FIRST BAPTIST ALCOA - Key Persons


Chandler Warren

Job Titles:
  • Elder
  • Senior Pastor

Chuck Davis

Job Titles:
  • Elder

Cody Barnhart

Job Titles:
  • Director of Music and Media
Cody grew up attending First Baptist Alcoa with his family. He is a graduate of Midwestern College (B.A.). He is a PhD candidate at the University of Aberdeen, where he studies a church father named Clement of Alexandria and how he contributed to early Christian theology. He is also a lecturer at Johnson University. In his free time, he keeps up with Kansas City sports, enjoys reading and writing, and hangs out with his dog, Milo. He's also a coffee geek - ask him to make you a cup sometime!

Jed Hester

Job Titles:
  • Elder

Josie Daves

Job Titles:
  • Financial Administrator

Lay Elder

Job Titles:
  • Elder
Jed has attended FBA since he was born. Many members still remember his father's decades of faithful service as the church Treasurer and Financial Administrator. He came to Christ in his twenties. He met his wife Joy in the College and Career Class where they became good friends, and they have been married 27 years now. He has three sons: one serving in the army, another attending West Point, and a third finishing school at Alcoa High School. Previously, Jed has served in multiple ministries and has been a Deacon and the church Treasurer. He became an Elder in 2024.

Raymond Barnhart

Job Titles:
  • Elder