Code Blaise and his wife, Anna, grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. They got married in June 2008 and moved to Ocala, Florida that August. In December 2015, Friendship Baptist Church (On Top of the World) sent them out as a church plant to the downtown area of Ocala. November 2016, DBT was born and voted Code in as the Pastor. They have three kids.
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PASTOR
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Associate Pastor
Neil Brown and his wife, Debbie, have been faithfully a part of DBT since its conception being one of the original twelve charter members. Neil and Debbie help with the training of ministry leaders and discipling faithful disciples. Neil leads our Sunday School hour and Debbie is on the Praise Team. They have three awesome kids.
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HEAD DEACON/ConnectionS Director
Houston Brothers and his wife, Brittany, are one of the 12 charter members of DBT and have been faithfully serving the body in many capacities. Not only do they serve the body, but they are also lead our CONNECTIONS. If you are looking to get connected to DBT, these are the two you want to seek out. These two lead our Softball and Kickballs leagues. They have three great kids.
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KIDZ MINISTRY DIRECTOR
Justin Schultz and his wife, Marielis, have been attending DBT since 2017. They have been discipled and began serving in Kids Ministry since 2018. In 2020, Justin became the Kids Director and him and his wife make a great team. Justin is also a deacon. They have 2 fantastic kids.
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EVANGELISM Ministry Leader
James Pastuer and his wife, Elizabeth, have been members of DBT since 2017. James leads our NIGHT WATCHERS Ministry and is also a deacon. James and Elizabeth teach in our Kids Ministry and Elizabeth sings on our Praise Teams. They have two amazing kids.
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Discipleship Ministry Leader
Wayne Pope and his wife, Katelynn are leaders of our Discipleship Ministry. Katelynn was one of the original 12 charter members and Wayne has been a member since 2017. Katelynn makes the greatest coffee in town (cooper's coffee). Wayne is one of the deacons at DBT over our Discipleship Ministry and Security.
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Teen MINISTRY DIRECTOR
Gary and his wife, Abby, came to Christ through the ministry of DBT in 2018. Since then, they have faithfully grown through Discipleship. They now lead our teen ministry along with serving in many other capacities. They have one child and another on the way!