Staff
Brother Kenneth Edenfield
Interim Pastor
Kenneth Edenfield gave his life to Christ as a young man attending Old Providence Baptist Church. He graduated from Columbia High School in 1971 and married Diane in 1977. They have two grown daughters.
In 1979, he surrendered his life to the gospel ministry and for several years served as Interim and Supply Pastor for local churches. During that time, he felt the call to full-time ministry and started attending seminary. He has served as full-time pastor for churches in Georgia, Live Oak and Olustee. He received his undergraduate degree from Luther Rice Seminary and went on to earn his Doctorate of Ministry from Southern Baptist Center for Biblical Studies in Jacksonville, FL.
Brother Ken has served as bi-vocational Interim Pastor at Berea since 2009. Even though he works a full-time job as the head of facility maintenance at Florida Gateway College, Brother Ken felt God's call to care for Berea until a pastor could be found. Not only does he bless Berea with preaching, teaching and leadership skills but he also freely shares his own time, treasure and talents repairing, maintaining and renovating all of the buildings on campus. His education greatly enhances his gifting.
He clearly communicates the truths of scripture with applications to everyday life.
You can confidentially email Brother Ken with your questions or needs at:
Brother Warren Barnes
Music Director
Warren Barnes was born in Yuma, Arizona because his father was stationed there. His father served in Vietnam and has his name inscribed on the Memoral Wall in Washington, D.C.. He married Lori in 1980. They have three children: two daughters working their way through college, and his married son is in the Marines. He enjoys fishing, hunting and playing outside sports. He is also a small business owner. Brother Warren retired after working for over 26 years with the Department of Corrections. He earned his Master's Degree in Behavioral Studies from the University of Florida. He worked extensively with your in foster care and served as the CEO of a non-porfit corporation that specialized in preventing homelessness in youth who were turning 18 in foster care. He serves the Lord as a bi-vocational Music Director for Berea. Brother Warrent blieves that praise and worship in song helps Christians express the hjoy of their salvation and bask in the Lord's presence. He encourages those attending worship to "make a joyful noise" unto the Lord and SING WITHOUT FEAR!
Deborah Rivera
Secretary
Deborah is married with two children. She came to know the Lord Jesus on August 5, 1988. She has a Bachelor's degree in Religious Studies and is studying for her Master's degree in Christian Education at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
She enjoys crafts, teaching and working with and for the homeless. As a high school teacher, she tried to impart Jesus' love for the poor by working alongside her students at a soup kitchen. As an attorney, her greatest joy was partnering agencies to serve the homeless. As an active member of Parkview Baptist Church, she a GA leader.
