PEACHTREE BAPTIST - Key Persons
Abby Smith is a young mom with a burden to teach the little ones. Abby is currently our Primary Sunday School teacher.
Pastor Alan Gaddy has been an integral part of the eldership and teaching ministry as associate pastor of Peachtree Baptist Church since 1997. Pastor Alan is a very able expositor of God's Word.
Job Titles:
- Deacon
- Member of Peachtree Baptist Church
Chad Wilkerson has been a dedicated member of Peachtree Baptist Church for over 20 years. In his position as deacon, he has served the church and been a great help to the elders at Peachtree Baptist.
Chad and his wife Charity have one son.
Chester Cannaday and his wife Yvonne have been faithful members of Peachtree Baptist Church for over 50 years. His consistent encouragement and support have been a blessing to generations of believers!
Chester is also the church treasurer and faithfully supports the church in many ways.
Darlene Rivers is a Sunday School teacher, currently teaching the teen class.
Dough Swanson is a faithful and caring deacon that has served Peachtree Baptist Church since 2016.
Doug ministers to the church in many ways, but his friendly and welcoming manner make visitors and newcomers feel right at home.
Doug is married to Sarah and has four precious children.
Job Titles:
- Senior Pastor
- Church As Senior Pastor
Dr. David W. Dickerson has served Peachtree Baptist Church as senior pastor since November of 1973. He holds four earned degrees, which include the Doctor of Ministry and Doctor of Education. He has served on the Board of Directors of Global Baptist Mission, Asheville, NC for thirty years.
Through God's guidance he helped establish educational ministries through Peachtree Baptist Church, which included Peachtree Baptist Academy, Georgia Baptist College and Theological Seminary.
Job Titles:
- Associate Pastor
- Church As Associate Pastor
Dr. Robert H. Lescelius is a well-equipped and seasoned preacher and teacher of the Word of God. He is affectionately referred to as "Doc."
Dr. Lescelius has served Peachtree Baptist Church as associate pastor since August of 1983.
James Turner is a recently retired pastor of Metropolitan Baptist Church in Fort Worth, TX after having spent over 30 years in the ministry.
He has preached throughout the world and has been a well-loved Pastor. He is currently teaching our young adult Sunday School class and often teaches the Bible Study at Somerby Senior Living.
Jamie is wife to Pastor Alan and enjoys their six children, spouses, and grandchildren.
Jamie is a Sunday School teacher, church pianist, and teaches at Georgia Baptist College.
Jolene Barkley joined Peachtree Baptist as a student at Georgia Baptist College back in 2004. It wasn't long before she found a place serving as school secretary and then later church secretary.
Jolene holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Elementary Education and a Master's Degree in Biblical Counseling and acts as Registrar for Georgia Baptist College as well as a professor.
Job Titles:
- Director at Peachtree Baptist Church
- Minister of Music
Lemuel is the choir director at Peachtree Baptist Church. He has been Minister of Music since 2012.
Pastor Alan has a unique testimony. God brought him to our Christian school as a lost teenager and used the ministry there to draw him. Through a difficult time and loss of his father, God saved Pastor Alan, called him to preach, and he answered that call by attending Georgia Baptist College. Later, he graduated from Pensacola Christian College having earned a Master of Science in Educational Administration.
Pastor Alan has a heart for Peachtree Baptist Church and our local community. He leads many of our community outreach ministries and desires to reach our "Jerusalem" (our neighbors and community) with God's Word.
Pastor Gaddy is married to Jamie and they have six children, several children in law, and grandchildren. Pastor Alan, Jamie, and their family are a great blessing to Peachtree Baptist Church.
Pastor David has a great burden for revival and a return to our historical Baptist distinctives, the gospel of grace and God exalting music and worship in our churches.
In recent years, Pastor David's burden has extended to ministry in Egypt. God led him in assisting the Mediterranean Baptist Mission with the establishing of the Middle East Baptist Seminary in Alexandria, Egypt. This ministry is an extension of Georgia Baptist College and Theological Seminary. Through the ministry of MEBS pastors from across the Middle East and Africa have been able to attend and grow in their knowledge of God's Word.
Sam Rivers is one of our young preachers and is also our Sound Room Tech. He handles the sound system and recording the services.