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Steve Saunders
joined us as the twenty-fourth pastor of Edgefield Baptist Church on Easter
Sunday, March 23rd, 2008. Steve is a Nashville native.
He is a graduate of Hillsboro High School, the University of Tennessee in
Knoxville, and Southern Seminary in Louisville, KY. In addition to serving
as pastor of Edgefield, he is employed by MTSU in the School of Social Work as
the TFACTS computer software training manager and as a contract counselor for
the Pastoral Counseling Centers of Tennessee.
Steve and his wife Brenda were married in 2003, and in 2006 God blessed
them with the birth of their son, Steve, Jr., and on January 12th, 2009, they
were blessed with the birth of twins, Katie & Sam.
Daniel Davis
joined the EBC staff, as Youth & Student Minister for The Edge, in
November 2006. Daniel is a native of Mt. Juliet and is a graduate of Union University in
Jackson. He is also a graduate of
Southern Seminary in Louisville, KY. In addition to his duties at EBC, he
is employed with LifeWay Christian Resources as a Production Editor for Life
Values and Life Ventures Sunday School literature. Daniel and his wife Christy have two children, Hannah and
Benjamin.
Misti Frazier has been at EBC since she was a toddler.
Misti today heads up Edgefield Kids. She has a
heart and passion for children
to know God in a personal way and for them to have fun doing it. She spent 3
summers as a Crosspoint Christian Sports Camp staffer. Occasionally, as her
schedule allows, she enjoys sports ministry and going on sports mission trips.
She is a native of Nashville
and holds a B.S. Psychology degree from MTSU. Currently, she is pursuing a
Master's of Education degree at MTSU. In addition to leading the Kid's Ministry
at EBC, she is employed with LifeWay Christian Resources in the Marketing
Department. She enjoys reading, writing, spending meaningful times with friends
at coffee shops, road trips, and running.
Mary
Leigh Hogan Ochoa joined the
EBC staff, as Accompanist, in August 2008. Mary Leigh is a graduate of the
University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg with a degree in Music
Education. While in Hattiesburg, she taught music in the public schools,
taught private voice and piano, and served in a local church as accompanist and
children's music ministry administrator. She began teaching in Nashville
in the fall of 2000 and is presently a Music Specialist with Metro Nashville
Schools. She is married to Rudy Ochoa, Jr. and has two sons, a grandson,
and a granddaughter.
Johnathan
Woodside joined the EBC staff, as
Worship Leader, in July 2008.
Johnathan is a Nashville
native. Upon
graduating from East Literature Magnet High School he attended Tennessee State
University where he obtained a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. In addition
to his duties at EBC, Johnathan is employed full time at a local architectural
and engineering firm Gresham Smith & Partners. Johnathan also continues
to pursue a career in music with his band Alan's Folly.
Linda
Gawel has been serving in our nursery since April 2009. Linda is
employed as a full time nanny and also coordinates the nursery ministry at the
Madison Campus of the Seventh Day Adventist Church where she is a member.
Her love for children was evident on our first meeting with her and she has been
an excellent addition to our nursery providing care on Sunday mornings during
our worship and Bible study times. Linda and her husband Frank reside in
Hermitage.
Additional EBC Staff Members:
Peggy Hawkins, church secretary
Letha Culver, cook & custodian
700 Russell Street I Nashville, Tennessee 37206 I 615.255.0468 I ebcsbc@bellsouth.net