Pastor Rich's desire is to see young people come to know Jesus Christ personally as the One who can bring a rich and fulfillling life now and in the life to come. He graduated from Toccoa Falls College in 2008 with a degree in Youth Ministry. He is currently pursuing his Master's Degree from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Pastor Rich has been with Sardis Baptist Church since January 2010. He and his wife Jeanne have two young children, Kaylee and Joshua. You can reach his office at 706-856-8561 or email him at prwdouglas@comcast.net.

One of Jennifer’s favorite verses is Joshua 24:15, “…as for me and my household we will serve the Lord.” Jennifer has been serving the Lord with Sardis Baptist Church for the past 22 years. She and her husband Kevin are also active members at Mount Olivet Baptist Church.  They have two adult children;  Cade, and daughter, Katelyn.  Their youngest son Jacob is dual enrolled at Hart County High School and North Georgia Tech; majoring in Engineering.  They are also the proud grandparents of one year old Krew, with another grandson on the way. Her email is sardisbaptist@comcast.net.

I have been married to my husband Zach Turner for 15 years in October. We have two beautiful children Reagan and Wyatt. We also have a Yorkie fur baby named Peaches-Pie. My family loves going outdoors seeing The Lord's creation, going to the mountains in Highlands, N.C., we love our Georgia Bulldogs, and we love all kinds of sports and foods! My email is sardisbaptistprays@comcast.net.

Pam Gambrell serves the Lord through our children’s ministry. She grew up in Hartwell ,Georgia and has been a member of Sardis Baptist Church serving in many different areas.  She loves to see children and their families grow in their understanding and relationship to God and each other.  Pam has 20 years in public education, having retired as an elementary age school teacher.  She and her husband Randy are parents to three grown children; Amanda, her husband Justin; Andrew, his wife Wendalyn, and Zach, wife Megan.  They also have two grandchildren, John, age 3 and Olivia, 9 months. Her email address is pamgambrell@yahoo.com.

Barbara Adair has been singing since she could talk and grew up singing around the house and on family car trips. When she got old enough, she sang in her church choir and a youth choir. As an adult she has participated in choir at all the churches she has attended and even led the kids choir and adult ensemble at her previous church. She has been the adult choir leader and music director since 2015. Barbara has been married for 32 years to Curtis Adair and is the mother to Glenn, Jorge, Juan, Stefanie and Katie Adair (Nick) Beaver. She is blessed to be the grandma to Emery Beaver.

Barbara states “It has been exciting to see what God has done at Sardis, both in the church and in the choir. I am honored to have the opportunity to serve the Lord any way I can and look forward to seeing what He will do with us in the future.” Her email address is sardischoirbarbara@gmail.com.