FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH - Key Persons
Pastor Bill Knopp and his wife Suzanne were born and raised in Oregon. They enjoy their three children and nine grandchildren. Bill and Suzanne met at Seattle Pacific College where Bill majored in Psychology and Suzanne in Christian Education. Bill graduated from Western Seminary in Portland, OR, and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois.
Pastor Bill pastored First Baptist Church in Bend, OR, First Baptist Church in Elmhurst, IL, and First Baptist Church in Corvallis, OR. Today, he serves as the Director of Congregational Care here at First Baptist Church of Corvallis
Job Titles:
- Women 's Ministry Team Leader
Job Titles:
- Men 's Ministry Team Leader
Jeff Harris graduated from Oregon State University in 1980 and from Denver Seminary in 1985. He married Teresa in 1982 and they have three daughters: Laura born in 1985, Katie born in 1988, and Amy born in 1991.
Jeff has been involved with the Campus Ambassador ministry in Corvallis since his student days and now directs the OSU ministry and gives guidance and direction to other CA staff at OSU, LBCC, and the international student ministry through Campus Ambassadors. Campus Ambassadors is the ministry to college students at First Baptist Church and on the OSU Campus.
Job Titles:
- Children's Ministry Director, Women 's Ministry Team Leader
- Director at First Baptist
- Member of FBC
Kathy Ferrier is the Children's Ministry Director at First Baptist. Kathy began teaching Sunday School in the Fall of 1994 and continues to serve in both Sunday School and Kids church. She became Children's Ministry Director in November of 2009. She oversees and supports 54+ teachers, helpers and volunteers who serve children from Nursery through fifth grade.
Kathy has been a member of FBC since 1981. She and her husband Steve currently live in Corvallis, OR, and have raised their three children: Becky, Ian, and Joel who now attend college and grad schools. Kathy has always loved working with children and thinks it's the best job in the world to share God's Word with the children here at First Baptist!
Job Titles:
- Family Ministry Team Leader
Job Titles:
- Administrative Specialist and Financial Clerk
Job Titles:
- Family Ministry Team Leader
Barry is the Lead Pastor at FBC. He has been married to Jeannie since 1987 and they have three adult daughters. Barry has an MDiv with Pastoral Counseling from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, MaTS from Liberty, and a BS in Management from Park University.