Leadership

Pastor Roy has served the congregation of Faith Baptist Church as Senior Pastor since 2015 (he had previously served as the Executive Pastor since 2013).  Before surrendering to God’s call to ministry, he taught political science at Western Michigan University and Alma College (as a visiting professor).  Pastor Roy enjoys spending time with his wife Aryn and children Isaac, Reagan, and Elijah.  The Henrys enjoy camping in the UP, spending time in the mountains of north Georgia (where he grew up), eating good BBQ, and cheering on the Georgia Bulldogs (and Michigan State)!

Scott has served the congregation of Faith Baptist Church as Elder since 2022. Prior to that he served as Deacon starting in 2017. He currently serves as Vice President of Food Safety for PSSI Food Safety Solutions of Kieler, Wisconsin. Scott enjoys spending time with his wife Lisa, children Kris, Kaila, Robert, and Lucas, and grandchildren Kenneth and Kieran. The Kings enjoy camping in the UP, spending time in the mountains of eastern Kentucky and on the beaches along the west coast of Florida. He is a graduate of the University of Florida (Go Gators!) and Michigan State University (Go Green!).

Robert Scaia has been married to Sarah since 2003 and they have four children: Isabella, Abigail, Nathaniel, and Joseph. They moved to Battle Creek in 2013 when they started attending Faith Baptist Church. Robert retired from the Army in 2024 after serving for over 26 years, including four combat deployments to the Middle East. In his off time, he enjoys the outdoors, fishing, trail running, weightlifting, board and video games, and most of all, spending time with Sarah and the family.

Jeremy and his wife Evie have attended Faith Baptist Church since February 2018 and has served as an Elder since August of 2022. He works in quality control engineering.  Jeremy attends school part-time at Gateway Seminary online, working towards his Master of Divinity degree. Jeremy enjoys spending time with his wife Evie watching sports, and playing computer and board games with friends. Jeremy and Evie welcomed the birth of their first child, Regina, on May 20, 2024.

Chris Burdett has served the congregation of Faith Baptist Church as Deacon since.2018. He is currently a groundskeeper at Pine Knoll apartments. Chris also serves in the church’s praise team playing bass guitar (and occasionally trumpet), helps with the youth ministry, and serves with the Building and Property Committee. He enjoys spending time with his wife Caitlin and daughter Carlee. The Burdett’s enjoy spending time with family, playing outdoors, and taking Carlee to the zoo.

Murphy has long served as Security Director and Sunday School Leader at Faith Baptist Church and was ordained as a Deacon in 2023. Retired from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety after 27 years in law enforcement, Murphy enjoys bowling, shooting sports, and sharing “Dad” jokes. He is married to Judy (Boop) Shearer and is father to Kyle, Nicole, and Levi and grandfather to Micah. The Shearers spend time during the summer camping and sightseeing around the Midwest with family and friends.

Andrew was born south of Battle Creek in 1988 and is a lifelong resident of Battle Creek. His was raised with strong Biblical training, attending multiple churches in the Battle Creek area throughout his childhood.  He accepted Christ around 11 or 12, following in believer’s baptism. During a youth group retreat at age 14, he felt God convicting him of not living fully for Him, and following the retreat I heard a new song called “If We Are the Body” by Casting Crowns. God used these events to help lead Andrew to deciding to be more focused on his faith. Andrew came to Faith Baptist in late 2005 or early 2006 by the request of his friends, the Burdett family. He has participated in many aspects of church life here at Faith, such as playing saxophone in the choir band, serving as Men's Ministry Leader, and being ordained as a Deacon. Andrew met his wife Sarah in the Faith Baptist youth group and were married on August 14th 2010. They have 2 children, Connor and Briana.

Shelby Robertson has been a Deacon at Faith Baptist Church and has attended FBC for almost 20 years. He graduated from Michigan State University and taught with the Battle Creek public schools for almost 40 years. He taught math and enjoys teaching Sunday School. He helps take care of the flowers and the lawn work at FBC. He loves to garden, do yard work, and to camp and travel. He is an Eagle Scout. His favorite travel was to Israel and Jordan with Dallas Theological Seminary. He has been married to Ann for 54 years and they have three daughters and 10 grandchildren.

Max grew up in the Battle Creek area and was raised in the Baptist Church. He and his family moved churches twice before finding their home in Faith Baptist Church in 2005. Five years later, the Music Leader at the time asked Max to join a group of other talented young people to form a praise band. This is where he met his future wife, Nicole, and several others who represent a portion of the current Praise Team that serves Faith Baptist today. When the need arose, the Lord called Max to meet the church’s need for a Music Ministry Director in 2015 and he has been thankful for the opportunity to serve in this capacity since. Max spends as much of his free time as he can woodworking, hitting the trails with his mountain bike, or pursuing “all the creatures of the sea” with his fishing gear.

Marie Babcock has served as Faith Baptist Church’s Ministry Assistant since December of 2019. She started playing the acoustic guitar at 7 years old and has used that skill for the Worship Team since 2015. Outside of serving the church, she enjoys studying theology, reading old books, and tending to her gardens and chickens.