Rev. Daniel Reed - Lead Pastor

Daniel is originally from Alabama, but make no mistake, he is an Auburn Tigers fan. He graduated from the University of Mobile in Mobile, AL in 2003 and from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC in 2010. He and his wife Julie have been married since 2008 and have one son. Daniel began serving at Fort Trial Baptist Church in June 2010 as the Associate Pastor to Youth and Children and transitioned to the role of Lead Pastor in October 2022.
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Rev. Tony Beach - Associate Pastor

Tony is a South Georgia boy who loves his roots. He graduated from Middle Georgia College (now known as Middle Georgia State University) in Cochran, Ga with an Associate Degree in Education and then on to Georgia College (now Georgia College and State University) with a Bachelor in Education.

He served from 1986-1988 as Minister of Youth and Education at Sparta Baptist Church and in 1988 moved to Louisville, Kentucky where he attended and graduated from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary with a Master of Arts Degree in Christian Education. While in seminary, he served as Youth Minister at First Baptist Church in Leitchfield, Kentucky. There one of his youth introduced him to the lady who would become his best friend and wife, Rene’. Rene’ went to the University of Kentucky and Tony quickly became (and continues to be) a UK Wildcat fan.

They married in 1991 and moved to Columbia, South Carolina where he began serving as Minister of Youth and outreach at Sandy Level Baptist Church. While in South Carolina, they had their 2 children Anna – who loves anything musical and theatrical, and Jacob – who is an animal lover.

In August of 1999, Tony accepted the call to come to Fort Trial Baptist Church to serve as their Minister of Youth. He transitioned from Minister of Youth to Associate Pastor in 2010 and continues to serve the Fort Trial family in that role.
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Mrs. Denise Belcher - Ministry Assistant

Denise was born and raised in Bassett, VA and is a graduate of Fieldale-Collinsville High School. In 2000 she received her Associate Degree in Business from National College of Business and in 2006 completed Lifeway’s Certified Ministry Assistant Certificate program. Denise and her husband Jerry have been married for more than 45 years and have 2 children and 3 grandchildren. She has served Fort Trial as Ministry Assistant since January 2003.
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