of Texas. They met at Maranatha Baptist University where Andrea received a degree in piano performance. She is an accomplished pianist and enjoys writing and arranging music. The Richersons were married in 2014 and have two children: a daughter, Elise, and a son, Emerson.