About Us
First Baptist Church Amherst has been a serving and worshipping congregation in the community since 1809. Today, based in our 1895 building, we gather for worship, connecting, and education. We disperse to serve in our communities and to inspire hope, in the name of Christ. We believe in spiritual community, and we seek to build a house where love can dwell and all may safely live.
Location
Ministries:
Worship, 10:30 am Sundays
Children’s ministry during worship
Choir
Bible Basics study group
Fellowship meals
Community Teamwork:
Amherst Food Network (food bank)
Amherst & Area Ministerial
Affiliations:
Cumberland Baptist Association
STAFF
Kevin Dupuis
Organist & Choir Director
Kevin Dupuis has been organist and choir director at First Baptist Church for over a decade. He has obtained a bachelor of music degree with a minor in English literature and has completed his bachelor of education in 2019. He has done numerous series of concerts, both with the choir and organ for the entertainment of the Amherst community.
Angela Marks
Administrative Assistant
Angela Marks has been the Administrative Assistant since 2013. Angela likes four wheeling, walking, camping, baking, going to the beach and spending time with family and friends. She also enjoys volunteering at the Tidnish Crossroads Community Center as Secretary for the board. She has three children, and Angela lives in Tidnish with her spouse, William.
Rev. Jeff White, Senior Minister
jgwhite@ns.aliantzinc.ca 902-614-1011
Jeff began ministry at First Baptist in July of 2022, having served at Baptist Churches in Digby, Windsor, and Parrsboro in the past. He studied Biology and Theology at Acadia University. Along with Christian discipleship, he is interested in music, hiking, running, gardening, and nature: especially plants, lichens and birds.
He is usually at work Sunday through Thursday each week (with plenty of exceptions). Jeff lives with Sharon in Amherst and has two (step) daughters and two grandchildren, in Nova Scotia.
Minister of Families & Outreach
This position is vacant: we are searching! Read the ministry description to the left (click the link).
Rev. Byron Corkum
Minister Emeritus
Keeping busy in retirement, Rev. Byron Corkum served as Senior Minister of First Baptist Amherst from 1989 to 2017. He became Minister Emeritus on October 1, 2017, when the membership bestowed him with this title.
Shauna McCallum
Church Custodian
Shauna McCallum has been our Church Custodian since February 2023 (having begun work with us in 2022). She is married to Colin and has one son and a step-daughter. She has two grandsons, Laken and Braxton. Shauna enjoys spending time with her family, going to the beach (cottage).