Meet our Church Staff…
Dr. Phil Pilgrim, Senior Pastor
On Sunday, November 29, 2020 the members of FBC Washington, GA called Dr. Phil Pilgrim as their Transitional Pastor.
Dr. Pilgrim served as a Regional State Missionary for the West Central Georgia Area of the Georgia Baptist Convention for over nine years, also in ten Interim Pastorates as a Georgia Baptist Missionary and two more before becoming the Pastor of Unity Baptist Church in Newnan, GA. He served as Sr. Pastor of four other churches, two of which he served simultaneously.
He holds an Associate of Arts in History from Brewton-Parker Junior College, in Mt. Vernon, Georgia. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Christianity and Speech/Drama from Mercer University, in Macon, Georgia. He earned a Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina.
He is a strong Bible preacher, and he and Sandi, his wife, both adhere to the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message as adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention. They support the work of the local association, the Georgia Baptist Mission Board (GBC), and the Southern Baptist Convention.
He and Sandi, have two adult children. Their son, Joshua, of Greenwood, SC, is married to Chelsea Fleming, and they have a daughter, Charlotte. Their daughter, April, is married to Brandon Duke, and they are the parents of Eden, Abram who was adopted from China, and A.J.
Dr. Pilgrim served as a Regional State Missionary for the West Central Georgia Area of the Georgia Baptist Convention for over nine years, also in ten Interim Pastorates as a Georgia Baptist Missionary and two more before becoming the Pastor of Unity Baptist Church in Newnan, GA. He served as Sr. Pastor of four other churches, two of which he served simultaneously.
He holds an Associate of Arts in History from Brewton-Parker Junior College, in Mt. Vernon, Georgia. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Christianity and Speech/Drama from Mercer University, in Macon, Georgia. He earned a Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina.
He is a strong Bible preacher, and he and Sandi, his wife, both adhere to the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message as adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention. They support the work of the local association, the Georgia Baptist Mission Board (GBC), and the Southern Baptist Convention.
He and Sandi, have two adult children. Their son, Joshua, of Greenwood, SC, is married to Chelsea Fleming, and they have a daughter, Charlotte. Their daughter, April, is married to Brandon Duke, and they are the parents of Eden, Abram who was adopted from China, and A.J.
Traci Steward, Lead Ministry Assistant
Traci began serving as our Lead Ministry Assistant in 2014. Her role includes managing the church office and the church’s finances. Traci and her husband, Joe, have two children and they are very active members at Beulah Baptist Church near their home.
Tammy Echols, Ministry Assistant
Tammy serves three days each week as Ministry Assistant and has been on staff at FBC since 1997. She and her husband, Ben, have two children.
Jason LeBlanc, Media Coordinator
Jason began serving as Media Coordinator in 2020 when we began our video ministry to livestream services due to COVID-19. His responsibilities include managing all of the church’s online & social media presence, creating images, videos, & other media to help promote church events & ministries, and overseeing the live video stream & worship presentation.