MINISTRY LEADERSHIP

Senior Pastor

Gary Mason with wife Joanna

Gary Mason became the Senior Pastor of Balfour Baptist Church after a 30-year career in law enforcement and retiring as Asheboro Chief of Police. Pastor Gary started at Balfour as interim pastor for 16 months, and then the church felt the spirit leading them to call him as Senior Pastor. After much prayer, Pastor Gary agreed to become the Senior Pastor. Gary is married to Joanna and has 2 children and 1 grandchild.

(Click here to read more about his call in a article in the Courier-Tribune.)

Donna Applewhite Purkerson

Music Leader and school Teacher Donna Applewhite Purkerson

Leads the choir and all music ministries.

Contact Donna at

music@balfourchurch.com

Mark Wilburn

Pastor of Families and Children with his wife Wanda.

Leads in children’s and family ministry. If your family or children have a need in your life, Mark is the person to see.

Discipleship, friendship, resources for spiritual growth, and connecting with the children’s ministries of Balfour Church.

children@balfourchurch.com

Jennifer Moore

Youth Leader

Jennifer Moore with husband Brantley lead in our youth ministry. Jennifer is finishing up a youth ministry degree from LIberty University and will be graduating in May of 2019. Husband Brantley is employed with Triad Heating and Cooling, and assists Jennifer with the youth team. Email her at

youth@balfourchurch.com

Emily Castello

Summer Youth

Intern

Emily will be helping lead in our youth and children’s ministries this summer. Emily is working on a degree in youth discipleship from Gardner-Webb University.