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Meet Our Elders  

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Steven Olsen
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Jim Childers
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Joel Wright
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Drew Taylor
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Brad Swygard

Meet Our staff 
 

Gary has been on staff at FBC Canyon since 2001 and currently serves as our Associate Pastor of Music and Children.  He is a Canyon native who graduated from West Texas A&M University with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology. He is married to Julie and they have three children: Hannah, Lydia, and Nathan

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Andrew Self

Assistant Pastor of Students

Andrew has served as the Assistant Pastor of Students since August 2021. He is married to Tracie, and they have three children, Lydia, Malachi, and Abel.

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Gary Solomon

Assistant  Pastor of Music

Gary has been on staff at FBC Canyon since 2001 and currently serves as our Assistant Pastor of Music. He is a Canyon native who graduated from West Texas A&M University with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology. He is married to Julie and they have three children: Hannah, Lydia, and Nathan

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Dr. Steven Olsen

Senior Pastor

Steven has served as pastor of FBC Canyon since 2011. He is married to Jayme, and they have two children, JP and Reagan. Steven is a graduate of West Texas A&M (1994), Dallas Theological Seminary (2002), and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (2024).

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Drew Taylor

Associate Pastor 

Drew joined the staff of FBC Canyon in October 2016.  He currently serves as our Associate Pastor. His primary responsbilities on staff are leading the discipleship ministries and missions.  He has been married to his wife, Lindsay, since June 2005.  They have four children: Noah, Luke, Anna, and Reid. He is a graduate of the University of Mississippi and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

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Director of Preschool Ministry

Jordan Easom

Jordan joined the staff in April 2022. She currently serves as the Director of Preschool Ministry.  She graduated from West Texas A&M. She is married to Jordan and they have four children: Jed, Josie, Jeter, and Joel.

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Lydia Solomon

Director of Children's Ministry

Lydia joined the staff in June 2023. She serves as the Director of Children’s Ministry. She graduated from West Texas A&M University with her degree in Communication Disorders. Her joy is partnering with families for the purpose of bringing children into a transformative relationship with Jesus Christ, by helping them growing in their knowledge and love of God and his people.

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Director of University Ministry

Emily has served on the FBC Canyon staff since August 2020. She currently serves as the Director of University Ministry.  Emily is a graduate of West Texas A&M and is presently working on a graduate degree at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

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Scott Robinson

Financial Administrator

Scott joined the FBC Canyon staff as the Financial Administrator in September 2012. Scott is a lifelong resident of Canyon, and he received a bachelor’s degree in Marketing at what was then known as West Texas State University. He is married to Vickie and they have two children, McKayla and Zach.  

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Vickie Robinson

Ministry Assistant

Vickie joined the staff at FBC Canyon in August 2011. She has served in several capacities since that time and she currently serves as a Ministry Assistant in the church office. Vickie is a native of Lazbuddie, Texas.  She is married to Scott and they have two children, McKayla and Zach.  

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