Meet Our Staff

Pastor:

John Browning has been called as the new pastor of Harper Road. John is originally from the coal mining town of Logan, West Virginia. After working in the mines, he started his own gutter business. He answered God's call to preach in 1998, and after serving as assistant pastor at his church in West Virginia, he decided it was time to go to college. He moved his family and his business to Nashville to attend Free Will Baptist Bible College. While in Bible College, John served as assistant pastor of Olivet FWB Church near Clarksville, as well as running his business. In 2005, during his senior year at FWBBC, he moved to Knoxville, TN to pastor Wooddale FWB Church, while driving back to Nashville to attend college three days a week. John is married to Stephanie, and they are the proud parents of Justin, Grace, Hanna, and Jeremiah (due in May).

Minister of Christian Education-Youth Minister:

Aaron Pontious-comes from Virginia, and is a 2007 graduate of Free Will Baptist Bible College. He and his new bride, Casey, have been with us since fall of 2006. Aaron brings a lot of potential to our education ministries and our youth department.

Minister of Music:

David Milling-originally from Alabama, David answered God's call to preach and was ordained to preach while serving in the U.S. Air Force in Myrtle Beach, SC. He came to Nashville to attend Free Will Baptist Bible College. He has pastored one church while in college, and has been serving Harper Road as music minister for nine years. He met his wife, Sharon, as he was beginning his college career, and she had just finished hers, also from FWBBC. They have two children, Caleb and Bethany.