Our staff works diligently each day to empower the Church to minister to the community. Our staff is ready, willing, and able to help serve you. Feel free to call on anyone to help you out.
Ministerial Staff
Eric Sonnier, Pastor
eric@fbcJennings.com
337-329-2750
Eric has been a member of FBCJ for the past sixteen years, serving as deacon, Children’s Pastor and Youth Pastor. Eric has a passion for preaching the Word of God and encouraging believers to share their faith. He continues to be actively involved with the youth group, working with other leaders to equip the next generation of the church.
Eric is married to Cindy, and they have 7 kids. He is a native of Jennings and he loves his community and is active with the recreation leagues and other community activities.
Eric has a desire to serve, teach, and challenge the next generation of the church. He is working to help bring unity with other local churches and help the church to be “The Light” to everyone in the community.
His life verse is Acts 20:24 “But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God.”
Brian Wells, Minister of Education and Senior Adults
brianwells@fbcJennings.com
337-824-3271
Brian leads with compassion as he serves the Senior Adults and oversees education for the church. The education duties include preparing and overseeing Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, Connect Groups, and many others. Brian also serves as the Church Administrator, ensuring the day-to-day operations and needs of the church are being met. In this role, Brian heads the First Baptist School and Mother’s Day Out programs. Brian has been serving the church since 1995 and is a vital link to the history and personality of the church.
Brian is married to Joni and they have 2 boys. Brian’s desire is to serve senior adults along with the church in any way possible. Brian oversees several ministries and ensures things run smoothly by taking care of details that may sometimes be easily overlooked. Brian earned his first master’s degree in Marriage and Family Counseling and his second master’s degree in Religious Education. Brian previously served in ministry at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, TX.
Brian is well known throughout the community for having a servant’s heart.
Bradley Meyers, Youth Minister
youth@fbcJennings.com
337-384-5605
Bradley has been a member of First Baptist Jennings for eight years. He is married to Amber, and they have one son. Bradley has served as Sunday School Teacher, Youth Leader, and Deacon. He is dedicated to helping and serving others. He can be seen around the church taking care of different tasks that may often seem to go unnoticed. He also sees that the widows of the church are taken care of.
Bradley’s goal for youth ministry is to assist in equipping the next generation of our church by sharing Jesus’ love, sharing biblical/God centered lessons, and showing the students how essential building Godly and trustworthy relationships are to a Christian’s life, especially while being young.
Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity. 1 Timothy 4:12
Ashley McClelland, Worship Leader
worship@fbcJennings.com
Ashley has been the Worship Leader since September 2024. She is married to Drew and they have three children: Eli, Landri, and Cole. Ashley has been part of FBCJ since she was a young child, so it is so meaningful to serve a church that has poured so much into her life.
Ashley’s heart is to bring glory and honor to God each time our church family meets for worship. She loves having a mix of hymns with their truth and timeless message, as well as contemporary worship music which has ministered to her in many seasons of life.
Each time she hears the congregation worshipping together, it’s like a glimpse of what it will be like in Heaven as we worship throughout eternity.
One of Ashley’s favorite verses is Romans 8:38-39 which says “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present not the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Office Staff
Tresa Timpa, Office Secretary
office@fbcJennings.com
Cindy Sonnier, Digital Content Manager
Cindy@fbcJennings.com
Roy Robison, Financial Secretary
Roy@fbcJennings.com
FBC PreK & Kindergarten Staff
Director: Amber Meyers
PreK 3: Teacher – Ms. Lana Thibodeaux; Aide: Mrs. Angel Landry
PreK 4: Teacher – Mrs. Ashley Bishop; Aide: Mrs. Pat Mann
Kindergarten: Teacher – Mrs. Cindy Sonnier; Aide: Ms. Jenna Patin
Mother’s Day Out Staff
Director – Amber Meyers
Assistant Director – Jessica Sonnier