{"id":550,"date":"2023-02-13T20:24:45","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T20:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/?page_id=550"},"modified":"2026-08-19T10:55:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T15:55:09","slug":"ministerial-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/index.php\/ministerial-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministerial Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"550\" class=\"elementor elementor-550\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0336156 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0336156\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9faac0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f9faac0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b7e0e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b7e0e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-069d59a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"069d59a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01a2cde e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"01a2cde\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1fd53e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1fd53e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"616\" height=\"884\" src=\"https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gary-Moats-First-Baptist-Church-Bay-City.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8091\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gary-Moats-First-Baptist-Church-Bay-City.jpeg 616w, https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gary-Moats-First-Baptist-Church-Bay-City-209x300.jpeg 209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ea15dc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ea15dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69bf895 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69bf895\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Gary Moats - Pastor<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2b129c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2b129c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Dr. Gary Moats has faithfully served in pastoral ministry for more than 25 years with a passion for preaching God\u2019s Word, making disciples, and shepherding people with biblical truth and compassionate leadership. Throughout his ministry, he has led churches through seasons of spiritual growth, outreach, and discipleship while remaining committed to helping people develop a deeper relationship with Christ.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Dr. Moats earned his Doctor of Ministry degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He also holds a Master of Arts in Religion from Carolina University and a Bachelor of Science in Religion from Liberty University. His ministry philosophy is centered on the Great Commission: loving God, loving people, and making disciples who faithfully follow Jesus Christ.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Gary and Donna have been married for 35 years. They are the proud parents of three adult children and grandparents to three wonderful grandchildren. Donna has faithfully served in public education for more than 25 years as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, and now as a junior high librarian.<\/p><p>Send Bro. Gary an <a href=\"mailto:gmoats@firstbaycity.org\">email<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee5c8b8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee5c8b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b77df1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b77df1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c82b181 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c82b181\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a2ea3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a2ea3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kevin_Hoggard_Retouched-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-562\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kevin_Hoggard_Retouched-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kevin_Hoggard_Retouched-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kevin_Hoggard_Retouched-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kevin_Hoggard_Retouched-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kevin_Hoggard_Retouched-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kevin_Hoggard_Retouched-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3ed86c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3ed86c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1768ff7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1768ff7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kevin Hoggard - Minister of Worship &amp; Administration<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c18190c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c18190c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kevin has served in ministry for over 36 years around the state in Worship, as well as Youth, Senior Adults, Family, and Administration. Kevin attended West Texas State University studying Biology and later attended Texas A&amp;M for graduate school in the area of Genetics. Following graduate school, Kevin worked in the Biotech field in the areas of Genetics, Fermentation Development, and Process Development. During his Biotech carreer God revealed a different plan for his life, and Kevin surrendered to full-time ministry in 1998. Kevin married his bride, Christine Hoggard, in 1988. They have two sons, Joshua &amp; Michael, two daughters-in-law Amber &amp; Bethany, and four adorable grandkids, Ellie, Norah, Hudson and Liam and lots of pictures, just ask! Kevin enjoys cycling, music, and family.<\/p><p>Send Kevin an\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:khoggard@firstbaycity.org\">email<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6373269 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6373269\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8caba2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e8caba2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77054ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77054ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47133bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"47133bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"424\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jordan-Piwonka.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-561\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jordan-Piwonka.jpg 424w, https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jordan-Piwonka-235x300.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7847489 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7847489\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f687459 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f687459\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jordan Piwonka - Children's Director<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53893b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53893b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9f67f1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a9f67f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83b104f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"83b104f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60e4cc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"60e4cc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Regina-Densmore-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a834af e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a834af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-396602a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"396602a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa432e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa432e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38f0bbf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38f0bbf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41f0e30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41f0e30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/logo-1024x551.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-231\" alt=\"first baptist church bay city logo image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/logo-1024x551.png 1024w, https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/logo-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/logo-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/logo-1536x827.png 1536w, https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/logo-2048x1103.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b348f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b348f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Julie Farrand<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2743aec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2743aec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Financial Secretary<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15472f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e15472f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a403bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a403bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Cindy-Lopez.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-560\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-089f7f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"089f7f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cindy Lopez<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38679dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38679dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Youth\/Worship\/Children's Secretary<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a359e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a359e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-338ec21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"338ec21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Melissa-Cook.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-563\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8b92fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8b92fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Melissa Cook<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28605da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28605da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Administrative Secretary<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb26810 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb26810\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Gary Moats &#8211; Pastor Dr. Gary Moats has faithfully served in pastoral ministry for more than 25 years with a passion for preaching God\u2019s Word, making disciples, and shepherding people with biblical truth and compassionate leadership. Throughout his ministry, he has led churches through seasons of spiritual growth, outreach, and discipleship while remaining committed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-550","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=550"}],"version-history":[{"count":44,"href":"https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8176,"href":"https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/550\/revisions\/8176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/firstbaycity.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}