Dr. Donnie Melton

Donnie has served as pastor of First Baptist Church since 1990.  A native Texan, he grew up in the little west Texas town of Balmorhea.  He met his wife, Mei-Ling, while attending Howard Payne University in Brownwood.  Following graduation from HPU, he received the Master of Divinity and the Doctor of Theology degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth.

Prior to coming to Rosenberg, Donnie served in several other churches including First Baptist Church, Wharton, and First Baptist Church, Lockhart.

Donnie and Mei-Ling have three grown children:  Tianne, Tim and Todd.  One of his great joys is spending time with his three granddaughters:  Katy, Kourtney and Selah.

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Wayne Watkins

Wayne came to First Rosenberg from Rome, Georgia in 2000.  Wayne is our Minister of Education.  He leads our Sunday school and Discipleship Ministries for the church as well as provides administrative oversight for other areas of ministries here at First Rosenberg.  As a military brat, Wayne has lived in Africa, Germany, Maine and finally settled in Texas graduating from High School in Ft. Worth.  Wayne graduated from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene with a BA in Religious Education and Psychology in 1982.  More importantly he met his wife to be, Cathy, while attending HSU.  Wayne and Cathy were joined in holy matrimony on Wayne's 23rd birthday, June 5, 1982.  Wayne also graduated from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary with a Master of Arts in Religious Education and Counseling.  Wayne has since served in churches in Texas and Georgia.  He and his wife Cathy have two daughters, Bethany and Rebecca.

In his spare time...oh wait...Wayne does not have any spare time.  As a hobby...whoops, he does not have any hobbies either, but he does like spending as much time as he can with his family and writing.  He also loves banana pudding. 

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Joel Gutowsky

Joel grew up here in Rosenberg and graduated from B.F. Terry High School in 2001.  After high school he attened Wharton County Jr. College for one year before transferring to Houston Baptist University where he graduated in February of 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree, a double major in Christianity and Communications.  Before becoming the full time minister to students and young singles in June of 2006, Joel served as the interim for one year.

Joel and his college sweetheart, Kimberly, tied the knot on February 23, 2008.  They currently reside in Richmond.

In his free time Joel loves to watch sports.  He is an avid fan of the Astros and the Rockets.  Some of his hobbies include reading, playing and listening to music, video games, cycling and his new photography company called Redeemed Photography.

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David Mathis

David came to First Rosenberg in October of 2007.  He grew up in Houston, the son of a pastor, and graduated from Houston Baptist University.  David also has a degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and has been in full time Christian service for over 30 years.

David and his wife Barbara have two daughters - Claire, a student at Mary Hardin Baylor University and Caroline, a freshman in high school.  In his spare time he enjoys working in his garden, playing basketball, collecting antique cameras, and walking "Cinder", his black lab.

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