Church Leaders

  • Minister LeWana Britt

    Director of Christian Education

    Ordained into Ministry at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in May 2006. Responsible for Spiritual Development of Children/Youth/Adults. Min. Britt assists with Grant Writing and Project Management needs of Mount Zion. She is mission focused to help others with the Food Pantry and Clothes Giveaway. Min. Britt serves in various Administrative areas to assist with Communication needs within the Church and to others.

  • Minister Douglas Hairston

    Assistant to the Pastor

    Minister Doug Hairston and his family (wife, Jocelyn and children, Yara and Nile) are active members of Mount Zion Baptist Church. Since being licensed in July 1999, he has focused his ministry on "Building Bridges In and To Our Community."

  • Minister Geoffrey L. Kelsaw

    Minister of Worship and Creative Arts

    A native of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Kelsaw has taught in the Music Departments of Purdue University, Taylor University and Christian Theological Seminary with a focus on Gospel Music. The Music Department of Pilgrim Baptist Church (Fort Wayne) performed with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra four times under his leadership as Music Director. His other involvements have included: directing a community choir that participated in concert with Larnelle Harris, providing private instrumental and vocal lessons, conducting subject lectures for Church Music Workshops/Conventions and orchestrating score notation for all choral and instrument arrangements.

    Minister Kelsaw is a licensed preacher and full time Minister of Music at Mount Zion. He is the Choral Director of the Gospel Choir at University of Indianapolis and teaches a music class at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis.

  • Joyce E. Johnson

    Biblical Storytellers

    Coordinator and Teacher for Discipleship and Spiritual Formation Ministry and leader of the Biblical Storytelling Scripture-by-Heart Ministry

    Sister Johnson is a retired elementary school teacher. She holds a Master's Degree in Christian Education and a DM in in Biblical Storytelling. She is also a Master Certified Biblical Storyteller and workshop presenter, active in women’s prison ministry as a member of the Network of Biblical Storytellers, International.

  • Pamela Tate Baird

    Administrative Assistant to the Pastor

    Contributions Coordinator

    Housekeeping

  • Kathryn Woodard

    Financial Secretary and Trustee