Dr. C. J. Bordeaux, a native of Columbus County, NC has been in North Carolina all of his life from elementary schooling in Leland to High School graduation in Clarkton.  He received his B.A. in Religion from Campbell University, his Masters of Theology from Bethany Theological Seminary in Dothan, AL, and his Doctor of Ministry from the same seminary.  He has served on the local Associational level as Youth, Baptist Men’s and Evangelism Director.  He has served on the NC State level as Chairman of the Committee on Committees, The Board of Directors, and most recently on the BSCNC Giving Plans Study Committee.  He was also the Secretary/Treasurer for four years on the NC Pastors Conference and was elected as President of that same conference in 1995.  He has also served nationally on the Home Mission Board, the Credentials Committee of SBC, and the Executive Committee of the SBC, being an officer for three years.  C. J. is the son of Dr. and Mrs. J. Garland Bordeaux of Lumberton.  He has one brother, Darrell who is Minister of Music at Westchester Baptist Church in High Point, NC.  He has been married for 28 years to Donna who is from Hillsborough.  They have two sons, Jeremy and Jackson.  Melissa is their daughter in law, and Cameron is the only grandson.  (But there is another one on the way.)

A musician “from birth” might be stretching things a bit, but I can’t remember a time in my life that I wasn’t singing. In addition to my lifelong love for music, God blessed me with a Christian home and a nurturing church during my first 17 years of life.  First Baptist Church of Haw River, NC was that church.  My brother, his family, and my dad are still very active members there.  It was there that I accepted the Lord at age 8, was baptized, acknowledged a call on my life to the music ministry at age 16, and was later ordained into the ministry.  I went on to college at Wake Forest University, Westminster Choir College, and Fresno State University.  I have a Bachelor of Church Music degree with a major in vocal performance from Westminster, and a Master of Arts degree in Music with a major in conducting from Fresno State.  I served my military duty during the Viet-Nam years by singing in the U. S. Navy Chorus – “Sea Chanters” (stationed in Washington, DC).  It was in Washington that I met my wonderful and Godly wife Debra.  Following the service, I sang professionally for a number of years in the New York-Philadelphia-Washington area, got married, finished my Master’s degree, and saw God begin redirecting my focus from performing to ministry.  We began our ministry pilgrimage together (God, Deb, and me) in Fresno, CA in September of 1978.  Yes, that’s right; in 2008 I will have served my Lord in full-time music ministry for 30 Years!  The last 16 years have also seen a ministry to senior adults added to my music ministry (now I am a senior myself).  It seems like just yesterday that we began our ministry in Fresno and in 1980 had our first son, Jonathan.  We have been used by God to serve churches in Fresno, CA; Amarillo, TX; Albany, GA (where we had our second son, Stephen); High Point, NC; and now, Durham, NC.  I am humbled to think that God has used me in this way, and I pray that He will continue to use me however He sees fit.  As I walk with God I am becoming more and more aware of how important a personal “love relationship” with the Lord is and how unimportant everything else is.  It’s ALL about JESUS!!  I would remind us all of the lyrics from the song “Day by Day” from the musical “Godspell”:

"Day by day, O dear Lord, three things I pray:
to SEE THEE more CLEARLY, to LOVE THEE more DEARLY,
to FOLLOW THEE more NEARLY, day by day!"

Join me in that prayer as we serve the Lord here at Gorman.

Jon Chasteen is a current Ph.D. student in Biblical Theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.  He grew up in Durham, NC and went to Northern Durham High School. He then earned a B.S. in Applied Communication from Appalachian State University where he played football and also met his wife Leigh.  Leigh stays at home with their two children, Ava (2 ½ ) and Emet (6 months).  Jon enjoys playing the piano and guitar as well as playing basketball, flag football, and racquetball.

Charlotte Martin and her family moved to North Carolina in 2007 for her husband to attend Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest.  She and her husband, Alex, were in Youth Ministry for 9 years prior to their move.  Charlotte grew up in NW Arkansas where she met her husband, Alex.  They have three beautiful children, a daughter and two sons.  She and her husband are members of Faith Baptist Church in Youngsville, NC.  Charlotte has a heart and passion for ministering to women, youth and children of all ages.  She enjoys graphic design, photography, reading, public speaking, basketball and spending time with her family.  Currently she is enjoying all the wonderful people at Gorman Baptist Church.