Staff of First Baptist Church

Rev. Dan Schumacher, Senior Pastor
Dan has served as the Senior Pastor of FBC for two years now, and is loving serving in downtown Colorado Springs. After graduating from the University of Wyoming, Dan began seminary at Princeton Theological Seminary and finished at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond. He loves serving in historic downtown churches, where the best of a rich history and traditional style of worship meet the needs of a modern downtown city. He loves fly fishing, running, sad songs, woodworking, his Weimaraners, and, most of all, his high school sweetheart, who (by the grace of God) has remained married to him for the last fifteen years.

Email: pastor@firstbaptist-cs.org

Rev. John-Mark Brown, Pastoral Resident
Transitioning from the classroom to his first experience in full-time ministry, John-Mark joins the family of First Baptist Church of Colorado Springs as Pastoral Resident. Enthusiastically, he seeks to learn what actions, habits, and spiritual practices best cultivate a healthy pastoral ministry. Following his graduation from Carson-Newman College, he received his M.Div. at Wake Forest University’s School of Divinity. John-Mark loves listening to many different genres/eras of music, tossing frisbee, and watching a wide range of sporting events. 


​Email: resident@firstbaptist-cs.org

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​Victoria Lipscomb, Director of Music
Raised in Colorado Springs and a music student at Pikes Peak Community College, Victoria was called to our congregation as a Choir Director Intern in September 2015. Since that time, we have noticed a marked difference in the calibre of our choir and music program as a whole. and have promoted Victoria to be our Director of Music.  We are grateful for her continued presence in our congregation!

Email: music@firstbaptist-cs.org

​Emilia Arguello, Office Administrator
Front office “Jane of All Trades:” First point of contact for congregation and community, oversees daily office activity, facility scheduling and calendar planning, and responsible for publications and website maintenance. 
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Email: office@firstbaptist-cs.org

​Barbara Weiss, Custodian
Barbara works hard to keep our meeting rooms prepared, our classrooms supplied with material and our beautiful church spotless. She is one of our "behind the scenes servants" who helps us minister to our community. 

Email: bweiss@firstbaptis-cs.org

​Richard Dockum, Sunday Custodian
Richard serves as our Sunday Custodian, opening and closing our church facility on Sunday mornings. His years of experience and in-depth knowledge of our church is beneficial in many ways.