Our Leadership

Leadership at Fellowship Bible Church Knoxville

Fellowship Bible Church Knoxville is a community of believers in Jesus that follow Him.  He is our leader.  Among ourselves, we have a few men and women who provide secondary leadership through serving and supporting the body in unique ways.  Primarily you will find them fitting into these categories:

Board of Elders/Elders: FBC as a community submits the authority of the organization and community-as-a-whole to the care of a Board of Elders.  Each of the men on the Board of Elders has been affirmed by this body to shepherd this community of redeemed Jesus-followers as they follow the leading of our Heavenly Father through the Holy Spirit.

Pastoral Team: The Pastoral Team at FBC fills the role that most people know as “Senior Pastor”.  This team comprises the two vocational pastors who, together, bear the highest level of responsibility for shepherding and supporting leadership in all areas of the church.  The Pastoral Team members as well as the team itself fall under the authority of the Board of Elders.

Vocational Staff: Vocational staff serve either full-time or part-time as employees of the church and serve the body in many different areas.  Vocational staff are led by one of the Pastoral Team members or another senior staffer.  Like the Pastoral Team, the final vocational authority of these staffers rests with the Board of Elders.

Volunteer Staff: These servant-leaders fill leadership roles that we are not able to fill in a staff position.  Though not paid for their work, we find them doing the best job imaginable.  Volunteer staff are led by one of the Pastoral Team members or another senior staffer.

Greg Watlington– Pastor

Greg Watlington

In serving as pastor here at Fellowship Bible Church, Greg’s primary role is to champion the mission and vision of this body through providing scriptural, supportive leadership to this community of Jesus-followers.  Outside of his work at FBC, you may find Greg seeking out and taking the time to enjoy a sunset anywhere he can find one. (More About Greg) Email Greg at grgwat@gmail.com

Wendy Branch — Fellowship Kids Director, Office Assistant

Wendy Branch

Wendy and her husband, John, were both born in Knoxville, and they have two girls: Hannah and Kayla. Wendy started working at Lowe’s in 1989 and decided after 10 years to leave her position of Asst. Store Manager to stay home with her first daughter. She began working in children’s ministry in the fall of 2001. The summer of 2008, Wendy joined Laura in Co-Directing the Children’s Ministry Department of Fellowship Bible Church. Email Wendy at wendybranch@gmail.com.