"And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ." (Ephesians 4:11-12)
The ministry of FBC is led by elders and facilitated by deacons, but the ministry is done by the members of our church. Staff help support this work on a daily basis.
Our Elders
Jesus has gifted his church with qualified men to shepherd the church through teaching, prayer, oversight, and pastoral care. These men are called elders (or pastors), and we read of their qualifications in God's Word (1 Tim. 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9).
David Fullerton
Email: david@franconiabaptist.org
David grew up in a suburb of Houston, TX, where his parents raised him to love the Lord and to treasure the Scriptures. For college, David attended Patrick Henry College in Purcellville, VA, where he studied Classical Liberal Arts and Philosophy. While at Patrick Henry, David worshiped at Sterling Park Baptist Church and served as an intern on staff during the summers. Upon graduation, David moved to Liverpool, UK, for two years to serve as an intern and then as a pastoral assistant with Aigburth Community Church. After his time in Liverpool, David returned to the US to study at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, PA. In the Spring of 2022, Franconia Baptist called David as Senior Pastor. David recently married Macy and together they are thrilled to be serving the Lord’s people at FBC.
Randy Alles
Email: randy@franconiabaptist.org
Randy hails from San Antonio, TX and became a Christian through the ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ while a freshmen at college. He comes to Franconia via a 35-year career in the Marine Corps retiring in 2011. Since then he worked for five years at US Customs and Border Protection running their Air & Marine Operations then Enterprise Services and finally as Deputy Commissioner. He moved to the US Secret Service serving as the director for 2 years before assuming his current position at the Management Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security. Randy has been married to his lovely wife Sarah for 23 years and they have two wonderful children Ellen & Joe. He enjoys ministering to those in our congregation and working on his cars.
Andrew Forey
Email: andrew@franconiabaptist.org
Andrew was born and raised in San Antonio, TX. By God's grace Andrew was blessed to be raised in a Christian home by parents who brought him to church regularly and taught him the importance of God's word. It was in this time that Andrew became convicted of his sins and his great need for the only Savior Jesus Christ. Andrew attended the University of Texas at Austin and earned his Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering. Through the ministry of friends and his church in college, Andrew grew in his understanding of the glory of God and the importance of the local church. After graduating college, in the fall of 2020 Andrew moved to Northern Virginia for an engineering job which he is currently working. In August 2022 Andrew began attending Reformed Theological Seminary and is currently working on his Master's of Divinity. Andrew is humbled to serve the congregation of Franconia Baptist Church and desires to make God's glory known through the church.
Marcus Glover
Email: marcus@franconiabaptist.org
Marcus is a native Northern Virginian–born and raised right here in Alexandria. It was during his freshman year at East Carolina University, through the ministry of Cru, that Marcus heard the gospel clearly preached and trusted in Jesus Christ. Marcus has worked on staff with a variety of parachurch ministry organizations, including Cru, 9Marks, Together for the Gospel, and Campus Outreach. Marcus currently works as an operations manager for a Christian legal ministry on Capitol Hill. Through it all, the
Lord has graciously developed in Marcus a passion for the Great Commission and ministry in the local church. Marcus is married to Suzanne, and they have been blessed with three children. Marcus enjoys cheering for his favorite sports teams and reading just about any history book he can get his hands on.
Our Staff
Katie Deckert - Church Office Administrator
Email: office@franconiabaptist.org
Doug Panneton - Facilities Manager
Email: facilities@franconiabaptist.org
Douglas was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Springfield, VA, and Ocean City, MD. He was saved by God's grace in February of 2001 when he was 41 years old. Doug ran his own home improvement company for 25 years and then served as a superintendent for a large commercial construction company in Washington for 5 years. Doug is the happy single father of one adult daughter, Tera.
Brent Schuliger - Pastoral Assistant
Email: brent@franconiabaptist.org
Brent was born into a military family and moved across the U.S. during his childhood. He was raised by godly parents who taught him the scriptures and his need for a Savior. Brent attended Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia where he studied National Security. After graduating, Brent lived abroad in Indonesia for a semester studying language and history. He moved to the Northern Virginia area to work for the Department of Homeland Security as an International Policy Analyst for two years before assuming his current position as Pastoral Assistant at Franconia Baptist. Brent is married to Bethany, and enjoys running and classical literature.