Rev. Scott Jones | Pastor
Rev. Scott Jones has been an American Baptist minister since 1997. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and grew up in Iowa and South Dakota. He received his Bachelor of Arts in vocal music at Iowa State University in 1994 and earned a Masters in Divinity from Northern Seminary in 1997. He was ordained in 1997 in the Mid-America Baptist Churches (Iowa and Minnesota). Scott is the 21st minister of the First Baptist Church of Greensburg.
Scott first responded to Jesus in faith as a young child and was baptized at age 13. He has been blessed throughout his life with wonderful role models in his parents, ABY youth group, and ABC summer camp, where he was invited to say “yes” to the Lord’s call on his life. His ministry is about worship, preaching, teaching, evangelism, and relationships. He uses his musical background to lead people into the presence of God. He is involved in our Region as instructor of New Testament with the Academy of Christian Training and Service (ACTS), our lay-pastor training institute. He also sings with the Irwin Male Chorus. |
Dana Loucks | Administrative Assistant
Attending the First Baptist Church since 1956, Dana was baptized at the age of 16. Married to Keith for 30 years, they have four children, seven grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Dana spent 37 years working as an Administrative Assistant which included 9 years with American Baptist Churches of Pennsylvania and Delaware. In 2007, her career was halted, and she felt the Lord was leading her to care for her beloved mother, Gladys Yengst.
At First Baptist, Dana maintains involvement in various church activities and programs. She was the Church Clerk for six years, and served on the Human Resources Committee, Membership Care Board, Pastoral Search Committee, and most recently, as the Administrative Assistant for the past two years. Always seeking the Lord’s guidance, she is devoted to helping others, her family, church family and caring for her dog. She enjoys volunteering at Christian Layman Corps thrift store; hobbies include woodworking, canning, and golfing. |
Mary Ellen Patrick | Music Director
A classically-trained vocalist and pianist, Mary Ellen Patrick serves as our Music Director. She teaches general music and band at Hillcrest Christian Academy in Bethel Park and is thrilled to be entrusted with the spiritual and musical education of her students. Her formal training in voice and piano took place at Duquesne University, where she sang in the University’s opera workshop and toured Europe with the Chamber Singers. She has a B.M. in Vocal Performance (Duquesne) and a B.S. in Education (Indiana University of Pennsylvania).
As called by the Lord, Mary Ellen has served as vocalist and accompanist for several churches through the years. Starting as a cantor and soloist in the Byzantine Catholic church (Charleroi), she later served as accompanist at St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox church (Monessen) and accompanist and soloist at Universal United Presbyterian Church (Penn Hills), until being called to her current position in April of 2014. She enjoys singing and leading our worship team above all things. Mary Ellen enjoys playing french horn with the brass ensemble at church and many other instruments (harp, violin, saxophone, clarinet, and guitar). She and her cat, Mr. Mellie (Melody) live in Monongahela, Pennsylvania where she is working to restore their 1927 Craftsman home. |