our staff
Dennis Taylor
Pastor
Dennis and Janet have served First Baptist Church, Okmulgee since 1993. They have two adult sons, David and Michael, and have been blessed with 3 beautiful grandchildren. Dennis has a passion for the Lord and reaching the lost with the love of Jesus. When Dennis is not at church, you will find him with his horses or hunting on a mountain in Colorado.
Monty Wright
Minister of Music and Worship
Bro. Monty and Joan are the newest members to the staff at FBC.
They have over 30 years of experience in the music ministry, serving at churches in Tishomingo, Minco, Ponca City, Durant and now in Okmulgee.
They have 2 married children. Their son Micah and wife Kaci and the all important 1st grandson Titus live in Tulsa.
Their daughter Aaron and her husband Jared live in Ponca City. Aaron and Jared are expecting their first child (a girl) October 31st.
Josh Donato
Student Pastor
My name is Josh Donato and I am 23 years old. I have been involved in student ministry in some capacity for the last decade plus. When I was in youth, I heard God’s calling on my life to be a student pastor. Ever since then, that’s what I’ve tried to achieve, and have been given a God fulfilled passion for students. I graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelors of Business Marketing.
Overall, I am very excited to live out my calling that God has placed on my life and to help make student disciples for the future church. There is nothing I would rather do than to motivate and encourage students to live out their lives for Christ.
“For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.” Philippians 1:21
Jayme Hankins
Ministry Assistant
Jayme has been the Ministry Assistant at FBC since 1992. She believes that God
called her to be His servant here as well as a servant to others. She is “mom”
to Brooke, Peter and Garrett and “Meme” to Noah, Bella, Evan, Sawyer Grey, and Weston.