First Baptist Institutional Church
First Baptist Institutional Church
932 Martin Luther King Avenue, P.O. Box 1186
Lakeland, Florida 33802-1186
FBIC Ministry Leaders-Year 2024
PASTOR & ASSOCIATE MINISTERS
Senior Pastor/Teacher
Rev. Dr. Alex Harper, Sr.
Director of New Member Orientation
Rev. Bernard B. Dinkins
Director of Christian Education
Rev. Howard Mathis
Director of Family Christian Life
Rev. Glen Brown
Director of Church Outreach and Evangelism
Rev. Arthur Jordan
Director of Young Men & Brotherhood
Min. Albert Broome
DEACON MINISTRY
Chairman of Deacons
Deacon Earl Bostic I
Assistant Chairman of Deacons
Deacon Roderick Sellers
Secretary/Treasurer
Deacon Robert Godfrey
Member of Deacon Board
Deacon Albert Lewis
CHURCH STAFF MINISTRY
Pastor/Teacher
Reverend Alex Harper, Sr.
Church Clerk
Sister Linda Silas
Secretary to the Pastor
Sister Stacy Perkins
Church Administrator and Treasurer
Brother Gow Fields
Janitorial Services
Sister Selinda Sellers
Church Photographer
Brother Jesse Bryant
Church Assistant Photographer
Deacon Robert Godfrey
TRUSTEE MINISTRY
Chairman
Brother Gow Fields
Secretary/Treasurer
Deacon Robert Godfrey
Member
Deacon Earl Bostic I
Member
Deacon Roderick Sellers
Member
Deacon Albert Lewis
MINISTER WIVES & DEACONESS MINISTRY
Chairperson
Sister Martha Harper
Co-Chairperson
Sister Judy Mathis
Secretary
Deaconess Rebecca Lewis
Treasurer
Deaconess Beatrice Godfrey
Member
Sister Jacqueline Rose
Member
Sister Latandrier Brown
Member
Sister Deborah Broome
Member
Deaconess Selinda Sellers
Member
Deaconess Barbarell Bostic
Member
Deaconess Maxine Dixon
Member
Deaconess Gertrude Williams, Emeritus
DEACONESS MINISTRY
Chairperson
Deaconess Barbarell Bostic
Secretary
Deaconess Rebecca Lewis
Treasurer
Deaconess Beatrice Godfrey
Member
Deaconess Selinda Sellers
Member
Deaconess Maxine Dixon
Member
Deaconess Gertrude Williams, Emeritus
Advisor
Deacon Robert J Godfrey
CHURCH SCHOOL MINISTRY
Superintendent
Deacon Roderic Sellers
1st Asst Superintendent
Brother Roger Harper
2nd Asst Superintendent
Deacon Robert Godfrey
Church School Secretary
Sister Maxine Dixon
Treasurer
Brother Gow Fields
Teacher of Adult Men/Women Class
Brother Gow Fields
Teacher Youth & Children
Sisters Jacqueline Rose & Yas’myne Rudolph
New Member Orientation Class
Sister Judy Mathis
Women’s Church School Collection
Sister Rebecca Lewis
Men’s Church School Collection
Deacon Earl Bostic
BROTHERHOOD MINISTRY
Chairperson
Deacon Albert Lewis
Secretary/Treasurer
Deacon Robert Godfrey
Advisor
Elder Albert Broome
FINANCE MINISTRY
Chairperson
Brother Gow Fields
Finance Secretary
Assistant
Deacon Earl Bostic, I
Assistant
Deacon Robert Godfrey
Assistant
Deacon Roderick Sellers
Assistant
Deacon Albert Lewis
PASTOR’S AID MINISTRY
President
Sister Amanda Dillingham
Vice President
Sister Selinda Sellers
Secretary
Sister Alene Davis
Treasurer
Sister Linda Silas
Member
Sister Stacey Perkins
Advisor
Deacon Roderick Sellers
NURSE CARE MINISTRY
President
Sister Selinda Sellers
FOOD SERVICE MINISTRY
Sister Selinda Sellers
Co-Leader
Sister Stacy Perkins
Secretary/Treasurer
Sister Amanda Dillingham
Member
Sister Daniella White
Member
Sister Linda Silas
Member
Brother Steffery Joyner
Member
Deacon Roderick Sellers
SENIOR MISSION MINISTRY (Sisterhood)
Chairperson
Sister Judy Mathis
Secretary/Treasurer
Deaconess Beatrice Godfrey
Member
Deaconess Barbarell Bostic
Member
Deaconess Rebecca Lewis
Member
Deaconess Selinda Sellers
Member
Deaconess Maxine Dixon
All Ladies Over 60 years old
Advisor
Deacon Robert Godfrey
ADULT USHERS MINISTRY
President
Sister Jacqueline Rose
LIBRARY and HISTORY CENTER MINISTRY
Lead Librarian
Sister Jacqueline Rose
Assistant Librarian
Sister Alfredia Livingston
Helper
Deacon Albert and Sister Rebecca Lewis
Helper
Barbarell Bostic
Helper
Arleen Davis
Helper
Deacon Robert and Sister Beatrice Godfrey
Helper
Sister Ciara
POLITICAL & SOCIAL MINISTRY
Chief Reporter
Brother Terry Coney
SCHOLARSHIP MINISTRY
Leader
Sister Barbarell Bostic
Member
Sister Beatrice Godfrey
Advisor
Reverend Howard Mathis
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS MINISTRY
Organ/Keyboard
Sister Paulette Burnette
Drummer
Brother JoPaul Burnette
Keyboard
Sister Helen Baker
MALE CHORUS MINISTRY
President
Brother Roger Harper
PRAISE TEAM MINISTRY
President
Deaconess Rebecca Lewis
Vice President
Sister Alfreda Livingston
Secretary/Treasurer
Sister Deborah Broome
Chaplain
Brother Roger Harper
Member
Deacon Albert Lewis
Member
Brother Otha Peterson
Member
Sister Latandrier Brown
Member
Sister Kimberly Lanier
Member
Sister Martha Harper
Advisor
Reverend B. B. Dinkins
SICK & SHUT-IN MINISTRY
Chairperson
Brother Roger Harper
YOUTH MINISTRY
Director
Sister Deborah Broome
Asst. Director
Brother Otha Peterson (Boys)
Advisor
Sister Jacqueline Rose
YOUTH MINISTRY (Youth Leaders)
YOUTH CHOIR MINISTRY (Youth Leaders)
YOUTH USHERS MINISTRY
Ciara L.
WEB SITE AND SOUND SYSTEM MINISTRY
TRANSPORTATION MINISTRY
Supervisor
Deacon Earl Bostic, I
Golf Cart Driver