About us

Travis Collins

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Senior Pastor

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Travis has been Senior Pastor of FBC, Huntsville since the spring of 2016. He served as a missionary in Nigeria and Venezuela. He and his wife, Keri, have three children and a growing number of grandchildren.

Tim Boone​

Minister of Missions​

Tim came to First Baptist in October of 2022 after serving missions, young adult, and discipleship ministries in congregational settings in Knoxville, Tennessee and Atlanta, Georgia. He is a graduate of Carson-Newman University and Mercer University’s McAfee School of Theology. 

He and his wife, Miranda, have been married since 2015 and welcomed their first child into their family in early 2022. Tim defines ‘mission’ as the work of “connecting the people of God to the heart of God in the world.” If you would like to know about the many ways First Baptist is connecting to the mission of God and how to get involved, Tim would like to talk to you. 

Esther Kim​

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Associate Minister of Music​

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Esther has been with FBC since August of 2017. She received her D.M.A. in Organ Performance from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. Esther and Hans are the proud parents of Diane and Joy.

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Shelley Mills​

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Associate Minister to Kids & Families​

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Shelley joined FBC in August of 2020. She has degrees in Christian Leadership and Christian Education, and has served as a children’s minister, second grade teacher, and weekday education program director. Shelley is originally from East Tennessee and when she isn’t chasing children around she loves to be exploring the outdoors with her pups. 

Jud Reasons
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Executive Pastor

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Jud has been at FBC since 2006. Working with our staff and many committees at FBC, Jud finds himself in many meetings which he loves! Jud holds degrees from Mississippi College and Southern Seminary. His wife Anne is an elementary music educator. They have two children, Blake (married to Sarah), Kyle (married to Kendall) and a growing number of grandchildren.
 

Holly Canup​

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Minister to Median Adults​

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An active member of FBC for 20 years, Holly came on staff in November 2016. She has a Social Work degree from Ole Miss and a Masters from Alabama. She and her husband, Dow have 3 teenage sons.

John Lemons​

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Minister to Young Adults​

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John came to FBC in September of 2016 to serve as Minister to Young Adults. Prior to Huntsville, John lived and served in Chattanooga for 11 years and Birmingham for 4 years. He and his wife, Emily, have been married since 2002 and they are the proud parents of 2 wonderful daughters.

Kristin Prasad​

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Minister to Kids & Families​

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Kristin joined our staff in January 2019 and brings years of experience and expertise to our Children's Ministry. Kristin and her husband Raj came to us from Richmond, VA. They have three adult children.

Aaron Jackson
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Minister of  Music and Worship

Aaron joined the staff in January of 2023.  He is a North Carolina native and served churches and universities in the Raleigh-Durham region for 16 years before moving to Huntsville.  He holds degrees from Campbell University, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and the D.M.A. degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.  

He and his wife Laura were married in 2010 and have two children, Julia and Barnabas.

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Allan Greer​

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Minister to Experienced Adults​

Allan joined our staff in October of 2021. He is an Arkansas native and served over 30 years in churches in East and Central Arkansas as senior pastor prior to joining the FBC staff. He holds degrees from Hendrix College and two masters from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Nancy, are parents of two adult children, Hunter and Megan. In addition to the joy he finds in ministry, he also loves working with his hands, landscape photography, and anything that involves being in the mountains.

Jamie Mackey​

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Minister to Students​

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Effective student ministry rooted in the church should help students to grasp and understand faith as both something they own for themselves and something to be shared with others. Jamie loves that his calling is to minister to and journey with students and their families through adolescence.

Micah Walley​

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Minister of Contemporary Worship​

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Micah joined the staff at FBC in April 2022. He has been leading worship for the last 20 years, but outside of that is always tinkering around on an instrument or writing a song. When he's not playing music he loves video games and anything outdoors. He's been married to his wife Sarah (a trauma nurse) since 2013 and they have one daughter, Emma Claire.