Pastoral Staff:
Pastor Lester DeGroot, Senior Pastor Education: Grand Rapids Bible College
Winning Souls to Jesus, building a new sanctuary; gym and office, watching people grow in the Lord and having the greatest assistant and youth Pastors! “My 50th Birthday and 50th Anniversary as Pastor of NBC and trips to the Holy Land, Hawaii, Alaska, Toronto and Cruises are memorable moments. I love seeing lives changed, families put back together and the sweet sweet spirit at NBC. We laugh, cry and love the Lord!”
Pastor Deano Lamphere, Assistant Pastor
# of Years in Ministry: 37 Years
Pastor Eric Lamphere, Youth Pastor
# of Years in Ministry:
Support Staff:
Lisa Guernsey, Church Secretary
Life’s Verse: Psalm 71:23
Having attended Nashville Baptist Church my entire life, the people here are family. It is a privilege to be part of the staff and have the opportunity to serve in this way. Music has been my ministry for the past 40 years. Finding out people have come to know Jesus because of the words they heard me sing is by far the biggest highlight of my ministry.
Steve Coplin, Choir Director
Life’s Verse:
Highlight of Ministry:
Gordon & Mary Schaefer, Custodians

Growing up in such an amazing church and watching parents work so hard to make NBC what it is today. Also working in all areas of the church has been a blessing, especially being able to chaperone Youth Mission Trips and witness daughters sharing their faith.