Jonathan has served as our church’s lead pastor since July 2017. He grew up in south Louisiana with two godly parents who faithfully taught him the gospel. As a young child, he made a profession of faith in Christ, and at 18, he surrendered to the ministry of the gospel. He is passionate about preaching, sharing Christ, and making disciples.

Jonathan has been married to his wonderful wife Amy since June 2007, and has three awesome kids – Benjamin, Micah, and Hannah. In his free time, he loves to work out, watch movies, and play sports, especially pickleball! He is a graduate of Nicholls State University and the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, and he is a huge LSU fan – Geaux Tigers!

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Tyler has been a member of First Southern for 12 years and has been a part of the worship team for 11 of those years. He has played guitar since he was in 8th grade and was the worship leader at Baptist collegiate Ministry while in college at Indiana state University, where he earned a Bachelors of Science in Education. He and his wife of 15 years, Jessica, have three daughters, Elliana, Lucy, and Adalyn. Tyler has served as a deacon for four years.

David and his wife Candice met at Purdue University and were married in 1994. They have two grown sons and one grandson. The have lived in IN, FL, TN and now back to IN. David grew up in the church. He accepted Christ as an adult when he realized he had just been “playing the part” for many years. Outside of Church he loves to read and watch sports. He has served as a deacon since 2020.

Wanda was born and raised in Crawfordsville, IN, but moved to Terre Haute as a college student in the late 1970’s, when she started attending First Southern.  She has served the church in various roles over the years, including search committees for Pastors and visionary groups for directing the church’s future.  She was married to Kevin Bell in 1997, and they have two daughters, Martha and Daisy.  She loves to serve the Lord and likes to travel with her husband, along with cheering on Notre Dame in football! 

Matt has served as a deacon since December 2018. He grew up in church, but didn’t realize his need for Jesus until a friend shared the gospel with him before his senior year of high school. Matt loves education. He has started a new school year each fall for over 40 years, first as a student, then as a high school teacher, then as a graduate student, and now as a college professor at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, where he teaches computer science. He also loves to study and teach the Bible and to walk outdoors. He and his wife Leah have five children.