Elder and Deacon
Ordination

The Role of Elders and Deacons

Marlin Beitzel

Elder

Marlin and Dawn Beitzel have attended FBC since 1996. They have been married for 34 years and have two daughters Martha and Emma Cox (and a son-in-law Ian Cox). Over the years Marlin has served as a community group leader, learning center teacher, Follow-the-Star parking coordinator, F3 greeter, and has been on the F3 leadership team. He is currently part of FBC's discipleship ministry team with Tim Sanford. 

Tim LeMay

Elder

Tim and Angie LeMay have attended FBC since 2004. They have been married for 30 years and have three children, Drew LeMay, Lauren LeMay, and Ashley Sanford (son-in-law Ben Sanford). Tim has served in FBC’s Children’s Ministry, on the Community Outreach Leadership Team, and is currently serving as a Community Group Leader and on the Follow the Star leadership team.

Gilbert Gomez

Deacon

Gilbert was born in Texas; his wife Mary Ann, in Pennsylvania. Their daughter Julie was born in Indiana. Their son-in-law Kurt Garinger and two of their Grandsons, Kyle and Jake, were also born in Pennsylvania. And their youngest Grandson Noah was born in Virginia. Yes, they are an all-American family. And they are an all-FBC family!

Gilbert and Mary Ann met in San Francisco, where Gilbert was saved at a skid row mission. Mary Ann was doing volunteer service with the missions program there. Their heart has always been to serve in whatever capacity and in every opportunity that God has presented to them.
Gilbert and Mary Ann have been attending FBC since 2018 and have grown to love the people who make up the church. God has blessed them with many opportunities to serve, thereby fulfilling what they see as an important part of God’s purposes for them.

A Scripture that has special meaning for the Gomezes is 2 Corinthians 4:5 — “For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.”