
Steve Swofford
Senior Pastor

Trent Blackley
Minister of Music
Trent leads out in morning worship services and oversees the Worship Ministry. He has been on staff at FBCR since 2015. A graduate of Oklahoma Baptist University and Southwestern Seminary, Trent and his wife Joi reside in Sunnyvale and have two college aged children, Nathan and Rachel. Trent is an avid runner, cyclist and snow skier (when he gets the chance) and possesses a broad and mostly useless knowledge of popular music lyrics from the 1980’s.

Don French
Business Administrator

Jesse Crouch
Minister to Adults (55+)

Alexia Rimmer
Minister to Children
A graduate of Hardin-Simmons University with a Bachelor of Music, Alexia worked as a Music educator for Rockwall ISD before joining the FBC staff eleven years ago as Minister to Children. Married to Duane, they have three precious daughters and one super son-in-law. Being able to combine the love of children, my passion for music and sharing the love of the Lord has made serving the families of FBC an amazing adventure.

Shelley Brown
Minister to Preschool

Amanda Cannaday
Administrative Assistant to Preschool/Children
Amanda Cannaday is the assistant to the Preschool/Children’s Ministers. Amanda taught in public school as well as Weekday School before joining the Children’s Ministry in 2015.

Jarrid Hawkins
Minister to Students

Emma French
Student Ministry Associate
Emma French is our Student Ministry Associate. She began working here in 2016 upon graduation from the University of Mary Hardin Baylor.

Tommy Gheen
Media Director
Tommy Gheen is our Media Director. He is responsible for managing media content for the church. Tommy joined our staff in 2017.

Jeff Katzmann
Facilities Director

Gay Miller
Administrative Assistant
Gay came on board in the church office in 2008 as an administrative assistant.

Kim Mills
Finance Director
Kim Mills is our Finance Director joined the staff in Oct 2007.

Cheryl Entrekin
Music & Worship Adm. Assistant
Cheryl Entrekin is our Music Administrative Assistant, Handbell Coordinator and worship band keyboardist. Cheryl joined our staff in 1995, shortly after she and her family moved to Rockwall.

Susan Edsall
Administrative Assistant to Minister to Adults 55+
Susan Edsall first came to work at our church in 2002 were she served as the Music Library/Media Assistant in 2007 she left to be home with her children. She returned to our staff 2016 as the administrative assistant to the Minister to Adults (55+).

Sue McAlexander
Administrative Assistant to Pastor Steve
Sue McAlexander is our records secretary, church clerk and administrative assistant to Pastor Steve. She joined our staff in 1995.