Our Leaders

Ross Shannon
Elder, Senior Pastor
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Ross grew up in Woburn, MA, about 10 miles Northwest of Boston. His father, Jim, worked as a farmer, leading a five-generation family greenhouse business. He grew up attending The Church of the Open Bible in Burlington, MA and was schooled at its Open Bible Academy. Upon graduation, Ross attended Northland Baptist Bible College, receiving his Bachelor’s in Bible with a math minor. After completing a pastoral internship at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington D.C., Ross moved to Louisville, KY where he finished a Master of Divinity degree from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Before coming to First Baptist in the Spring of 2011, Ross served on the staff at Kenwood Baptist Church in Louisville, KY. Ross and his wife Suemi welcomed their daughter Lily in August 2011, their son Owen in January 2014, their daughter Nora in January 2016, their son Jack in December 2017, their daughter Eliza in May 2020, and their son Asa in March 2022.

Kevin Moses
Elder, Associate Pastor
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Tim Denney
Elder

Jeff Shepard
Elder