Pastor Dick Conners

Pastor Dick Conners has ministered at Ceres First Baptist since 2006, having first served as Associate Pastor and installed as Senior Pastor in January of 2010. He and his wife, Alice have been married since 1997 and have five children, two boys and three girls. Though born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dick grew up in the states of Virginia and Georgia and came to faith in Christ as a young boy. He is grateful for God’s grace, providing him, and his two sisters, with parents whom both knew the Lord and raised him to follow Jesus Christ and to love and trust the Scriptures. Dick earned a BA from Furman University (Greenville, SC) in 1991 and in 1997 a Master of Divinity (MDiv) from The Master’s Seminary (Sun Valley, CA).

Dick and Alice met while he was a student at the seminary and married a month after graduation. He has ministered in churches in Georgia, South Carolina and Central and Southern California since 1989. An Eagle Scout and former Assistant Scout Master, Dick’s enjoys the outdoors, especially camping, hiking. His interests also include reading (theology, 19th Century American history, Civil War, and anything on Abraham Lincoln and selective high fantasy), perusing old used book stores, and ukulele. You may also find him following English Premier League soccer, SEC and NFL football and, of course, rooting for the Steelers!

Elder Colby Parker

Elder Colby Parker first started attending First Baptist Church of Ceres in the Summer of 2017. He was first appointed into the office of deacon in 2019 and into the role of an elder in 2022. As an elder, Colby’s greatest joy is seeing members being strengthened in their faith so their lives are lived to make much of Christ Jesus. Education-wise, Colby has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and will add to this a Master of Divinity in late 2022. Currently, Colby is working as a middle school math, science, and physical education teacher and also operating a poultry ranch.

Colby and RaeAn have been married since 2016 and the Lord has blessed them with four wonderful girls. As a family, they enjoy going to the beach, hiking, and spending time together reading to their two youngest girls.