Robert was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1967. Growing up in the Edinburgh area of Scotland he began to work in banking and finance after leaving High School in 1984. Sensing a call to Christian ministry Robert entered the Faith Mission Bible College, Edinburgh in 1988. In 1989 he entered into seminary training through the Irish Baptist College and Queen’s University of Belfast from which he graduated in 1992 with a Bachelor of Divinity degree. Having graduated in 1992, he entered into pastoral ministry and married his wife Elaine that same year. They have now been married since 1992 and have four children. Robert pastored in Northern Ireland for eleven and a half years before moving to northern California to take up pastoral responsibilities at Immanuel Baptist Church, Sacramento in December 2003. He presently serves on the governing board of the Midwest Center for Theological Studies in Owensboro, KY and Reformed Baptist Seminary in Easley, SC. Next to serving his Lord and leading his family, Robert still enjoys a game of soccer and coaches in the local SYSL in Sacramento.

Pastor Ernie is a Sacramento native. He was born in Oak Park and later moved to South Sacramento where he attended Luther Burbank High School. Ernie worked in the grocery business for 17+ years before being called into the full-time ministry in Dec of 2002 to help establish the work at Immanuel Baptist Church. As a Pastor, Ernie is a member of NANC (National Association of Nouthetic Counselors) and is currently responsible for organizing counseling as a ministry of IBC. He occasionally teaches the adult Sunday school and in other teaching forums of the church. He has been a member of IBC since 1994 and is committed to its health and advancement in the local community. Ernie is married to his lovely wife since 1988 and has 7 wonderful children. He and his family currently reside in south Sacramento. Ernie enjoys sports, Bar-B-Q and good music.

Jeremy was born in Atlanta, Georgia, but grew up in Redding, California. He got his bachelors in Business at CSU Chico where he also met his wonderful wife Jeralyn. He then moved to Portland, Oregon where he completed his Master of Divinity at Multnomah Biblical Seminary. During his time in seminary Jeremy got married and is now the father of two children. Jeremy has been at Immanuel Baptist Church since 2006. He completed a two-year pastoral internship at IBC and was ordained by the congregation as an elder in 2010. He is involved with preaching, teaching, and counseling. He also has a hand in developing and leading various ministry programs in the church.

David was born and raised in Sacramento, and was saved while attending Immanuel Baptist Church. He served as a deacon at the church for several years before being ordained as a pastor in February of 2010. David is a full time mortgage loan officer with Land Home Financial Services and serves the church primarily as a ruling elder as well as in the realm of biblical counseling. He now resides in West Sacramento with His wife Heather and their six children.