Salem is blessed with a staff team who glorify God, make disciples, and share His story. They love God and certainly love others. Click a photo below to learn more about them!
Leadership
Meet our Team
Meet our Staff

Brian Jennings
Senior Pastor

Jeff Olds
Pastor of Music and Worship

Jamie Hyden
Pastor of Children's Ministries

Mike Cooper
Pastor of Student Ministries

Mark Harper
Interim Administrative Director

Nita Green
Office Assistant

Andrew Osborne
Media Designer

Tammy Pressley
Director of Weekday Preschool
Meet our Deacons
Salem elects the number of deacons needed each year to carry out our deacon ministry. We elect deacons from members who meet the scriptural qualifications in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1. Deacons are servants of the church and are ordained. As the early church grew, there was a need to care for the physical needs of members.
In like fashion, the deacon body at Salem Baptist Church is here to serve you – “Therefore, brethren, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this task” (Acts 6:3, NASB). Below are our current deacons categorized by the teams they serve in. More details about our Deacon ministry can be found here.
In like fashion, the deacon body at Salem Baptist Church is here to serve you – “Therefore, brethren, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this task” (Acts 6:3, NASB). Below are our current deacons categorized by the teams they serve in. More details about our Deacon ministry can be found here.
If you have any needs, there are three ways you can connect with us:
1. Email us at deacons@salem-bc.org
2. Call our church office at (919) 362-7327 or leave a message for us after hours at (919) 205-3968.
3. Speak directly to one of the active deacons (see photos below)
1. Email us at deacons@salem-bc.org
2. Call our church office at (919) 362-7327 or leave a message for us after hours at (919) 205-3968.
3. Speak directly to one of the active deacons (see photos below)
- All
- Deacon Officers
- Deacons - Team 1
- Deacons - Team 2
- Deacons - Team 3
- Deacons - Team 4
- Deacons - Team 5
- Deacons - Team 6

Dennis Cotten
Deacon Chairman, Team 5

David Patterson
Vice Chairman, Team 2

Tolga Musa
Secretary, Team 6

Frank Jarvis
Team 1

Adam Tessneer
Team 1

Matt Xu
Team 1

Johnny Gaster
Team 1

Paul Hess
Team 2

Jerome Espino
Team 2

Brent Blanton
Team 2

Bobby Nichols
Team 2

David Patterson
Vice Chairman, Team 2

Wes Quick
Team 3

Rob Powell
Team 3

Kevin Jackson
Team 3

John Summerville
Team 4

Tim Purkey
Team 4

Larry Edwards
Team 5

Dennis Cotten
Deacon Chairman, Team 5

Craig Hardee
Team 5

Alex Corvin
Team 4

Ken Wilson
Team 4

Andy Bond
Team 6

Brad Chaney
Team 6

Tolga Musa
Team 6