Pastor Earl Morley

Pastor Earl Morley received a Bachelor of Theology degree in 1979 from Hannibal La-Grange College, a Southern Baptist College in Hannibal, Missouri. In 1983, he earned a Master of Divinity degree from Mid-America Theological Seminary, a Southern Baptist graduate school in Memphis, Tennessee.

Prior to becoming the pastor of First Baptist Church of Sparks in March of 1991, Pastor Morley and his wife, Connie, served at First Baptist Church in Saratoga, Wyoming from 1983 to 1986, and at Calvary Baptist Church in Kearney, Nebraska from 1986 to 1990.

The pastor is an evangelistic preacher and is committed to winning souls for Christ. In over 25 years in the ministry, the churches where he has been the pastor have always been near the top of their associations in baptisms. His ministry style is expository and conversational, and he enjoys preaching through the different books of the Bible.

Pastor Morley feels that Nevada is a wonderful mission field with only 13% of the population claiming to have any type of church affiliation. The Morleys feel it is refreshing to live in northern Nevada, not only because of the beautiful sky, tall mountains and cool nights, but because Nevadans are open and honest in their response to the Gospel. Nevadans like truth and honesty, and that is what he has been giving them for over fifteen years with the preaching of the Word of God.

Associate Pastor Shea Hicks

Pastor Shea Hicks is a native of Kansas City, Missouri. He was saved at the age of 13, and he answered the call to preach in the summer of 1996.

Pastor Hicks received his Bachelor of Arts in English from Pensacola Christian College in Pensacola, Florida; he received his Master of Divinity from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri. He was ordained to preach in February 2007 at the Anchor Point Baptist Church in Independence, Missouri.

He and his wife, Monica, have been serving here at the First Baptist Church of Sparks since March of 2007. Prior to serving at FBC, Pastor Hicks served as the youth pastor at the Anchor Point Baptist Church.

Pastor Hicks is excited that the Lord has called him and his wife to serve here in Nevada. They are excited about what God is doing and is going to do as they seek to reach the lost in this rapidly growing community.

Secretary

• Lori Stephens

Educational Director

• Barbara Harris

The Church Deacons

• Angelo Anastassatos
• Matthew Booher
• Paul Chapman
• Russ Davis
• Eddy Duffer
• Richard Franklin
• Gene Perkins (Chairman)
• Kevin Smith

Supporting Positions

• Youth Pastor: Shea & Monica Hicks
• Treasurer: Sharman Smith
• Brotherhood Director: John Teem
• Ladies Ministry Director: Daphne Chin
• Director of Ushers: James Starnes
• Pianists: Lori Stephens and Linda Quiggle
• Outreach Director: James Parrish
• Awana Commander: Linda Quiggle
• Building &Grounds: Paul Chapman
• S.A.M.S. Directors: Jim & Kathryn Pruitt
• Security Director: Juan Andrade
• Hispanic Ministry Leader: Samuel Aparicio