Meet the Staff

Dr. Travis Fleming

Lead Pastor
Travis, his wife Jenna, and their three kiddos moved to Gallatin in June of 2016, and they love being here! Travis is originally from Greenville, SC, and Jenna is from Ft. Lauderdale. They first met in seminary in Louisville, KY, and they married after they graduated when the Lord allowed their paths to cross again. Travis and Jenna love the local church, and they both feel like First Gallatin is a loving and mission minded congregation. When not in the office, Travis can be found hanging out with his family, tackling a new project at their home, working out, exploring Sumner County or cheering on a team that wears orange.

Nick Tidwell

Executive Pastor 
Nick joined the FBCG staff as Executive Pastor in January 2017. He and his wife, Kristin, have three children. Nick is originally from Texas, and he met Kristin serving on staff together at a LifeWay Centrifuge camp. Nick graduated with a business degree from Stephen F. Austin State University and a law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law. He has practiced law since 2005 and founded Compassionate Counsel (www.compassionatecounsel.org) in 2011. He also earned his Master of Arts degree from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Nick has experienced the transformative power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in his own life. In addition to showing and sharing the Gospel with others, he desires to equip Christ-followers to live out the Gospel daily, to fulfill the Great Commission, and to make disciple-makers that make disciple-makers in their homes, communities, and to the ends of the earth.

Wayne Causey

Interim Worship Pastor
Wayne and Carrie Causey have two children, Andrew (Lisa) and Joanna (Nate), and a kid's choir full of grandchildren!  Wayne has served churches in music ministry leadership for 50 years, most recently at Forest Hills Baptist Church for 29 years, retiring in 2023.  Carrie is a retired 6th grade school teacher who now supervises their farm east of Portland, TN. Wayne currently serves Belmont University as Adjunct Coordinator of Church Music as well as filling the role of Worship and Music Specialist with the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board where he conducts the Tennessee Baptist Men's Chorale. He also serves as Chaplain part time with St.Thomas Ascension Hospital. 

Andy Penney

Children's Pastor
Andy and his wife Rachel have six wonderful children and one precious daughter-in-law between 8 and 23 years old. Andy was born and raised in Soddy-Daisy, TN, just a few miles North of Chattanooga. Rachel is originally from Neosho, MO. Living on a small farm in Castalian Springs, they have a genuine love for Sumner County. Andy graduated from Bryan College in Dayton, TN, with a B.A. in Christian Education. He was in Student Ministry for 15 years and has been serving in Children’s Ministry the past 16 years. Both Andy and Rachel love serving children and their families. Their goal is to see children accept Jesus as Lord and Savior and grow in their walk with Him. In his free time, Andy enjoys spending time with his family, coaching basketball, and cheering on the Tennessee Vols.
Bruno Paes  Leme'

Bruno Pas Leme

Student Pastor 
Bruno serves as the Student Pastor at First Baptist, leading 180 Students alongside his wife, Carly, who serves as the Female Student Minister. He grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and started following Jesus at 6 years old as a result of his parents' discipleship, being baptized at age 7.
He earned a B.B.A. in International Business from FIU and is currently pursuing his Master of Divinity online at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Bruno has been serving in his current role since June of 2024.
Before joining First Baptist, Bruno served in Young Adult and Life Recovery Ministry at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, TX, for 2 years. Bruno and Carly were married in November of 2023 and share a passion for connecting students to Christ.
When he's not serving at the church, Bruno enjoys soccer, Formula 1 racing, and all kinds of sports. He also loves singing, playing guitar, and teaching his old dog new tricks.

Mike Corbin

Minister to Senior Adults
Mike Corbin returned to the staff of FBCG in February 2018. He is a graduate of Belmont College and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.  Since being saved and sensing a call to full-time Christian service at his home church of Second Baptist in Greenville. In Kentucky, he has served on six church staff, including 16 years at FBCG as Minister of Education and Administration. His most recent full-time ministry was at Bethel Baptist Church in Greenbrier where he served as Minister of Music and Education for 16 years before retiring in 2015. His wife, Deanna, was a ministry assistant at FBCG for 24 years before her retirement in 2016. Their daughter, Amy, is the logistics coordinator for the student ministry at First Baptist Church in Hendersonville.

Devin McGlamery

Worship Minister for the Gathering Service

Carly Paes  Leme

Female Student Minister
In June of 2024 Carly began serving as the Female Student Minister at First Baptist alongside her husband, Bruno, the Student Pastor. Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, she holds a business degree from Oklahoma State University and a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Passionate about student ministry, Carly is committed to helping students come to know Christ and walking alongside them as they grow in their faith and understanding of who God is. She is dedicated to discipling the next generation and has a heart for the local church.
When she’s not serving in ministry, Carly enjoys spending time with her giant dog, Oscar, and enjoying the outdoors.

Adam Bush

Director of Communications and Technology
Adam can be found creating publications, updating technology (I.T., Social Media platforms, Website, etc...), coordinating our audio, video, lighting, live feed, editing video announcements, and even playing drums for the Sunday morning services.

Adam holds a Bachelors degree in Music Business with emphases in Recording Technology, Marketing, and Music Comprehensive (Percussion) from the University of Rio Grande, Ohio.  Adam also received his TN Teaching Certification (Post Grad) from Cumberland University, TN.  Adam comes to us after being the Music Educator at Guild Elementary in Gallatin, for 14 years.

Adam enjoys playing golf, watching baseball (Cincinnati Reds Fan), football (Ohio State/UT fan), chasing his daughter, Madeline, throughout the state with travel soccer and track and field, helping his wife Allison (Music Teacher at Union Elementary) with her many performances, and the many different musical events they are involved within the community.

Amy Raymer and 
Whitney Armstrong

Parents Day Out Co-Directors

Angela Rouse

Assistant to Lead Pastor

Bethany Shelton

Minister Assistant

Diane Lovison

Financial Administrative Assistant

Denise Hunter

PDO Financial Administrative Asst.

Elaine Stephenson

Financial Administrative Assistant

Mark Parish

Facilities Manager

Noah Scruggs

Facilities Assistant

Nathan Shelton

Facilities Assistant

Junior Black

Maintenance Superintendent

Crissy Tuttle

Church Hostess / Food Prep