Steven Blake – Senior Pastor
As a child, Steven was saved as a result of a local church’s bus ministry where he grew up in Mississippi. He attended Mid America Baptist Theological Seminary in Memphis TN. He was pastor in New York and had worked for Lifeway Christian Resources before retiring from the company.
Steven was called as the senior pastor of Bloomingdale First Baptist Church in December 2019. Steven is married to DeLynn and they have three daughters they adopted while living in New York. Their family also includes, eleven grandchildren, Steven’s mom Linda and their dog Harley.
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Angelia Jernigan – Music Director
Angelia grew up at FBC. She has directed the music off and on for the last twenty years. Aside from leading the music ministry, Angelia is the director of the Women’s Missionary Union. As part of that job, she leads a group of women called Women In Motion. The ladies in this group are of various ages. They participate and lead in missions at our church, in our community and across the globe.
Angelia is married to Mitch, who teaches Sunday School and sings in the choir at FBC. They have one dog named Thor. He is a very active brindle Boxer. Thor entertains them and keeps them laughing! Outside of her church leadership responsibilities, Angelia loves going snow skiing, taking cruises, and traveling to places she has never been. She does all of these activities with her husband, Mitch.
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Penny Wilson – Children’s Teacher
Penny is our Preschool Director and also teaches our children on Sunday mornings during Sunday School.