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Rev. David Waldo, Pastor

Dave and Barb Waldo

Pastor Dave was raised in an American Baptist home in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He says “we were at church every time the doors were open and I was 9 years old when I began my relationship with Jesus.” God called him to be a pastor early in his college career. He attended Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary and took his first pastorate(s) at two small ABC churches in Livermore Falls, Maine in 1989.

In 1998 God called Pastor Dave to another church – a larger one this time – in North East PA. He has remained there until now. According to Pastor Dave, God began to speak to him of moving to “another adventure” some months ago. He opened his ABC profile to churches who were seeking a pastor.

Pastor Dave lists his areas of primary strength as preaching, teaching, pastoral care, casting vision and mission education that results in missional action. Other areas of focus include leadership development, spiritual life development, and equipping believers to be used by God.

He has also served as an ABC General Board representative, a professor of Old Testament for the ABC Academy of Christian Training, and a hospital chaplain in both Pennsylvania and Maine.

Pastor Dave believes that the local church has many exciting opportunities to bring the love of Jesus to their neighborhoods. Jesus has not given up on His world. He continues to transform us and our neighbors.

Darryl and Rita Drew, Director of Music, Choir Director

Drew, Darryl and Rita

Darryl is a graduate of the Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam, (BS and MS in Music Education), attended the College of Saint Rose and received the District Administrator certification, and is a retired school music teacher, having taught in the Scotia-Glenville Central Schools for 33 years. He has served the Lord in various churches in music ministry for 63 years as organist/pianist/choir director, bell choir director, arranger and orchestrator, and for over a decade served Sacandaga Bible Conference in Broadalbin, NY, as Music Director.    He continues to work with children in the school setting as accompanist for all choral organizations in the Mohonasen School District and is the Music Director of musicals at the Schalmont High School.  Darryl is also a composer, orchestrator and arranger of music with several compositions to his name and has provided original orchestral accompaniment CDs to Mr. Ed Lyman, missionary/teacher/vocal soloist to China and Myanmar.  Darryl is a published writer: “The Impact of the Regents Action Plan on Music Education in New York State Schools”  (NYSSMA  Music News-1989; SAANYS Journal -1989) and has developed a general music curriculum: “The Use of the Ukulele in the General Music Classroom.”  In recent years he has developed the Bell Array, a framework display of handbells which can be played with mallets and his orchestrations.  Quite often you will hear his orchestrations and arrangements during the worship services at First Baptist Church.
Rita is a graduate of the Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam, (BS and MS in Music Education).  She is a retired school music teacher, having taught in Argyle Central Schools, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central Schools, Scotia-Glenville Central Schools and Schenectady Public Schools.  She has served the Lord in various churches in music ministry as soloist and choir director for 63 years.  She has had her own private piano/voice studio at home for 50 years and continues to enjoy reaching out to her many students.  Along with being the choir director for First Baptist Church, she also enjoys teaching Sunday School to the primary grades children, plays in the bell choir and presents solos for Sunday morning worship services.
Rita and Darryl have been married 52 years, the parents of two children, Laurinda (Halliday) and Dennis, and have 3 grandchildren, Brian, Jennifer and Leo.  They reside in Glenville.  Of these married years, Rita and Darryl have enjoyed a team music ministry for over 50 years and have served the Lord at First Baptist Church for eight years.

Janice Nolan, Office Administrator

Janice’s office hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Church Custodians

Deborah & Cliff Jorgensen