Meet Our Staff

Senior Pastor

Pastor Chris Rice was born in Liberty, Missouri. He was born again at the age of six and was raised in Liberty, where he graduated from high school in 1988. Afterwards he attended the University of Missouri where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1993. In 1994, Pastor Rice married the beautiful Alecia Eve Brownfield of St. Charles, Missouri. He was then attending the University of Missouri School of Law where he graduated with a Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1996. Next, he entered the U.S. Air Force and served as a Judge Advocate until 2000, when he felt the call of God into the ministry. In 2000 he enrolled in Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary of Wake Forest, North Carolina, where he received a Master of Divinity Degree with languages in 2003. Since that time he has served the Lord as a pastor and is currently serving Elvaton Baptist Church of Millersville, Maryland. He and Eve are the proud parents of three beautiful children.

Youth Minister

paulmmay@hotmail.com

Church Secretary

church@elvaton.net

My name is Sue Bumgarner and I have been church secretary at Elvaton for the past five years. Pastor B., my husband, retired as pastor of Elvaton in January of 2008 after 28 years of ministry. With such close ties to the people at the church, it has been a real joy and blessing for me to remain as secretary. God has blessed me with a wonderful husband and family. I have four children along with two beautiful daughter-in-laws and two wonderful son-in-laws. They have produced ten beautiful grandchildren ranging in age from 2 through 16. God is good!

Favorite verse: Jeremiah 33:3 'Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.'

ECA Preschool Director

evelyn@elvaton.net

My name is Evelyn May and I am the Weekday Early Education (WEE) Director and Administrative Assistant for the Elvaton Christian Academy. I was born again in January 1987 and became a member of Elvaton Church in 1987. I started working with the two year olds in the WEE Center in September 1987. I worked in Sunday school in the pre-school area for a number of years and taught VBS for several years. I have been on staff since 1987. I love working with the children and helping the parents learn about Jesus and what He means to me.