What We
Are About

We are a close knit community of believers who are learning to live like a
Loving Family of Devoted Disciples who are Committed to Christ
and His mission of spreading the Good News of His love.
Values
What We Focus On
Vision
Where We Are Headed
Mission
How We Are Getting There
Love. For God and Neighbor.
Devotion. To God and Neighbor.
Commitment. To spreading the Good News.
Live like a Loving Family
of Devoted Disciples
who are Committed to Christ.
To see our neighborhoods transformed by coming into contact with the radical love of God lived out through His people.

What We Believe

You can see a more detailed description of our beliefs by clicking any of the images below.

Who God Is
(Theology)

Father, Son, and Spirit.
Three Persons; One God.
Creator of all things. Perfect in Every Way.

Who We Were
(Anthropology / Hamartiology)

What God Has Done
(Christology / Soteriology)

Everything necessary to fix the mess we have made and bring us into everlasting relationship with Himself.

Who We Now Are
(Ecclesiology)

How We Know
(Bibliology)

God inspired men
to perfectly record
His-Story of Redemption.

How We Get to Live
(Missiology)

Lost in the darkness of our own mistakes
with no way of fixing the problem ourselves.
Members of the Family of God
learning together how to love like Jesus.
As the hands and feet of Jesus
helping others come to know and love Jesus too.

Servants of the Church

David Ricker - Lead Pastor/Elder

David Ricker and his wife Alley both grew up in Western New York and have a love for the people here.
They love Jesus and love to travel and have fun together.
Together they currently foster two twin boys and have a son of their own.
David first felt the call to be a pastor as a young boy but walked away from God as a teenager only to have God chase him down in his mid-twenties and renew that desire to become a pastor.
After attending college to study for ministry, David accepted the call to be the pastor of FBC of Elma in August of 2022.
He is passionate about mobilizing the church to live like a family of missionaries right where God has planted us.

Ron Hager - Associate Pastor/Elder

Ron came to faith as a boy but lived a prodigal life as a young man until the Lord finally called Him back to Himself.
Ron's wife Julie grew up in FBC Elma and the two of them have a deep love for the church.
Upon the calling of David Ricker as Pastor Ron began serving really as an unofficial elder until the church recognized the biblical precedent of having more than one elder and therefore in September of 2025 affirmed Ron's calling to become an Associate Pastor of the church which he has already been loving and serving for so long. 

Deacons

None currently :-/

Trustees

David Alvord - Chairman
Randy Burkhardt
Bob Baker

Treasurer

Sharon Reboy

Clerk

Sharon Reboy

Kids Ministry

Twilla Baker - Leader
Monet Garret
Julie Hager
Rachel Baksa

Greeter Ministry

Jeff Baksa - Leader

Missions Committee

David Ricker
Ron Hager
Julie Hager
Alley Ricker

Advisory Committee

David Ricker
Ron Hager
Dave Alvord
Randy Burkhardt
Bob Baker
Sharon Reboy