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Josh Ellis

Josh has served as Student Pastor of Verbena Baptist Church since January 2015. He is originally from Baxley, GA but has spent time in Birmingham, AL, New Orleans, LA, but currently resides in Clanton, AL. He and his wife Rachel have three beautiful girls. Josh has a heart for students and helping them work out what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. Josh has spent time earning his formal education at Southeastern Bible College (2008) and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (2014).

Rachel Ellis

Rachel has served as Worship Leader of Verbena Baptist Church since May 2018. She and her husband Josh, along with their three daughters (Mary Jo, Julie Anne, and Carolina), have been actively serving at Verbena Baptist Church since January of 2015. She is a Clanton native, where she and her family reside. Rachel met her husband Josh at Southeastern Bible College, earning her Bachelor of Arts in Bible and Theology with a minor in Worship Leadership (2011). As the leader of Worship, her aim and desire is to prompt the family of Verbena Baptist Church to worship God, our One, true audience, through music that is Biblically and Theologically sound, and through all facets of worship and communion.