Pastor Brian Wonn has been serving with the First Baptist Church of Urbana since November 2001. He and his wife Barbara are originally from southeastern Indiana. They have a married son and daughter, and five grandsons. Brian served six years in the US Navy and worked for ten years in the commercial nuclear power industry prior to entering training for full time ministry. Prior to coming to Urbana, he served as pastor of churches in Indiana, West Virginia, and Michigan. Brian obtained his education at Bethel College (B.A.), The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div.), and Northern Baptist Theological Seminary (D.Min).
Deb Wissman has been serving as our secretary since May of 1991. Deb is originally from Springfield, Ohio and she is a graduate of Shawnee High School. Prior to coming to Urbana, Deb worked at the Western-Southern Life Insurance Company, the Clark County Library, and the Business Equipment Company. She and her husband Glenn have two married sons and two granddaughters.
Eric Wonn began serving as our volunteer Student Discipleship Leader in February of 2021. Eric and his wife Heather live in Mechanicsburg, Ohio. They have two adult sons. Eric is employed by the Koenig John Deere dealership of Urbana. Eric also serves as the volunteer Chaplain for the Mechanicsburg Police Department where he previously was a police officer. Eric is a graduate of Taylor University and of the Leadership Academy of the Baptist Churches of Ohio.
The Diaconate, taken from the New Testament Greek – “diakonos,” will seek to model servant-leadership, being people of character as described in 1 Timothy 3:8-13. The Pastor and the Moderator will serve with the Deacons as the general planning body of the church; and will seek to involve all the people of the church in ministry appropriate to their giftedness.