Dr. Andrew Davis, Senior Pastor

Dr. Davis was born in Boston, Massachusetts where he later earned his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from MIT in 1984. He then began his career as a Mechanical Engineer with Eaton-Nova Corporation in Beverly, Massachusetts. He was married to Christine Lee Rogers on May 14, 1988, and they have two sons and three daughters.

Dr. Davis started his seminary training while working as an engineer and earned his Masters of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in 1990. In 1992, Dr. Davis resigned from his engineering position to pastor the New Meadows Baptist Church in Topsfield, Massachusetts. In 1994, the Davis family followed the call of the Lord to Tokushima, Japan, where they were involved in church planting through the International Mission Board. In 1998, Dr. Davis graduated from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY, with a Ph.D. in Church History.

In October of 1998, Dr. Davis accepted a call to be the senior pastor of the First Baptist Church, Durham, NC.

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Rev. Andy Winn, Associate Pastor

Andy was born and grew up in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. It was there, at the age of five, that he accepted Christ as his Savior. After graduating from Siloam Springs High School, he attended Oklahoma Baptist University where he received his degree in Secondary Math Education. While attending OBU, Andy was involved in the youth program at a local church and was very active in the Baptist Student Union. Upon graduation, Andy spent two years working with the Baptist Student Union at the University of Arkansas. During that time, he married his high school sweetheart, Elisa Crenshaw, and began planning to pursue his seminary education at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest. In July of 1998, he and his wife moved to North Carolina, and have been involved with FBC Durham ever since. Andy and Elisa look forward to building relationships with the youth and their families, and to see them grow and develop a dynamic relationship with Jesus Christ. Colossains 1:28 states his desire for the youth ministry. "And we proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom so that we may present every man complete in Christ." Andy and Elisa have two sons, Jackson (7), and Micah (5), a daughter Aubrey (3), and they are expecting their fourth child in April. 

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Rev. Eric Campbell, Minister of Worship

Eric was born in Atlanta and grew up in Stone Mountain, Georgia. He made a public profession of faith and was baptized at age 11 at the First Baptist Church of Decatur. Following some significant experiences including short-term mission trips, youth music camps, and international choir tours, he responded to the call to full-time music ministry in 1990. Upon graduation from high school the following year, he went to West Palm Beach, Florida, to earn his Bachelor of Music degree in Church Music and Piano Performance from Palm Beach Atlantic University. From 1995 to 1998, he served as Music and Worship Associate at the First Baptist Church of West Palm Beach. Answering the call to study worship and theology, he moved to Louisville, Kentucky, in 1998 to earn the Master of Divinity in Worship degree from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. While attending seminary (1998-2003), he served as Associate Minister of Music and Worship at Little Flock Baptist Church. There he served as pianist for the church and directed a music missions ensemble (Evidencia Viva) that presented the gospel in Spanish on five successive mission trips in Mexico, Venezuela, and Uruguay. Upon graduation from seminary, he accepted the call to serve here at First Baptist Church as Minister of Worship in June, 2003. Second Corinthians 3:18 summarizes Eric’s vision for corporate worship: “But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.”

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