Spencer Welch

Pastor

Please help us welcome our new pastor, Spencer Welch! Spencer comes to us with his wife Meagan and sons James and Luke. Spencer comes to us from Faith UMC at Clay.

Brad ryan

Praise Band Leader

As a long time member of Award Winning "Three on a String", Brad has traveled the United States and Canada performing hundreds of shows at just about every venue or function imaginable. 

Brad has traveled the United States and Canada performing hundreds of shows at just about every venue or function imaginable. 

Brad also wrote and produced the "Rick and Bubba Theme Song"  for the nationally syndicated "Rick and Bubba Show", "Hey Paul " Paul Finebaum Radio Network

Brad has toured Scotland with Michael Adler Ministries as a featured "fiddler" on a 10 day musical mission and outreach for Christ.

He has also written and produced with Kelli Johnson a Gospel CD "Just What I Need'.

Brad lives in the Springville area with his wife Jenny and 3 children.

Gayle Echols

Office Administrator

Gayle lives in Pell City, Alabama with her husband Brad of 26 years. She is Mom to Jayden 18, Evan 13 and 10 year old Jace. She is a member of Cropwell Baptist Church where she volunteers in the children and Youth ministries.

Tiphanie gatgens

Children's Director

Tiphanie is a graduate of Jacksonville State University where she received a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Secondary Education. In 2020, God led her to enroll in seminary at Asbury Theological Seminary, graduating in May of 2023 with a Master’s degree in Biblical and Theological Foundations and a certificate in Christian Education. Tiphanie lives in Springville with her husband Kevin and their four children, Jackson, Sophia, Lucas, and Phoebe.